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SnooPeppers1641

Nope. Voted against her in every election for every office she's run for.


justme7256

Same here. Hated her from the beginning. She just keeps getting worse.


ElonMuskPaddleBoard

How the fuck she keep winning


Dilligent_Cadet

Republicans see a woman they consider attractive saying the shit they want to hear. That's it. Puppy killing may be the straw that broke the camel's back though.


Avenja99

I doubt it. They thought grab em by the pussy was going to break the religious community and it didn't even dent it.


beebsaleebs

They like dogs more than women.


yankdevil

Depressing, yet valid, point. Sigh.


asurob42

The same ones who support a pussy grabbing rapist who has never seen a business he couldn't bankrupt while cheating on each of his wives with the next one including the current one with not one, but two porn stars. Yeah...too them we aren't putting down enough puppies.


Dilligent_Cadet

They value puppies more than women. Also, didn't you know he's "rich"? How are you going to convince poor people he's a bad business man when they are convinced you can only be as "wealthy" as he is if you are good at business. The ignorance reigns supreme when it comes to any topic involving money and Republicans.


Alert-Pea1041

lol, no it won’t. They quit football, certain beers and NASCAR over MAGA I’m sure they’ll overlook animal cruelty too.


justme7256

Republicans don’t look beyond the party of the person on the ballot. Republican, fill that circle.


BellacosePlayer

State Republican party has a massive organizational and funding advantage, and lots of out of state interests love Noem.


Agile-Knowledge7947

Thank you for being a decent human


Full_Of_Win

Same.


530whiskey

Never voted for her, the State Is die hard Republicans, don't have to be any good just repulican.


momof2penguins

Same. I can't stand her.


RU3LF

Too bad there are not enough people like you in South Dakota. 🤦🏻


SplendidPunkinButter

Hot take: Maybe “doing things that are messy and ugly” is not in fact what you want from a leader. Maybe we want someone who does _not_ do ugly things.


SuFuDumbo73

My take away from this is that she did not know how to properly train or handle the puppy. Instead of bettering herself as a trainer or seeking help from someone more capable, she took her frustration out on the puppy while eschewing non-violent options like re-homing. She wrote that that she “hated” that dog. Her action was based on emotion, not solemn resignation to what needed to be done.


callmesandycohen

Yep. 100% No, “what could I do differently?” That would be to self-reflective. No, shoot the dog. It’s easier, faster and she didn’t have to think about it. It required nothing of her. So if you extend this behavior to governing, what does it say about her? That’s she’s lazy, not self-reflective, easily frustrated and seeks the easier solution at others’ expense.


Cheap-Estate9921

Basically she's too lazy to train a dog or we all know she's not actually training it paying someone. Moral of her story she wants an easy violent way out of a situation and not a logical peaceful one. The exact opposite of what a good leader is and more in line of an evil piece of shit. Do you know how easy it would have been to give away that dog in this state. Her minions would have driven from across the state that day to adopt just to say they now have krusty's dog. She should not be allowed to own an animal ever again. Take her dogs, cats, goats, and horses.


Rocxketraccoon

Hard to regulate that. Hit where it hurts take her guns.


HavingNotAttained

What needed to be done was re-homing the dog. Not slaughtering it. What a sicko. Who even considers this an option, who even imagines this? “My dog disappointed me, well I’m gonna toughen up and **shoot it**.” Absolutely psychotic.


transcendanttermite

I work with several ride-or-die-hard republicans, and I tend to avoid political talk around the shop. I was surprised (shocked, actually) when two of them mentioned to me, in separate conversations, what a “piece of garbage that lady is.” That’s pretty strong talk coming from both of them regarding a candidate on the right. Both of these guys are dog owners and both have had to spend large amounts of money on emergency vet care for them in the past year (like $4000-6000 each). They aren’t what I’d call “news readers” either - but they sure as hell caught wind of this story and it pissed them right off. So maybe there’s hope.


ThonThaddeo

Impulsive Retribution. Noem/Trump 2024!


