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The architect of the Project 2025 manifesto for remaking the federal government to serve Donald Trump allegedly told colleagues that he killed a neighbor's dog with a shovel because it was a nuisance.

Kevin Roberts, who is now president of the right-wing Heritage Foundation, told New Mexico State University colleagues and dinner guests that he killed the pit bull around 2004 because it was barking and bothering his family, according to sources who attended a dinner at his home and described the incident to The Guardian.

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A professor and her spouse also recalled hearing a similar account directly from Roberts, then a NMSU history professor, at a dinner at his home, while three other professors say they heard the story around that time from colleagues who got it directly from Roberts. None of the sources say they asked him to provide additional details about an incident they found to be unsettling.


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[–] [email protected] 64 points 5 days ago (1 children)

So the threat to people's pets was not in fact Haitians but republicans themselves? Amazing.

[–] MrFappy 5 points 4 days ago

It’s always projection. Every single time you hear a repub talk about kids getting molested, you can automatically assume that they have done so countless times. If you hear them talk about ruining jobs or the economy, you can be confident that they’ve worked to do so themselves at great length. This is just another addition to the pile.

[–] [email protected] 57 points 5 days ago (2 children)

None of the sources say they asked him to provide additional details about an incident they found to be unsettling.

It appears this conservative was happy to recount the event in which he violently massacred a noisy dog, but his various academic audiences never wanted to hear too much about it.

Because, naturally, gruesome acts are unsettling - to put it mildly.

And this is the pious architect of the manifesto dictating how we should lead our lives.

[–] FuglyDuck 31 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I work nights and my neighbor got a pandemic puppy. When he returned to the office, that bunny was getting separation anxiety pretty hard. Barking his cute little head off.

I certainly understand the frustration.

In my case I left a note and brought the pupper in to nap with me, though. Snuggled right up and passed out.

These dog murdering assholes? Deserve getting the shovel rammed up their ass.

(They subsequently went to doggy day care…. Booo)

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 days ago

I hope the owner of the dog seeks bloody and brutal retribution, if someone did that to one of my dogs theyd have to be burried in mason jars.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Conservatives, they're shooting the dogs, cutting the whales, they're hitting, they're hitting the pets of the people that live there. And this is what's happening in our country, and it's a shame. 😔

[–] captainlezbian 3 points 4 days ago

Decapitating a whale is impressive. Not good impressive, but still I wouldn’t know where to start

[–] [email protected] 35 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Republicans love killing pets and claiming others are. Strange how they protest everything they like

[–] ChocoboRocket 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

More weird than strange if you ask me.

That fascist sure group is a really weird bunch!

[–] Nastybutler 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Killing dogs is fine with them, but eating them is an affront to everything they pretend to hold dear

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

They should ask RFK jr what he thinks about dog eating.

[–] DandomRude 24 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

I don't really get why it takes news like this for people to understand that all those involved with this political program can't be good people.

I mean Hitler was a dog lover. Does that make him a good person? I don't think so.

[–] Passerby6497 9 points 4 days ago

I mean Hitler was a dog lover.

He also carried a dog whip with him and would beat his dog with it. Wouldn't exactly call that a dog lover.

[–] Veneroso 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

I mean.

Pro: liked dogs.

Pro: artist.

Con: kissing cousin.

Con: Holocaust.

Pro: Killed Hitler.

Obligatory /s

[–] solomon42069 6 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I think you went a bit far there..

Pro: kissing cousin

Signed, George Michael Bluth

[–] Veneroso 2 points 3 days ago

Happy cake day

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

More pros than cons, it's conclusive Hitler was good.

/s

[–] [email protected] 27 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

What is it about the reactionary mind that makes dog murder not only not a shameful story that one might want to keep to oneself, but a story you actually want to tell others or even put in a book?

[–] Carmakazi 24 points 5 days ago

It shows that you're not shackled by empathy and are willing to "do what needs to be done."

Meaning hurt the right people.

[–] Rapidcreek 21 points 5 days ago

These people cannot stop killing dogs. What is going on?

[–] Treczoks 21 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Psychopaths, all of them. GOP = Grumpy old psychopaths.

[–] WhatAmLemmy 5 points 5 days ago

Gustapo of Psychopaths

[–] Veneroso 13 points 4 days ago

Fuck people who hurt animals in particular.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

Now we know why Trump was all about pet safety!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

So, all these people went to this assholes house and listened to him brag about killing a dog with a shovel and never thought to mention it to the police (even anonymously)? I would say that makes them ~~compliant~~ complicit, and no better than him.

Also amazing how these holier than thou people are just absolutely disgusting people once you know anything about them.

Edit - Spell check doing its thing.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I think you want complicit here rather than compliant.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

lol yep .. curse you spell check!

[–] barsquid 1 points 4 days ago

I don't know how that person is still alive after killing someone's dog.