'Stupidity Is a Badge of Honor': How Kristi Noem Follows in the 'Grand Tradition of Sarah Palin'

'Is she really this brainless?' Feminist writer digs into Noem's 'bimbo' act

Reacting to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's performance before a Senate committee earlier in the week, feminist columnist Amanda Marcotte suggested it was likely an act –– but questions will rightfully linger.In a clip that went viral, Noem missed defining what habeas corpus means by a mile, which earned her not only a schooling from Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH), but a flood of derision on social media.According to Marcotte,…

'Stupidity is a badge of honor': How Kristi Noem follows in the 'grand tradition of Sarah Palin'

Salon Senior writer Amanda Marcotte says President Donald Trump's Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement adores a “bimbo."“In the world of MAGA, stupidity is a badge of honor for both sexes, but the heads of women need to be thoroughly empty,” Marcotte writes. “Book learning, in MAGA-land, is for lesbians and cat ladies. Intelligence gets in the way of the true duties of MAGA womanhood: keeping up your highly artificial appearance and, crucial…

Kristi Noem and the legacy of the proud MAGA bimbo

The legacy of Sarah Palin lives on