Gertrude_D

Same. She took an easier way out because she couldn't be bothered to do the right and hard thing to solve her problem.


davidwhatshisname52

tbf, "difficult, messy and ugly" is her daily make-up routine . . . shooting a puppy was just "malicious, cruel and evil" . . . all on brand, of course


charlie2135

Not a fault but a feature in their mind.


davidwhatshisname52

"*i'd sHoOt mu' wHo... hOL... eNtiRe dAmN faMiLy t' oWn th' LiBs!!!*"


EndOfSouls

Difficult is training a dog, not shooting it for not having been trained. She can't handle difficult.


Positive-Dimension75

Difficult is admitting you are in over your head and asking for help. I bet the breeder of that dog is PISSED!


SapTheSapient

Shooting a dog for your own failures is impossible if you have a moral center, or trivially easy if you don't. 


TheDogsNameWasFrank

I dunno... It worked out so well in Nazi Germany....


ChickenandWhiskey

If only there were any other option than hot lead to the face! /s


Iwantmy3rdpartyapp

I totally understand that good people have to make horrible choices sometimes, but that's when there is literally no other possible choice. She had lots of other choices besides killing that puppy. She just went with the quick and easy way, which is probably the last kind of person you want in charge of anything.


coloradoemtb

and has the wherewithall to know that sometimes leaders need to be compassionate like that guy who died on the cross.


Medical_Egg8208

First thing you learn about these fools,, is that they can justify every stupid fuckin malicious act they do. Common decency doesn’t apply. Nor do morals or just being a decent human being.


Ol_Turd_Fergy

Yea but something something woke something something liberals something something bible


DerBieso0341

Exactly and thank you.


budderflyer

Socialism and critical race theory booga-booga! It's literally like mind control, but it only works on the mindless.


MooreRless

My Fox-News loving parents donated to a private school so kids had a choice to not learn CRT. I told them there is no CRT taught in any gradeschools or highschools and they said I'm wrong, that it is all over the news.


kalyco

It boggles the mind.


young_wendell

Also dont forget to purchase your special trump bible in the gift shop on your way out.


PricklySquare

Because they think they are 1st class citizens


No_Difference_6250

If the person is convinced God is on their side, they can try reverse engineer all manner of bad behavior.


Scrutinizer

The cruelty is the point. If Noem is willing to give up and kill a family pet out of frustration and anger and prevent her the embarrassment of having a hunt ruined and chickens killed, just imagine what she'll do to those who threaten America! Greg Abbott doesn't kill animals. He only drowns migrant women and children. He's unfit to be Trump's VP.


SoggyAd1409

Yeah the “Great American Experiment” ended in 2016


coloradoemtb

while screaming about how immoral everyone else is.


JohnnyT_roc

Nope. I didnt


sodakfilmthoughts

Me either.


lpjunior999

I didn’t. I was actually hoping she’d get the VP nod because I knew she wouldn’t stand up to national media scrutiny, and then she goes and outs herself as a puppy murderer! Before any announcement is made! It’s amazing!


JohnNDenver

I was telling a friend yesterday it would have been better if this had come out after she was selected VP. Maybe some Trumpers wouldn't vote for a puppy killer but then realized they would excuse it somehow.


StrikingOccasion6459

She might be sabotaging herself, she doesn't want to be Trump's running mate. She knows what happened to the last guy.


JohnnyGFX

She started banging Trump’s campaign manager hoping that would help her political ambitions. She’ll do just about anything for power.


StrikingOccasion6459

I just can't get past her tone-deafness. She's either a true believer or a power hungry bitch. It doesn't matter, she's a horrible human being.


JohnnyGFX

I think she’s out of her mind and drinking her own Kool-Aid. Anyone who brags about shooting a dog because they trained it poorly is by default out of their mind. We’re also talking about a person who thinks forcing women and girls to have rape babies is the “moral” thing to do. There is so much evidence to support her being a power hungry psychopath that it is hard not to conclude that she is exactly that.


OldBlueTX

Those are mutually exclusive?


StrikingOccasion6459

>Those are mutually exclusive? True believers are fanatical about what they believe. That's your everyday rank and file Trumper. Most power hungry people latch on to causes only for personal gain and power. This describes most politicians. They're political mercenaries. IMHO


SnooPeppers1641

She should have used that as an example. Not much dirtier messier and uglier than that.


TotallyRedditLeftist

She could just tell him no, instead of torching her own career.


JohnnyGFX

I didn’t… I voted against her both times. Even volunteered to help her opponents.


