Kristi Noem’s political career took a huge hit

Say what you will about the Biden family, but when their dog Commander bit and assaulted them in the White House, they didn’t take him to the South Lawn for summary execution.

Between Commander, a German shepherd sent to live in a low-stress environment, and Cricket, a 14-month-old female wire-haired pointer who was shot by South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, there are several You can see the difference. The Governor also shares this story with an inexplicable enthusiasm for the upcoming book.

The scene of the two dogs’ crimes includes the desolate prairie of the Dakotas where Nomu was sentenced nearly 20 years ago, and the building she will never occupy as a result of what is now White. There are also differences between houses. .

Memoirs of a Political Year are designed to convey one message: “Look how great I am.” These are usually cumbersome to navigate, often self-congratulatory, and have few news-making revelations.In this regard, you have to hand it to the governor for causing a buzz in the days preceding the release I can’t go back now. The problem is that this title turns out to be ironically prophetic as she watches her political aspirations crumble in an astonishing failure to read the atmosphere in her room. is.

America does not believe her testimony about the seriousness of Cricket’s crimes.

In our rural hinterlands, dog owners in cities and suburbs often face a harsh fate for dogs that pose a danger to people or disrupt the functioning of farm and ranch environments. You should understand that. But Noem’s book doesn’t accurately depict Cujo terrorizing the landscape.

The governor described an unfortunate hunt in which Cricket not only failed to show the required disciplined attention to the pheasant, but also turned his appetite to a neighbor’s chickens on the way home. It would be embarrassing for Noem, but she called the pup “a picture of pure joy… going crazy with excitement, chasing birds, having the time of her life.” Maybe it’s just me, but… When I read the text, I don’t think, “This dog must die.”

Although Cricket did bite Noem that day as she tried to stifle the dog’s excitement, the reader still concludes that she “hated that dog” and called Noem “untrainable” and “unruly.” It doesn’t mean you nod your head in agreement by calling it “less than worth.” ” and “a danger to anyone she comes into contact with.”

“At that moment, I knew I had to let her go,” Noem wrote.

Pause for a moment and see that not only did she do it, she was very proud of it, and that this book was clearly intended to improve her chances of getting the vice presidency, or even higher, in 20 years. Consider advertising it in the. Then consider that a bunch of editors and the governor’s own advisors thought this was a great thing to share in the midst of a fateful political year.

It would take a special kind of blindness to miss the obvious revulsion this story would provoke across political and cultural lines. Part of the chorus of reactions comes from members of the hunting and ranching community who say that while dogs may occasionally meet such a fate in the most dire conditions in the countryside, here they simply don’t meet the hurdle. It comes from the department.

Donald Trump may or may not have a passion for dogs, but he certainly has a sniff for optical disasters that would narrow his list of vice presidential candidates. And while Noem certainly gave a metaphorical bullet to her short-term political prospects, it’s not as much as shooting a dog when she was in her 30s. Today, we’re going to reveal that she thinks of America as a country that gets excited about the acts of this weird, badass prairie princess.

What was the governor thinking? Who was she to read that chapter, pump her fist, and yearn to be the beating heart of her presidency? The 2x and 3x declines made things even worse, and she took to social media to slam underdogs who don’t see this as proof of their talent in facing “painful decisions” and to “reduce real leaders.” It strengthened her appeal to people who are in need. We are willing to learn from the past and do not hesitate to take on difficult challenges. ” That’s a lot. Does she think the imaginary grit she displayed in dispatching her cricket is evidence of her aptitude for the rigors of the world stage?

There are many other pages I can’t go back now It aptly describes the qualities that make Noem a good governor and could lead to higher office in the future. She has a lot of talent and she is 52 years old, so she has plenty of time to overcome this difficulty. But if the “cricket chapter” derails her for now, she’ll be back somewhere over the rainbow bridge, happily chasing her birds and stealing her own credit. I have a wire hair pointer.

Mark Davis hosts Salem Media Group’s syndicated talk show on 660AM The Answer in Fort Dallas. Mr. Wirth is also a columnist for the Dallas Morning News and Town Hall.

The views expressed in this article are the author’s own.