Kristi Noem: It's a 'tragedy' not to force rape victims to give birth

Raw Story— South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R), a possible vice presidential candidate, called rape and incest exceptions for abortion a "tragedy."While speaking to Dana Bash on CNN Sunday, Noem was asked if she supported her state's law, which does not provide exceptions for rape, much like Arizona's Civil War-era anti-abortion law."Our law today allows an exception to save the life of the mother, but the people in South Dakota will decide what their laws look like," Noem explained."What do you think it...

The Guardian—Kristi Noem’s dog-killing embodies the cruel phoneyness of today’s Republicans. The South Dakota governor’s proud dog murder tells a lot about how posturing Trumpists like she and Greg Gianforte thinkAfter South Dakota’s Republican governor, Kristi Noem, proudly admitted in a forthcoming memoir to marching her young puppy Cricket to a gravel pit to kill her with a shotgun, she rationalized the despicable act by arguing that Cricket had been aggressive.She also said that she used the same gravel pit to shoot a “disgusting, musky, rancid” unnamed goat – but botched the job,...

The Nation—I’m Sad for Kristi Noem’s Daughter, Not Just Her Puppy. Joan Walsh The South Dakota governor traumatized her child by killing her dog.

MSNBC News—The twisted purpose of Kristi Noem’s tale of shooting a dog. It’s rare that the books written by politicians aspiring to higher office include anything interesting, so give South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem credit: She got people to pay attention to her soon-to-be-released entry in this sleep-inducing genre. And all it took was shooting a dog in the head. The Guardian was the first to get its hands on Noem’s account of the dog’s demise. The ill-fated wirehaired pointer, a puppy named Cricket, was difficult to control, it wasn’t taking well to being trained...