There is some serious nuttiness in the American southwest right now. It’s not limited to Arizona, unfortunately, but it is crescendoing in the Kari Lake race for governor.
Lake has taken out all the stops and has pledged herself to be the “fake news’ worse nightmare.” And what qualifies as fake? How about we start out with the signs in front of her which say “Kari Lake Governor” and not “Kari Lake For Governor” which is in fact the case?
But no mention is made of that. No, Lake is too busy going ballistics on her former colleagues for not giving her a lot of free publicity (one assumes) for a recent Fox News poll which shows Lake 11 points ahead.
Unhinged Kari Lake calls an “emergency” press conference with supposedly major news, then proceeds to berate the members of the press. You know what, you follow her around for the circus, you get what you get. You guys obviously enjoy it, because you keep coming back for more. pic.twitter.com/fOQIhoKQeb
— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) October 28, 2022
And it gets weirder still. Naturally.
There’s a conspiracy under every rock in Arizona. And they got a lot of rocks. pic.twitter.com/naVfzkPowW
— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) October 28, 2022
I’m trying to find out what Kirk is talking about (although, believe me, if Charlie Kirk said it, the likelihood of it being “real” is slim to none.) My knee jerk reaction at this time is that Lake is trying to set the stage to scream STOLEN ELECTION! when and if she loses.
The stories I’m finding on the Fox News site are about Katie Hobbs’ office being burglarized, etc.
The larger point to be made here is, Lake wants to manipulate information because she sees that as the clear way to power.
In truth, if the poll is right, who cares if it’s publicized or not? If she’s got a substantial lead and she’s going to win, so be it. She’ll do that press or no press, if the votes are there. This is a clear manipulation to take charge of the narrative and play the victim card.
This will get a lot worse the next 12 days. That’s about the only thing you can say with certainty about this race, is that it will get stranger still, but then we knew that going in.
In the south we call someone like her a bitch on wheels.
In the north we call her our “crazy aunt” and hide her in the attic.
In the rest of the USA where we don’t procreate with our siblings, we call her an answer to prayers.
I’m sorry. Lake is exactly who you’d expect to be the preferred choice of the folks who procreate with their siblings.
I’ve heard of folks praying for rain, I’ve heard of them praying for sun, but this is the first I’ve heard of someone praying for an earthquake, a wildfire, and a giant asteroid to hit the same place at the same time.
If people like her are the answer to your prayers, you’ve been praying to a monkey’s paw.