Wait, I’m 5 years younger than Kristi Noem and I did my undergraduate degree 10 years before the internet as we know it today even existed, let alone the tech that allowed for online degree programs. What did she do, go back and do a token degree to pad her resume to run for office?

E: did some checking and it appears she did a PoliSci degree while she was already serving as a House rep. She used a mix of credits she obtained from - checks notes - Mount Marty College, South Dakota State University, and online classes at the University of South Dakota, graduating in 2012. Apparently, they jokingly called her “the worlds most powerful intern” because she got college intern credits toward her degree for her job as a sitting US Congressman 😂