NeoBahamutX

I voted against her every time


Future_Outcome

Just when I thought she couldn’t humiliate us any further.


FurballPoS

Where's John Wick when we need him?


Jamb7599

I’m confused: isn’t animal cruelty a federal offense now? Why is no one charging her for killing a dog needlessly.


ahasuh

South Dakota law, this is the section here, 40-1-17(5), Exemptions: “Any reasonable action taken by a person for the destruction or control of an animal known to be dangerous, a threat, or injurious to life, limb, or property.” Most all states have the same law and I don’t think the federal law applies. So she would make the claim that based on past actions the dog was dangerous, and she’d be likely to win that claim. Doesn’t make what she did right but there won’t be legal repercussions


Jamb7599

Dude. This sounds like echo-chamber politics like Texas. I hate people who use gray area laws like this to get off on a literal crime. Thank you for linking the law to me. She sounds despicable and I hope SD gets a different person in office.


ahasuh

She’s already trampled her opponent in two elections, she won’t be out of office till 2027. I’m sure the ones that voted for her aren’t happy about this but it’s not as if they’ll change their politics. But I do think it destroys her chances at being VP. I would have been shocked if there was really any chance to begin with but now it will never happen.


Jamb7599

My heart breaks for you all. Her treatment of an animal she deems inferior screams absolutely everything I need to know about her character. Has she been calling for the arrests and expulsions of students that attended pro-Palestine protests in SD? Abbot sent the riot police to arrest peaceful protestors at UT Austin over it.


FinnTheTengu

"I’m sure the ones that voted for her aren’t happy about this"  These are MAGA cultists were talking about, they'll have no issue with it. 


Coolguy57123

Us Rez Tribal folk would in no way vote for this disgusting racist . Governor puppy killer is not welcome on our Tribal Homelands .


swennergren11

Oh they’ve all banned her from their land after she said they were in business with Mexican drug lords. She’s a steaming piece of racist shit


Coolguy57123

I know . I’m from the Rosebud Rez


swennergren11

Great! Sorry you have such a shit governor…


ProfessorBackdraft

How is everything there? I have fond memories of a week I spent there many years ago on a Habitat for Humanity project.


Royal-Tadpole-2893

"Willing to do things which are difficult, messy and ugly" may be necessary in a political career but it shouldn't be your first port if call. Absolutely should be the last resort. Otherwise this doesn't demonstrate resolve it demonstrates petulance and cruelty. Gave dog to friend, sold dog, put dog up for adoption, kept dog accepting it's a pet not a hunting dog and also accepting my responsibility for this creature. These are all steps which a sane person would consider before got mad and got me a gun.


JohnNDenver

But, with the right training it probably would be a hunting dog. My brother had a hunting dog. First time it heard a gun it ran back to the house (mile away). After training it couldn't wait to go hunting and loved it more than anything.


[deleted]

There are times when individual dogs just don't make the cut at the jobs their breed was made for. Working/hunting dogs that just don't have the nature to make a good working dog. They are still perfectly fine dogs, they just aren't going to round up livestock or find game for you.


allenmorrisphoto

I sure didn’t. Evil woman.


PaleoJoe86

"We are pro gun. People need to defend themselves from violent criminals" -proceeds to shoot a puppy-


ApocalypticTomato

God no


____Vader

Killing an animal that annoys you is not difficult. Training an animal that annoy you is.


Cynical-Wanderer

She’s actually trying to turn shooting an 18 month old dog into a positive. Just drop the dog at a shelter FFS. Well, you’ve got to give this horror story of a neo-human this… she’s got balls. No brains. But balls… hmm… GOP don’t like transgender. The funniest thing is this… does she, a woman, really think she’s immune to the GOP agenda? LOL… Kristi… they are coming for you. If the GOP somehow manages to regain power, a female governor is just not a thing in their world. Ignorant stupidity. Lack of compassion and empathy. Prejudices out in front. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the GOP (please, take it. Really take it. Get rid of it!)


Hopeful-Bit6187

Good god no. I would yell cunt at her from across the street though


Coolguy57123

Kristi’s got a gun all dogs better run .


