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groundloop

(11,568 posts)
Sat May 4, 2024, 09:23 AM May 4

South Dakota Gov. Noem admits error of describing meeting Kim Jong Un in new book

Source: ABC News

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is releasing a new book called “No Going Back,” but on Friday her office said she would actually be going back to correct some errors — including a false claim that she once met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

The Republican governor's new book was part of an overt effort to be selected as a running mate for Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, but it has already faced bipartisan backlash for a story of how she once shot her hunting dog. Then, after scrutiny of her descriptions of meetings with international leaders, her spokesperson Ian Fury said in a statement that it was an error to include Kim in a list of world leaders who Noem has met — and the publisher would correct any future editions of the book.

Noem's political prospects were already falling amid widespread disgust for how she recounted killing her 14-month-old wirehaired pointer named Cricket after it had shown aggressive behavior and killed her neighbor's chickens.

In her soon-to-be-released book, “No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward," Noem also describes instances where she has stood up to international leaders — anecdotes that would have bolstered her foreign policy experience — but those were swiftly called into question. She writes about canceling a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/south-dakota-gov-noem-erroneously-describes-meeting-north-109911302

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South Dakota Gov. Noem admits error of describing meeting Kim Jong Un in new book (Original Post) groundloop May 4 OP
Now lies are "two small errors" nt doc03 May 4 #1
Yes, it's the newest RW definition of "error" Zambero May 4 #4
An error would be when she met him, or where, or for hor how long getagrip_already May 4 #27
I wonder if she knows Traildogbob May 4 #2
Sarah Palin is finally outdone Zambero May 4 #3
Hard to make an "error" about. Kim Jong Un is rather unique among leaders & politicians. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 4 #5
Apparently she must have met SO many foreign leaders, PatSeg May 4 #23
Her ghost writer... reACTIONary May 4 #32
What delicious thought PatSeg May 4 #34
the perfect vp choice et tu May 4 #6
You are spot on! riversedge May 4 #7
ty just so gop nt et tu May 4 #10
He might still pick her. Bad publicity is still publicity. And she'd have to resign as Guv ArkansasDemocrat1 May 4 #21
oh yes that would be super et tu May 4 #25
Another republican "autobiography" for the fiction section of your bookshop. n/t Harker May 4 #8
"As governor of SOUTH DAKOTA I meet famous people all the time" dalton99a May 4 #9
I faced down Kristi Noem. SarahD May 4 #11
"Oops, I meant that other evil dictator." MorbidButterflyTat May 4 #12
ERROR (?) B.S., how about a flat ass lie. republianmushroom May 4 #13
What's her excuse - they all look alike? Vinca May 4 #14
"Chinese tourist spotted, mistaken for Kim Jong Un by Governor Noem" dalton99a May 4 #17
Maybe she dreamed the whole thing. We know many GOPers can't tell reality from their personal fantasies. Attilatheblond May 4 #29
I guess there is "Going Back" if enough people call you on your lies . . . Journeyman May 4 #15
Hang it up Rebl2 May 4 #16
And here I thought there would be a great demand PatSeg May 4 #24
That's about right Rebl2 May 4 #31
There will certainly be no going back to elected office after her term is up. SouthBayDem May 4 #18
So she's an admitted dog-killer and liar. Martin68 May 4 #19
Errata: "I was misquoted in my book. Cricket was a real cricket that I sprayed with insecticide." Marcuse May 4 #20
People voted for this piece of shit to be their governor Mysterian May 4 #22
Kill another puppy already Kristi Voltaire2 May 4 #26
How do you make a "mistake" like that? RandySF May 4 #28
"Oops I meant I met kim kardashian" unblock May 4 #30
So she's a lying dog, goat, and horse murderer. Sounds like a perfect running mate for Smelvis. catbyte May 4 #33

getagrip_already

(15,229 posts)
27. An error would be when she met him, or where, or for hor how long
Sat May 4, 2024, 03:39 PM
May 4

Not that she never met him and made the whole thing up.

That isn't an error. It is a lie.

Traildogbob

(8,982 posts)
2. I wonder if she knows
Sat May 4, 2024, 09:35 AM
May 4

Those expensive white Texas teeth will turn brown stained by the bull shit that keeps flowing out her pie hole. Guess she can just go get more and find a way for her constituents to pay for them. And most of them don’t have teeth or dental insurance.

Zambero

(8,986 posts)
3. Sarah Palin is finally outdone
Sat May 4, 2024, 09:36 AM
May 4

Palin's laughable claim of having Russia on her doorstep bullshit pales in comparison to Noem's contrived international upper-handisms.

PatSeg

(48,048 posts)
23. Apparently she must have met SO many foreign leaders,
Sat May 4, 2024, 03:04 PM
May 4

that she couldn't keep track of who she met.

I wonder whose brilliant idea it was to include Kim in the book.

et tu

(1,073 posts)
6. the perfect vp choice
Sat May 4, 2024, 10:09 AM
May 4

for d45- pathologically speaking - conjuring up
tales of grandeur in their own minds and sourcing
friendly synonyms to reinterpret errors, aka lies-
a gop trademark~

SarahD

(1,450 posts)
11. I faced down Kristi Noem.
Sat May 4, 2024, 11:13 AM
May 4

I caught her leading a gaggle of pre-school children toward a gravel pit. I dodged in front of a speeding train, leaped over a nest of poisonous vipers, and ripped the shotgun from her hands. Onlookers were stunned by my swift and courageous action. Sure, it was risky, but all in a day's work for Wonder Woman.

MorbidButterflyTat

(1,937 posts)
12. "Oops, I meant that other evil dictator."
Sat May 4, 2024, 11:39 AM
May 4

"...Noem also describes instances where she has stood up to international leaders — anecdotes that would have bolstered her foreign policy experience..."

WTF?? "Oh yes, I cancelled on Macron, just too busy slaughtering innocent animals that trusted me to care for them, then Kimmy and I had an intimate discussion where I stood up to him and totally stared him down...Trudeau is still waiting for a call back from me...ah the life of a kook from South Dakota..."

Anecdotes bolster foreign policy experience?????????? I once ate a cherry pie, am I now a celebrated chef with culinary experience? How about actually having foreign policy experience? Why the heck would she have foreign policy experience, some nobody from nowhere who only got noticed for being a repulsive serial killer.

Attilatheblond

(2,378 posts)
29. Maybe she dreamed the whole thing. We know many GOPers can't tell reality from their personal fantasies.
Sat May 4, 2024, 04:11 PM
May 4

Seems likely many of them could confuse dreams with themselves as big heroes and reality of being a medium fish in a small (population) pond few visit, like South Dakota.

PatSeg

(48,048 posts)
24. And here I thought there would be a great demand
Sat May 4, 2024, 03:13 PM
May 4

for autobiographies of Governors of South Dakota.

You know, I don't think I know the names of any governors of South Dakota, aside from Kristi Noem and by next year, I probably won't even remember her name. She'll just be that lady who shot her dog and a goat.

SouthBayDem

(32,132 posts)
18. There will certainly be no going back to elected office after her term is up.
Sat May 4, 2024, 01:20 PM
May 4

I wonder which lobbying firm will be dumb enough to hire someone with this kind of reputation.

RandySF

(60,708 posts)
28. How do you make a "mistake" like that?
Sat May 4, 2024, 03:43 PM
May 4

She flat out lied and was dumb ergo think she’d get away with it.

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