# Freakouts of the Right **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 28, 2022, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakouts-of-the-right/963631 "2022-04-28T22:36:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 41
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2024, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakouts-of-the-right/963631/801 "2024-09-02T17:41:58Z")
Kristi Noem shot a puppy? Why would Kristi Noem shoot a puppy? ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2024, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakouts-of-the-right/963631/802 "2024-09-02T17:55:24Z")
The puppy was [too woke](https://www.humanesociety.org/blog/kristi-noem-puppy-killing-scandal#:~:text=The%20account%20of%20Cricket's%20death,pit%20and%20shoot%20him%20dead.). ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2024, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakouts-of-the-right/963631/803 "2024-09-02T18:22:45Z")
> [@MindsEye\_Watering](#): > > Why would Kristi Noem shoot a puppy? Because she didn’t have the time or patience to properly train it. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2024, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakouts-of-the-right/963631/804 "2024-09-02T18:36:24Z")
Because she’d rather play with her gun than play with her dog? ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakouts-of-the-right/963631/805 "2024-09-03T00:01:49Z")
@MindsEye_Watering, I got it. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakouts-of-the-right/963631/806 "2024-09-03T20:55:52Z")
> [@MindsEye\_Watering](#): > > Kristi Noem shot a puppy? > > Why would Kristi Noem shoot a puppy? The puppy went for its gun first. It was no angel. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakouts-of-the-right/963631/807 "2024-09-03T21:10:31Z")
To be fair, this is the last known picture of the goat, [![](https://witsvuvuzela.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/IMG-20150827-WA0010.jpg) ](https://witsvuvuzela.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/IMG-20150827-WA0010.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2024, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakouts-of-the-right/963631/808 "2024-09-04T23:08:10Z")
In her own words: “ I hated that dog.” > **[Kristi Noem defends killing dog: ‘Cricket had shown aggressive behavior’](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/28/trump-vice-president-contender-kristi-noem-defends-killing-dog)** > > South Dakota governor says she ‘understands why some people are upset’ about story of shooting family puppy but points to state law > **[Kristi Noem keeps expecting us to understand why she murdered her dog. It's...](https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/05/08/kristi-noem-killed-dog-defends-it-media-interviews/73614628007/)** > > This story isn't going away, in part, because Noem won't stop trying to defend what she did. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2024, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakouts-of-the-right/963631/809 "2024-09-05T00:58:20Z")
Perfect t-shirt: “_The Puppy Shot First!_” ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2024, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakouts-of-the-right/963631/810 "2024-09-05T01:06:16Z")
👍 I’d wear it. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2024, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakouts-of-the-right/963631/811 "2024-09-05T01:09:25Z")
Good heavens. I saw a man wearing a Bongino shirt today. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2024, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakouts-of-the-right/963631/812 "2024-09-05T01:11:41Z")
“The only thing that stops a bad puppy with a gun… ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2024, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakouts-of-the-right/963631/813 "2024-09-05T02:52:28Z")
Why am I picturing a screenshot of the _Star Wars_ Mos Eisley cantina with a puppy’s head on Greedo’s body, and Noem’s head on Solo’s? ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2024, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakouts-of-the-right/963631/814 "2024-09-05T20:49:38Z")
But Solo shot first. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2024, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakouts-of-the-right/963631/815 "2024-09-05T20:51:39Z")
I’m talking about the Special Edition version of Noem’s book that George Lucas went in and enhanced afterward to make her look like she was just defending herself against a puppy bounty hunter. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2024, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakouts-of-the-right/963631/816 "2024-09-05T20:52:42Z")
Oh, my bad. Never mind. I shoulda known. ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2024, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakouts-of-the-right/963631/817 "2024-09-05T20:53:23Z")
I’m waiting for the version where she’s holding a walkie talkie. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakouts-of-the-right/963631/818 "2024-09-16T15:01:37Z")
Not everyone who follows catturd supports him. He reposted a tweet from DonJr. About Why should he have to explain to his 5 young kids why people keep trying to off their grandpa. People reposted his older post where he mocked Paul Pelosi. Own. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakouts-of-the-right/963631/819 "2024-09-16T16:33:30Z")
I suppose he could start by explaining to them that grandpa is one of the top 10 most odious people prominent in the 21st Century. And even come the year 2200 he’s almost certain to remain in the top 10. Kind of like telling a child they’re adopted, they should learn that from their caring parents as soon as they’re old enough to comprehend the information. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2025, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakouts-of-the-right/963631/820 "2025-08-25T15:01:58Z")
Bumping this thread after nearly a year of dormancy (I guess we’ve had bigger things to worry about.) > [@Long\_Time\_First\_Time](#): > > The fake sausages at Cracker Barrel They have gotten even more possessive. Now cracker barrel can’t even change its logo. > **[Cracker Barrel loses almost $100 million in value as stock plunges after new...](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cracker-barrel-cbrl-stock-down-200-million-loss-new-logo-change/)** > > Cracker Barrel stock plunged as much as 15% after the restaurant chain released a new logo that removes its long-time image of a man leaning against a barrel. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakouts-of-the-right/963631.md?page=40) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freakouts-of-the-right/963631.md?page=42)