Christopher Vondracek, South Dakota Correspondent for Forum News, just posted a story writing about Governor Kristi Noem that was somewhat complimentary. Except for that part where he just wrote what he wanted and wasn’t worried about facts that have been out there for a week or more.
It’s the “will do” that is keeping people guessing. Noem has notched national TV spots, and traveled to fundraisers in Wyoming, Texas, and Florida. She’s given speeches in Iowa and Minnesota and campaigned last fall in New Hampshire.
These are the places one would go if they were running for president, not South Dakota governor. But, so far, Noem insists she has her eyes on a 2022 gubernatorial campaign, not the White House.
But if Noem does look to pivot toward a more Trumpian brand, she could do worse than take a trip down Vanocker Canyon or attend a charity auction in Deadwood, where Noem T-shirts now hang in stores.
And then we get to this part, which he just made it up as he went along.
And at least by mid-August, the ride is smooth for Noem. Pierre isn’t in session till next year. Democrats still lack a challenger. And the state just purchased the jet Noem requested and legislators approved.
Wait, what? The problem with that jet thing, is that it just didn’t happen. From August 5th:
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s purchase of an updated state airplane was completed Thursday, with the state opting for a bigger, faster and newer turboprop after some lawmakers questioned whether she was hoping to buy a jet.
The Department of Transportation completed the purchase of a 2015 Beechcraft King Air 350 for about $4.5 million, spokesman Ian Fury confirmed. The aircraft, which holds up to nine passengers, is marketed to business executives with pull-out work tables, a built-in refreshment center and onboard Wi-Fi.
I’m sure saying the state purchased the jet she requested flows much better in a sentence than stating the state updated to a newer turboprop airplane. The problem is that those are two entirely different things, especially after there was a big folderol during the legislative session over the whole topic.
But, another day, another example of how the press sometimes behaves when it comes to Kristi Noem.
I mean, we wouldn’t want our media reporting accurately about the Governor or anything.
The AP story also made it sound like the state had planned to buy a jet and then changed its mind.
Go look at anything Kristi or the state ever said. They never said “jet.” The media assumed it, wrongly.
She also never said she was going to buy a jet. It was the media assuming that, wrongly. And the. They report the fact that she didn’t as a reversal.
Christopher Vondracek is a run-of-the-mill hack journalist. His work consists of laundering leftwing attacks as “objective reportage.”
That seems to be what they teach at journalism school now.
The gist of his story is still accurate, so I don’t see a reason for the selective outrage.
It is inaccurate reporting by a libbie reporter.
Wait until Mr. H posts his upcoming big blogging. He will show plenty of Noem Derangement Syndrome just like this fellow did.
It is inaccurate reporting by a libbie reporter.
Wait until Mr. H posts his upcoming big blogging. He will show plenty of Noem Derangement Syndrome just like this fellow did.