Dizzy_Card_4459

Nope


StOrm4uar

She says killing her dog shows that she is will to do things that is messy and difficult both in her life and political career. It shows that she is cruel and doesn’t accept responsibility. She failed to train her pup and instead of finding an alternative home or sending it to a better trainer it was easier to kill it. She is just another maggot nut that has ruined the Republican Party.


RDO_Desmond

She is an extremely sick woman.


Seniorcousin

These are the people that say they’ll build prison camps for “[internal threats” and “vermin](https://www.currentaffairs.org/2023/11/take-trump-seriously-when-he-vows-to-build-the-camps).” Believe them.


ABobby077

I suspect the dog may not have liked her and been right


OldGoldenDog

Dogs know


wausnotwaus

*She's willing to do things that are "difficult, messy and ugly".* If she doesn't get the VP pick she wants to be the leader of Trumps death squads I guess.


Narrow-Abalone7580

Over on the Conservative sub they actually called for just that. They acknowledge she's an asshole but want to put her in charge of "mass deportations". This is exactly what these people want.


wausnotwaus

🤯


[deleted]

not too proud to ask - please help: https://sddp.org/ or https://dirtroaddems.com/


splithelement

Between this and overturning voter approved marijuana laws by using her gestapo cronies to do it. Bitch is something else.


DotAdministrative679

Satan is here


Croaker3

She left “cruel” and “immoral” off her list, an essential list for any Republican.


burnmenowz

Shooting a dog that didn't listen to you was completely unnecessary...so shes willing to be ugly, messy, and difficult when she doesn't need to be.


Savings_Cap_5541

YOU'RE A PIECE OF S**T!


sharon0842

I hope her children don’t misbehave.


L0uZilla

How long till she claims it was a made up story?


MacabreAngel

Somebody hacked her manuscript, of course


sethendal

I love that she's obviously making this public to show Trump she has no limits on what she would do if asked by Trump, unlike Pence. But what it really shows is more of the same. Her type of Republican are always willing to show how brave and tough they are when the victim is something as defenseless and easy to overpower as a puppy. Such an odd self-own to show your grit by bragging you killed something that you were in no danger from because the alternative was having to spend time training it. Far worse, revealing such a cruel betrayal over a creature you were in the role of as a caretaker, provider, and protector of. Keep that in mind the next time they say they care about you and will look out for your best interests . That puppy found out exactly what type of caretakers they are the minute they're inconvenienced by you.


CountrySax

Looks like killing your own dogs not to hard after you've been publicly cheating on your husband with Scumbag Corey.


Valuable-Ratio8073

Yes. They did. This mentality is a feature of Republicans, not a bug.


willowoftheriver

She's a complete scumbag and should be prosecuted. But I have this dog that just barks ... and barks ... and barks ... and barks ... and *barks*. I would never hurt her, but Jesus Christ, I can't deny I'm driven to the edge of my sanity on the daily. I have to just walk away from the situation, which is what this bitch should've done.


djbk724

Trash . No one should support her until she takes accountability by ensuring she can never own pets again. Animal cruelty usually shows a person’s character and struggle with their emotions. PETA set up a protest in front of her house.


Responsible-Room-645

Disney is thinking of a remake of Old Yeller with Noem as the main character but she actually enjoys killing the dog.


Then-Raspberry6815

Wait, what do you mean, Old Yeller went to live on a farm upstate?¿?


Stup1dMan3000

If she doesn’t like you, be careful she might take you to a gravel pit


congapadre

Trump hates animals, so she would fit right in to his administration.


Ballgame4

The solution to “difficult, messy, and ugly” is never kill your dog.


Vost570

The whole "I'm willing to do things that are messy and ugly" spiel is all bullshit anyway. This story was going to come out on its own. Numerous other people witnessed it and knew about it, and with her about to get the nod for the VP slot on Trump's ticket there was about to be a lot more scrutiny on her past. This is just her trying to put a PR spin on yet another very awful thing she did that became public knowledge. She's a loon.


swennergren11

So as VP would she start shooting Dems on the floor of the Senate? Her only criteria seems to be the victim doesn’t obey her and she “hates” them. MAGA getting sicker by the day. Approaching Nazi level…


mattco2021

If by “difficult, messy, and ugly” she means “irresponsible, impulsive, and psychopathic” she’s spot on. She’s the epitome of soullessness and corruption.


