South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem may be America’s most stunning politician since Michigan Gov. Jenny Granholm in her prime, so crown her Mrs. America, but forget about her as presidential timber. Then again, unless Republicans force through election reform in many states which precludes another Big Steal, no GOP pol will ever be presidential timber again.
By Jesse Mossman, Our Man in Seattle South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem was a rising star in the GOP, and has often been mentioned as possibly part of a future presidential ticket. Unfortunately, judging by her recent actions, it appears she is just a weak sister, after all, and not the strong warrior so badly needed.
The South Dakota legislature passed H.B.1217, which would ban transgenders—men making believe they are women—from competing in women’s sports.
It appears Noem lacked the stones to stand up to opposition to the bill by the leftist Amazon company (which threatened to leave the state) and the amoral South Dakota Chamber of Commerce https://dailycaller.com/2021/03/19/kristi-noem-wavers-biological-males-womens-sports-bill/
(do chambers of commerce ever value anything except money?). Consequently, instead of signing the bill into law, Noem returned the bill to the legislature demanding changes.
According to Steven Groves at AP, “Noem’s proposal would limit the ban to high school and elementary sports and exclude collegiate athletics. Opponents to the bill had warned that it would cause the state to lose out on millions of dollars from the NCAA if it pulls out of sports tournaments...”
Of course, it is obvious that it is unfair to allow men—regardless of what they call themselves—to compete against women. Male athletes can be larger, faster, and stronger than female athletes, and so a female who has spent years training and learning to excel at her sport could be denied the chance to win because even mediocre males could decide to “transition” to female and then dominate the sport.
It would require a two-thirds majority to override Governor Noem and pass the bill as written—and according to Cailan McFall at fox, this could be difficult. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/noem-south-dakota-bill-ban-transgender-women-sports
Will the majority of women—both feminists and conservatives—rise up and demand an end to this ridiculous assault on women’s rights? Everything is not about money—sometimes it is necessary to do the right thing, even if it results in a loss of dollars. One thing for sure, as with Nikki Haley who trashed Trump, you can stick a fork in Kristi Noem; as a national leader, she is done.
Patriots looking for a strong leader to carry on what Trump began and set things right again, will have to look elsewhere.
Sat, Mar 20, 2021 4:09 p.m.
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Lay down the law and do the right thing. But they never seem to do.
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