Maybe the Governor can use some of those apprenticeship funds to cover her press secretary’s pay.
Governor Kristi Noem hired young Florida beauty pageanteer and University of Alabama cheerleader Amelia Joy to come tackle South Dakota’s “often hostile” media last December. But since arriving in January, press secretary Joy seems to have been kept largely secret from the South Dakota press. Joy has not held one briefing. Joy hasn’t even gotten her name on the contact line of state press release (comms chief Ian Fury remains the press point of contact on every proclamation from the Second Floor). The only time the Governor appears to have given Joy the floor was last week, when she sent Joy out to the Rotunda floor to demonstrate her headline talent—twirling her baton:
We have a lot of very talented members of our team — my Press Secretary Amelia’s happens to be baton twirling! She even gave us a demonstration in the Capitol: pic.twitter.com/8LgGbqGWoz
— Governor Kristi Noem (@govkristinoem) April 19, 2023
Note that in the grainy video Noem posts, Noem’s videographer makes sure that Noem’s head blocks a full view of Joy’s demonstration.
Now word yet on when Joy will get to perform her actual job duties in front of the press. Still apprenticing under Fury, I guess… but in the world of Noemy/Trumpy politics, joy is always subordinated to fury.
Does Noem now have an emotional support dog?
The baton twirling is cool and it looks like she’s good at it, but yeah, haven’t really heard anything from her as a press secretary.
I guess she wasn’t smart enough to land a job as a pharmaceutical sales rep. That’s what pageant girls/D1 cheerleaders usually do after college
That or local weather on the morning show
You know it was probably her grandmother twirling on the great start to the film The Yesterday Machine. Watch the first two minutes. I’d have to share the entire movie but it’s too good. Twirling for the future. Mr. Fury would love it.
What the actual f##k!?
Does Noem now have an emotional support dog? Loaded question? Better ? might be if Noem’s horse is stump broke?
The Press Secretary can twirl. What else is new. She appears to be personable, but we may never know.
I always liked the ladies who work in the Capitol and around state government. They are the employees who make the place work well. From the looks of things “work casual” has reached a whole new definition in the Noem administration. At least the gals are being sensible, wearing clothes they can afford on their paltry salaries.
Telk her put her money where her mouth is, this isn’t Alabama. Put her on a Bull or a Bronc…..Korkows’s Broncs are just down the road in Canning….. cmon
“What the actual f##k!?” is the correct response, Bob.
I’ve a mental image of Bart Simpson writing “IT’S A PRIVILEGE TO LIVE IN SOUTH DAKOTA” on the blackboard one hundred times.
This is pretty neato. I bet none of you fellows could do that. We shouldn’t denigrate the skills of others just because we lack those skills. Look at Lar, for instance.
Are you OK, grudznick?
It must have been a bit nipply in that room.
Amelia! Get out! While you still have a chance to regain a little dignity.
“Rim” (see above) nailed it.