AIBU to think Kristi Noem is a total idiot for this 'Hard as Nails' act? (2036 Long Game Musings!)

[BearBehavingBadly]

Evening all, I'm using a very old username as I want to keep this separate from my 'normal' posts/conversations.

I've had a glass or 3 of wine and I'm currently down a massive rabbit hole watching the Homeland Security/Minneapolis fallout.
AIBU to think Kristi Noem is being a complete
'whipping boy' for the men in suits? She's playing this 'angry firebrand' persona and it's just painful to watch. I'm sure she thinks she's being 'tough' to play with the boys, but she just looks like an aggressive shield for everyone else's mistakes.

I've been having a proper 'shouting match' in my own head about her. I actually think she has the potential to be one of the 'Greats'-like a proper 'Mother of the USA'-but she'd need a
10-year 180-degree pivot.
Plus I think everyone might think she'd gone mad at first.

If were Kristi's advisor I would tell her that if she really wants to be taken seriously, she needs to ditch the 'Mar-a-Lago makeover'-the heavy contouring and the 'liquid glass' shine. & should go for more of a Michelle Obama or Reese Witherspoon style-that 'Silk Glove' look where you look like yourself, but a version that's ready to lead sort of Erika Kirk too.

I'd tell her to look at that photo of her dad from the ranch and find her heart again.
She needs Spider Silk strength-you know, the stuff that's five times stronger than steel but looks delicate?

Imagine if she actually used 'Christian Honesty,' admitted she felt 'weak' for being honest about her past (the dog, the Minneapolis labels), and then invited her harshest critics to the ranch.
Make them mow the lawn, then ask for their secret ingredient for dinner. Total Sun Tzu move in a silk glove.

Am I stark staring mad or is this the only way a woman actually wins in that toxic environment?
I mean she's not always been this I need to be harder than a man to beat them - she's not being her honest true self right now & I think that is what is rankling people too.

I'm honestly tempted to put a wager on her for President 2036 if she can find the soul to do

(And yes, I know I should probably go and fold the laundry, put the cat out, go to bed instead of armchair-profiling US Cabinet members, but I can't look away!)"

Leaves free popcorn out whilst looking for hard hat.

Why would you want to advise that pos?!
You're not wrong, she’s very unpopular with her peers, but that’s a badge of honour imo. And yes, the tough shtick appeals to her fan base and peers too, it I doubt it’s a stretch. Have you seen south park, or the PSA breaking news on the episode about her?
But mainly I think you should get some sleep! 😉

https://open.spotify.com/episode/63m99TcE5zLkpbEW8lOXvI?si=6S79RN9iT3iR1XSkg8L6kA&pi=MaOAdHrPQdaFw&t=0

She's an actual cause of embarrassment to an administration that has never previously been capable of shame.

I expect her political career will be over within weeks. If she's lucky, maybe she'll make it as a Fox News gobshite or similar.

Men aren't to blame for her complete lack of integrity and decency. Women are quite capable of being vile human beings without any outside "help".

I suspect @BearBehavingBadly is asleep and will catch up in bemused horror when she sobers wakes up

She’s an idiot and they absolutely will use her as the fall guy for a much bigger systemic problem. But she’s also genuinely incompetent. The nickname for her here is “ICE Barbie”.

Whenever she's being grilled, she looks absolutely terrified to me, like she knows what's up ...then I remember she shot her puppy and put it in her book 😖 someone who admits to that isn't like all the others.

You are being unreasonable for giving this much thought to the dog killer.

I know nothing about her past or her ‘potential’. You are suggesting she has not always been such a sociopathic idiot? It does look like a strong possibility that she will shortly be thrown under the bus. I can’t really see this is anything to do with her being a woman though.