Domspeak Forums Discussions Off Topic & Politics Is Noem Even Dumber than Biden?

Cheyenne posted:
Noem wrote about and discussed, in an interview, shooting a 14 month old puppy. The dog couldn't be trained to hunt and got into her chicken coup, killing a few birds. She said the dog was playful and happy. That sounds like a social dog that was still a pup and had no history of biting people. She couldn't be bothered to rehome it to a family with a fenced yard and no chickens?

Response:
This reminds me of leftist media blowing up out of context statements to attack a political opponent or make a political point.
This sort of thing works as people in social media summarize the distorted talking point in headers such as "Is Noem Even Dumber than Biden?"

I've watched this sort of trash for years:
Remember Charles Gibson's "Exact words" trick on Sarah Palin?
"Our national leaders are sending U.S. soldiers on a task that is from God."
I know you're familiar with the "He looks white" quote of Zimmerman.
Trump is viewed as a sexual predator because of a deliberate misinterpretation of a private conversation.

Now we have Noem characterized as a killer of a playful and happy puppy.

Shit like this makes me mad. (Pardon my language. I'm angry enough to break my self-imposed "no coarse language" policy.)
***Look to issues and performance, not some imagined character flaw.***
Yeah, if she was a better politician, she would have scrubbed that from her book.
Washington is full of politicians who are more adept at polishing their image than talking straight.

I haven't read the actual relevant excerpt (I believe it is several pages long) so my interpretations are pure speculation based on the MSM selected quotes.

As to your "14 month old puppy,"
keep in mind that a female 12-month-old German Wirehaired Pointer typically weighs 62 pounds. (I looked it up.)

As to your "The dog couldn't be trained to hunt and got into her chicken coup, killing a few birds,"
The dog couldn't be trained or controlled. It escaped from the truck and before it could be contained.
It broke into a chicken coup and killed several chickens.
Whether a playful pup or a "trained assassin," doesn't matter, those chickens were killed intentionally and rapidly.
Hunting dogs are not trained to do that.
Supposing, instead of a chicken coup, a sandbox where 30 pound toddlers played, had caught its attention.

As to your "the dog was playful and happy. That sounds like a social dog..."
"Playful and happy" was in an environment where it was the only dog that was disrupted and where "playing" (happy or not) was inappropriate.
As to "social," think again about children with an irresponsible 60 pound playmate with teeth.

As to your "had no history of biting people,"
I didn't see that. Did you make it up?
However, apparently the dog did turn to bite Noem (not clear if dog was successful).
Noem's assessed the dog was "dangerous to anyone she came in contact with."
Who better to assess the character of a dog than its owner?
Remember, the owner is legally responsible/liable for the damage and injuries inflicted by their dog.

As to your "She couldn't be bothered to rehome it to a family with a fenced yard and no chickens?"
She dealt with the problem herself by humanely putting the dog down without crating her off to a facility that would either have to cage her and/or put her down themselves.

Frankly, I think it was commendable that she didn't try to foist a dangerous animal on an unsuspecting family who may or may not have children and/or may or may not have liability insurance if the dog got loose.

It appears Noem should be commended for doing what had to be done rather than passing the problem onto someone else.
You will never get a liberal to see it that way.