One Governor Has Risen Above The Coronavirus Hysteria And Is Defending The Constitution
Governor Noem is an American hero. A great patriot! She has taken a stand and refused to close her state down. Their economy didn’t take a hit. Their only real outbreak was in what would have been essential anyway. She also put her whole state into the testing of the liberals most hated medication for those who do show symptoms. She should run for President in the future. She’s the perfect counter point to the Gretchen witch in Michigan
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Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is one of a few state governors who have not yet placed citizens under a stay-at-home order in response to the current outbreak. Not only has she not placed the order, she has been outspoken in her contention that doing so would stand against everything America is supposed to stand for. She sees her decision as empowering individuals to take the necessary precautions to protect themselves and their families.
She is also taking an aggressive position on the use of hydroxychloroquine in treating the virus, placing her ahead of many other state governors.
As a result, on Monday, Governor Noem received about the highest praise any good American could when she was attacked in the pages of the Washington Post. The Post used the occasion of an outbreak of the virus at South Dakota’s Smithfield Foods, a pork producer located in Sioux Falls, as an opportunity to attack the governor’s non-conformance. More than 300 workers at the facility have now tested positive for the Chinese coronavirus.
For anyone just learning of the story, that might give you pause to think that the governor should have locked down the state after all.
There are two problems with that conclusion. The first being South Dakota, a very rural state, has fewer than 1,000 reported cases of the virus (10th lowest in the nation), meaning the outbreak at Smithfield Foods accounts for nearly one-third of all statewide cases. The other problem, as was pointed out in The Federalist, is that since the pork plant is an “essential industry,” the workers would have been there even with a lockdown!
Of the 988 cases reported in South Dakota as of this wiring, nearly 800 are reported in the county where the plant is located. This makes the South Dakota experience with the virus one of the most localized and minimized in the entire country. This is despite the fact that while much of the nation has been locked down for at least three weeks, South Dakota has remained open. Governor Noem has been standing firm against the mob and their chosen talking heads on mainstream and social media, that have been demanding obedience to the collective “wisdom” of the collectivists, the “elites” and the “experts.” In a time when big government has taken control of almost everything (from fishing rights, to buying garden seeds, to traveling to a relative’s home) in most places, Governor Noem has courageously looked the mob in the eye and said, “No.”
They don’t like to hear “no.” They aren’t used to hearing “no.”
One of the principal differences between Republicans and Democrats is supposed to be that Democrats favor government intervention in nearly every aspect of our lives, while Republicans almost universally say they prefer limited government and individual rights. They say that, but these past few weeks prove that only a few of them mean it.
Governor Noem means it and she isn’t apologizing for it.
There is an important distinction to be made in my support of the governor over her refusals to lock down the state. I am not suggesting that no leader should have ordered any lockdown, for any period of time, anywhere in the country. What I am suggesting is that in the particular case of South Dakota there was and is no reason to order a lockdown.
If Governor Noem had caved in to the pressure of the national digital mob it would have been strictly for the purpose of saving face — for being liked. She could have done it to try and avoid criticism. To that point, I’m sure the governor knows that you can’t satisfy the insatiable. Most politicians, especially Republicans, cower when the media puts them in their crosshairs. Governor Noem is showing no such signs of cowardice. She is, seemingly, the rarest of all things in American politics — the real deal.
I’m sure the governor isn’t doing any of this to receive national recognition, but thanks to the Washington Post and others, she’s getting it anyway. What they undoubtedly intended as a hit piece, will be perceived by at least half of the country as a badge of honor. In fact, when her time as governor is concluded, should she give serious consideration to seeking higher office, I believe she would be rewarded for her bravery and dedication to the Constitution. I for one hope she does consider it.
To borrow from Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, “Some governors are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.” I am not sure which best applies to Governor Kristi Noem, but at least one, if not all, certainly does.
Charlie Kirk is the author of the New York Times bestseller The MAGA Doctrine: The Only Ideas That Will Win the Future and host of The Charlie Kirk Show
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Yes-- and now she's facing a "Corona Virus Hotspot":
South Dakota Gov. Noem, Who Opposed Stay-Home Order, Now Faces Coronavirus Hot Spot
Scott Gottlieb, President Donald Trump's former head of the Food and Drug Administration, expressed concern about the state's numbers.
"South Dakota has become one of the fastest growing hot spots in U.S., even as other parts of nation see their epidemics start to level off or slow. South Dakota has a doubling time now of about 4 days
As more and more South Dakotans start dying from the virus, let's see how long this "courageous" patriot's defiance of common sense lasts.
Yes, she should go full boar stupid and wreck her states economy like Whitless is in Michigan. That will show everyone!/S
I believe the POTUS threw out the first pitch in this debacle.
And continues to tell the Governors that he alone is in charge.
so far...
meanwhile, would you but anything made by Smithfield or Morell at this point, let alone pork?
Well, FFS, apparently the "experts" don't agree to that.
Shipping time has nothing to do with it, once frozen the virus can survive up to two years if it's like any other coronavirus.
Will the coronavirus survive in the refrigerator or freezer? | FAQ
now that's a strawman
SD - 885,000 people spread out over 75,000 square miles. 11.8 persons per square mile
NYC - 8,396,000 people packed into 302 square miles 27,801 people per square mile
I think that works out to one person every 821 square feet in NYC.
LMAO
cheery =
cherry =
lack of knowledge indeed, lol.
have a nice evening.
Well miss/mr know it all, can you tell me how many infectioned citizens there are?
What has the 100% testing of every person revealed Doctor?
Inquiring minds are dying to hear your wisdom, literally.
( clue the only three numbers we know for sure are the living, the dead and the hospitalized,
not including the military, the nursing homes and the people who died at home alone while quarantining )
We should also avoid handling the people killed by the virus or suspected to have been killed by the virus
as many coroners, their staffs, funeral home operators and staffs have become infected despite precautions.
No links for you, you prejudge them and don't read them anyway.
Um, yes you did at 2.1.10 when you deflected away from your contention that the virus could not survive refrigeration or freezing temps. Another fail !
the mortality rate of the known factors is meaningless if we do not know how many people are infected. You might pay attention to almost every station out there, including Fox, harping on the lack of testing. Testing corpses doesn't help.
It's a fairly simple given whether you mention it or not.
Now see, some people ( I am not allowed to mention who ) would agree that saying that ( or ODS, MDS etc ) is a personal attack.
Really? Can you point it out? Maybe you misinterpreted something.
It doesn't. What you interpret is your own issue.
Now that IS a personal attack you bully you,
So you have nothing,
thanks, 
just keep spinning baby, just keep spinning...
Posting a disputing opinion would be welcomed.
Posting a link about packaging that does not mention the viruses mortality in refrigerated or frozen
environments is the epitome of deflection and a huge fail!
Then again, thank you for at least refraining from profuse profanity laced with the usual
ODS, BDS1 or BDS2, TDS, MDS
and of course HrcDS.
have a safe distancing evening and a better tomorrow...
South Dakota has half the population deaths per capita than Isreal, one of the countries that is considered to have handled the outbreak extremely aggresively. For comparison's sake, it's fatality rate is about 1% of the state of New York.
Helps when no one actually lives in the state.
You have to make the best decision you can for your particular area. In SD, that might not mean the total (or near total) shutdown we see in some other areas. It makes no sense to paint the whole country with the same broad brush.
So putting the health of the people she is supposed to lead at risk is heroic? What in the fuck?