The last half of this speech is very important.
The last half of this speech is very important.
Found a transcript of the speech. Trump sold us "down river".
Found a transcript of the speech. [Noem in Dallas CPAC 2021](https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/kristi-noem-cpac-2021-speech-transcript-dallas-tx)
Trump sold us "down river".
if the federal government’s going to fail to do their job, then governors are the ones who are going to have to step up and do it for them to protect this country.
Governor Kristi Noem: (11:41) I need you to lead by example. South Dakota has been leading by example. When I ran for governor almost three years ago, I ran on the message that South Dakota could be an example to the nation. I had no idea it was going to happen during a pandemic, but we have to speak the truth as well. Now, South Dakota was the only state to never close a single business, the only state
Governor Kristi Noem: (12:31) Thank you.
Governor Kristi Noem: (12:32) We talk about rewriting history. Let’s talk about rewriting history. We’ve got Republican governors across this country pretending they didn’t shut down their states, that they didn’t close their beaches, that they didn’t mandate masks, that they didn’t get issue shelter-in-places. Now, I’m not picking fights with Republican governors. All I’m saying is that we need leaders with grit, that their first instinct is to make the right decision, that they don’t backtrack, and then try to fool you into the fact that they never made the wrong decision. So demand honesty from your leaders. Demand honesty from your leaders and make sure that every one of them is willing to make the tough decisions. South Dakota did not do any of those. We didn’t mandate. We trusted our people. Issued and told them that personal responsibility was the best answer.
Governor Kristi Noem: (13:20) And this is a short rundown of what’s happening in South Dakota right now I have the least amount of hours lost by any worker in the entire state, least amount of wages lost by any worker in this state, the least amount of businesses closed in the entire nation in South Dakota. My unemployment rate is 2.8% in the state of South Dakota. I have the fastest growing GDP rate in the nation. Texas in 2020 last quarter, their GDP rate was 7.5%. South Dakota’s? 9.9% in our state.
Governor Kristi Noem: (14:03) Thousands and thousands of people are moving to our state, and they’re moving there not because we have beaches and not for our weather. I don’t know why that’s shocking. They’re moving because they want to live somewhere where the government respects them. They want to be free, and they know they can do that in South Dakota. Hundreds of businesses are moving into our state. What we did in South Dakota is what conservatives have always said they believed. We just did it. And we proved that it works, that it works for families, it works for businesses, and it works for this country. So we will continue to make the tough decisions to make sure that we’re an example and that it is a story and a testimony we can tell to the rest of the country.
if the federal government’s going to fail to do their job, then governors are the ones who are going to have to step up and do it for them to protect this country.
Governor Kristi Noem: (11:41)
I need you to lead by example. South Dakota has been leading by example. When I ran for governor almost three years ago, I ran on the message that South Dakota could be an example to the nation. I had no idea it was going to happen during a pandemic, but we have to speak the truth as well. Now, South Dakota was the only state to never close a single business, the only state
Governor Kristi Noem: (12:31)
Thank you.
Governor Kristi Noem: (12:32)
We talk about rewriting history. Let’s talk about rewriting history. We’ve got Republican governors across this country pretending they didn’t shut down their states, that they didn’t close their beaches, that they didn’t mandate masks, that they didn’t get issue shelter-in-places. Now, I’m not picking fights with Republican governors. All I’m saying is that we need leaders with grit, that their first instinct is to make the right decision, that they don’t backtrack, and then try to fool you into the fact that they never made the wrong decision. So demand honesty from your leaders. Demand honesty from your leaders and make sure that every one of them is willing to make the tough decisions. South Dakota did not do any of those. We didn’t mandate. We trusted our people. Issued and told them that personal responsibility was the best answer.
Governor Kristi Noem: (13:20)
And this is a short rundown of what’s happening in South Dakota right now I have the least amount of hours lost by any worker in the entire state, least amount of wages lost by any worker in this state, the least amount of businesses closed in the entire nation in South Dakota. My unemployment rate is 2.8% in the state of South Dakota. I have the fastest growing GDP rate in the nation. Texas in 2020 last quarter, their GDP rate was 7.5%. South Dakota’s? 9.9% in our state.
Governor Kristi Noem: (14:03)
Thousands and thousands of people are moving to our state, and they’re moving there not because we have beaches and not for our weather. I don’t know why that’s shocking. They’re moving because they want to live somewhere where the government respects them. They want to be free, and they know they can do that in South Dakota. Hundreds of businesses are moving into our state. What we did in South Dakota is what conservatives have always said they believed. We just did it. And we proved that it works, that it works for families, it works for businesses, and it works for this country. So we will continue to make the tough decisions to make sure that we’re an example and that it is a story and a testimony we can tell to the rest of the country.
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