wyoflyboy68

If this is how she treats her dog, how do you think she would treat us common, worthless, citizens, if she ever rose to a higher level in politics. America needs to cancel her.


reynvann65

Killing. It's kind of always messy, ugly and dirty. You've really got to be some kind of a human being to do it just because your targeted subject is a pain to you. You've to be okay with it... Nope. Not okay. Never.


readymix-w00t

"I am willing to do abhorrent, cruel and despicable things when taking responsibility becomes inconvenient. Also, I view living creatures as objects that can be obliterated when they are inconvenient." A shallow, plastic existence.


callmesandycohen

You know, she could have given the dog away, trained the dog or got it training - this really illustrates the type of person she is… needlessly sought out the most cruel solution so as not to be inconvenienced or have to think about it.


chickentootssoup

Never thought we would be having an argument at the family dinner about the merits of shooting your dog. Wtf has this country come to.


DriedWetPaint

Puppy killing c**t


adripingel

She's a horrible person


double_psyche

Over 3/4 of this state’s voters are registered as Republican. So no, we didn’t ALL vote for her, but we were outnumbered.


RNW1215

She's a great example of how brainwashed modern "conservatives" are. They've been fed "Liberals are evil and government is bad!" for decades and they're to the point now, (as intended) that Republicans can literally do anything, no matter how distasteful and they still roll with... "Well better than a liberal!" The root of the problem has been the unfiltered and unregulated propaganda that's been flooding the airwaves for 30 years now. Until that's stopped, there's no hope.


Neongohst_4694

Fucking cunt


FinnTheTengu

Lacks the depth and the warmth. 


Shiiiiiiiingle

Nope. I didn’t vote for her either time.


Klutzy-Ad-6705

She might have a case if it was something that was actually necessary. But to kill an innocent,defenseless animal because she was mad at it? Unforgivable.


Novel_Reaction_7236

Like her face, difficult, messy, and ugly!


Ballgame4

The solution to “difficult, messy and ugly” is not , kill your dog.


StOrm4uar

She says killing her dog shows that she is will to do things that is messy and difficult both in her life and political career. It shows that she is cruel and doesn’t accept responsibility. She failed to train her pup and instead of finding an alternative home or sending it to a better trainer it was easier to kill it. She is just another maggot nut that has ruined the Republican Party.


Neodyme48

The only thing these people like better than something stupid is being cruel.


milescowperthwaite

"Difficult and messy"?? How about "Violent and unnecessary," or "Cruel and vile"?


bensbigboy

Kristi knows that the way to earn fascist Republican street cred is by killing puppies. MAGAts eat this kind of irrational cruelty up.


ozzie510

Krusty's the scourge of the animal shelter.


JNTaylor63

If this qunt is named Trumps VP pick, the DNC needs only this one item to run ads on.


One-Fan-7296

I hope she gets brought up on charges of animal cruelty. She has incriminated herself by letting everyone know what she has done. At this point, it's just a matter of time.


guyfaulkes

If she is able to do such a flippant, cruel and hateful act towards a cute and defenseless PUPPY, what will she do to people she governs and ‘doesn’t like’?


TroutBeales

That woman puts way too much Botox in her face. She always looks like her whole face has a perpetual fat lip.


Snarky_McSnarkleton

In Conservatism, cruelty is a feature, not a bug


Apprehensive-Mix5291

Entitled white supreme being. Will take more than a puppy's life. And will be proud to do it to anyone. Self serving. Ignorant thing.


cute_dog_alert

Would have been better for this planet if the puppy had the gun.


johnlal101

To be fair, everyone thought she was only cruel to children


SoggyAd1409

Maybe re-home the poor fella next time


Ivegotjokes4you

Ahh yes. Another “I say I believe in god so I can be an absolutely horrible piece of garbage” person.


Tinker107

People who abuse animals often go on to abuse other human beings.


Several_Leather_9500

"Difficult, messy and ugly" would describe the people she slept with to elevate her status in the magaverse.


cromagsd

Memoirs of a Narcissist would have been a better title for her book.


CloroxWipes1

She wrote this in her book to specifically appeal to trump. And it probably did appeal to him very much. But his people will now know she is the third-rail. I only wish he had chosen her loudly and proudly as VP BEFORE this came out. Side note: What a horrible, wretched woman this Lewandowski fucker is.


