Kristi Noem, Killing Dogs, and the Right's Selective Gun Violence Outrage
They say every dog has its day… There’s been a rare bipartisan outpouring of outrage in response to South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem’s revelations in a forthcoming book, of her shooting and killing a 14-month old hunting dog: an act that she not only deemed innocuous enough to include, but one she actually manages to use as an example of her willing to do “unpleasant jobs.” In the terrifying world inside her head, Noem (a speculated Trump VP candidate) sees this as a noble act, something to engender kudos and hat tips from her rank-and-file. This isn’t surprising coming from someone who is in lock step with the NRA, both loudly supportive of it and generous funded by it.