Katie Hobbs (D) will not debate Kari Lake (R) for AZ Governor.
Kari Lake is the former local Fox News anchor who is not only a huge supporter of Trump, she is... well... a horrible choice for our state. That is the nicest thing I can say really.
The announcement was made Sunday by Hobbs' campaign manager Nicole DeMont.
The Republican primary debate was insane and made national headlines in a most horrible ,very bad way. Hobbs doesn't want a repeat crazy performance by Lake so she declined to debate.
"Unfortunately, debating a conspiracy theorist like Kari Lake – whose entire campaign platform is to cause enormous chaos and make Arizona the subject of national ridicule – would only lead to constant interruptions, pointless distractions, and childish name-calling," DeMont said in a statement. "Arizonans deserve so much better than Kari Lake, and that’s why we’re confident Katie Hobbs will be elected our next governor."
@laura-f I mean honestly that was not what I was saying at all. In fact I was saying the opposite. That it could be useful for a nation to have an institutional memory, a person who is there for the good times an the bad and can be a sort of sounding board.
The fact that she was there for 15 PMs and met 13 out of the last 14 Presidents, and probably similar numbers in other world leaders intrigues me.
I honestly think it makes a lot more sense to have stronger local democracy - where matters directly effect the people - and a more rapid response upper government. The thing is upper governments - federal, planetary, etc - don't need to cover day to day life things. But they do need to be strong enough to act when major events happen. Its why I am so against the whole "the federal government fades and states take up the majority" element that so many people here have - with our growing tech being able to impact the whole world you need MORE national and international and planetary operations, not less of them. We NEED the ability to act rapidly over increasingly vast scopes in a crisis and random local and state boundaries would hamper the ability to engage in safety mechanisms.
I'm actually all for super local democracy - local people having a say in the most local of matters - with state and regional and a planetary government having some representation but more the ability to act as needed when needed for the good of all. You can't have a vote in a crisis.
So yeah, I really hope that instead of a push back to "majority local" I hope we expand to "planetary". Let us have an actual global government capable of acting where and when needed in a crisis that our vaster in reach technology and our sheer numbers can cause.
BREAKING:
I've done storytelling and a little improv and a crap-ton of acting. Stand up has crossed my mind, the issue is that I get too tired at night these days, and to start out doing open mic slots at 2am on a Tuesday is just not something I can do at this age. And I don't know enough about things like TikTok to know what to do to be successful without harming myself.
C'est la vie...
@laura-f guess he spent all his money trying to destroy democracy, and now he is reduced to eating at Arby's. Oh well, Mr. MyPillowGuy has always been a little soft in the head.
Ladies and gentlemen, he's here all week. Remember to tip your waitress!
And more good news came from the last jobs report. Over 300K jobs added last month.
Rumor has it that most of those new jobs were for TFG/GOP grand juries.