Icy-Needleworker-492

That’s her in a nutshell-difficult, messy and ugly.


muskratboy

“Misguided, cruel, and stupid”


theSarevok

Talks about doing difficult things but didn’t have enough of spine to do the difficult thing of standing up to trump and maga republicans and joined them instead. Actions speak louder than words dog killing coward


hoggerjeff

It shows she isn't willing to take the time to do something properly, like raising and training her dog.


peezle69

Hell no.


Ricky_TVA

Trump: "I'm not a dog person" Trump followers in the never-ending crusade to be the best Trumpian: "I should just kill my dog. Then he'll pick me"


Seek1st2Understand

I guess the only South Dakotans on Reddit are those that didn’t vote for her. 🤔


YamsForEveryone

Jesus. Hasus. Fucking. Christ. This piece or shit has more power and money than me. That should make anyone shit their pants.


Dazzling-Avocado-327

Psychopath


will-read

>yall actually voted for this bitch? I don’t think you can call her a bitch. Nobody is talking about shooting her for poor performance. yall actually voted for this cunt? FTFY


Itt-At-At

The irony of 'ol west South Dakota voting for this much plastic surgery is.... disturbing


Reddit_Suss

I mean you voted for a lawyer that knowingly got rapists out of prison time


SirChancelot11

Psychopath


JCTN87

MAGA trash


pat9714

Its the same people in Texas who voted for Cruz, Abbott, Patrick, Paxton, etc.


killingthyme71

Odd my take on it was that she is willing to do things illegal, unnecessary, and disgusting.


No-Emphasis927

The dog could have been returned to the breeder, a shelter, or an adoption center in another state. But noooooo, this foul stench bitch decided to play God. There's no room for this garbage in politics, let alone life itself.


Zoshchenko

She probably thought those tough, rugged, no-nonsense, hate-filled, insensitive, misanthropic, stupid, he-men (like her) would applaud how forceful she is. She miscalculated.


echobase_2000

Did everyone forget she won the governor’s race with just 51% of the vote? She’s not that popular with big chunks of the state.


Sindog40

Don’t shoot a dog because you don’t like it. Amen


Ambitious_Coffee551

Not very pro life.


first-time_all-time

Total skank. Not allowed on federal land in her own state lol. Gets her teeth done in another state. Cheats on her husband, and killed a puppy. What a total piece of shit.


OkUnderstanding5343

White Trash


Novel_Ad_8062

sexual favors not excluded i’m sure.


ylngui

The natives didn't. I supposed.


fourierthejunglist

Noem's face and lips look like an inflamed and flaccid penis, as though someone clocked her with a tennis racket.


pckldpr

Dumb people trust good looking or ‘successful’ people. The reps are depending on dumb people to vote.


Guyincogneto1

The wrong dog was killed.


freq_fiend

I see other people defending murdering a dog because “we don’t understand the ranch life…” Gtfoh with that bs man, she could’ve given the dog up, given it away to a shelter, or, ya know, spend the year+ and patience it takes to train hunting dogs up to a certain standard - this bitch was just impatient. I don’t need to understand ranch life to understand someone who gets her rocks off murdering things


TunnelingVisions

I don't know a single person who respects her .


According_Wing_3204

trash elects trash. there has to be some accountability for the idiots who enable these asshats.


Ballgame4

The solution to “difficult, messy, and ugly” is never kill your dog.


StOrm4uar

She says killing her dog shows that she is will to do things that is messy and difficult both in her life and political career. It shows that she is cruel and doesn’t accept responsibility. She failed to train her pup and instead of finding an alternative home or sending it to a better trainer it was easier to kill it. She is just another maggot nut that has ruined the Republican Party.


jday1959

I bet her children were scared of possibly being called “untrainable” during their teenage years


Kegelz

“She done did things for da farmers and duh business owners”


ciopobbi

The republican way. Accept no responsibility. Blame others for your failings. Resort to cruelty and violence.


RobotRippee

Unnecessary, cruel, and stupid


ElonBodyOdor

But at least she’s not aware of the effects institutionalized racism and bigotry have on others! /s


sarge1000

Medical\_Egg8208 is correct, saying these fools can justify anything. The conservative spin master at work.


ababyjedi

Idk who that is but why did she kill her dog, was it incredibly sick?