Horse's Mouth: Kristi Noem Says She Hates America

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recall that back in 2008, when Barack Obama was running for President, conservatives rained fir on his wife Michelle for saying, “For the first time in my adult lifetime, I’m really proud of my country and not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change.” The criticism ringing out from Fox News shouters contended that not being proud of America at any point in one’s life makes one (and one’s spouse!) a bad American.

Cue part-time Governor and full-time campaigner Kristi Noem, out of state again for the weekend, making a Presidential campaign speech to likely fellow critics of the Obamas in Iowa:

Noem charged into Iowa on Friday singing a battle hymn and armed with barbed comments for her fellow GOP governors. At a conservative gathering in Des Moines, she told the crowd she “really hate[s] this America” under President Joe Biden’s leadership, then led them in singing “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” [Stephen Groves, “South Dakota’s Noem Taking Swings at Potential 2024 Rivals,” AP via Yahoo News, 2021.07.17].

Michelle Obama caught heck for implying that in the past she had not felt “proud” of America, even though at the time she made her comment, at the time she was working to help her husband become President, she had found that pride. Kristi Noem is seeking to become the Commander-in-Chief herself, and she herself is saying that, right here, right now, she “hates” America.

What analogies shall we try here?

Suppose you’re hiring someone to work in your grain elevator. Somehow you hear one applicant’s spouse say, “For the first time in my adult life, I really like this grain elevator company.” You shouldn’t give a good gosh darn about your applicants’ spouses’ attitudes, but if the spouse’s comment has any relevance at all, you think, “Hmmm… I could infer that in the past, she didn’t like our grain elevator, but past schmast; if she likes our company now, that means she and her spouse might have nice conversations about work over dinner that will help him do the job for us, so put another plus in his column.”

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