AZ Gov. Hobbs (D) wants to allow anti-Semitism to be taught in AZ public schools

Democrat Gov. Kathie Hobbs vetoed bill banning anti-Semitism to be taught in public schools.

She called the law an ‘attack on teachers’ and claimed it would have had a limited impact in combatting bigotry, and after all, what's a little good ole fashion Jew hatred amongst comrades, eh?

The bill would have banned the teaching of Jew hatred material in the state's public schools, community colleges, and universities.

House Bill 2867, sponsored by Republican representative Michael Way, cleared the legislature last week by a margin of 33-20 with the backing of several Democrats who fail to hate Jews and others with immutable characteristics.

If implemented, it would have banned the teaching or promotion of anti-Semitism in public school, requiring students to advocate for anti-Semitic positions and make it a specific offense for teachers to provide anti-Semitic professional guidance or call for the genocide of any group.

But for Hobbs and her ilk, it's simply not fair to have blood libels and general anti-Semitism stifled.

The bill was based on the IHRA definition of antisemitism, which critics, including some Jewish organizations in the state, posit that it could compromise teachers’ ability to provide comprehensive Holocaust education and could stifle legitimate criticism of Israel and discussion of Middle Eastern affairs.

In particular, some pointed to the clause in the definition which labels the claim “that the existence of a State of Israel is a racist endeavor” as an example of Jew-hate, which, it turns out, is a belief held by racists who refuse to allow a Jewish State to exist.

However, it was the bill’s provision for teachers to be made personally liable to lawsuits against them if they violated the regulations that prompted Hobbs to strike it down at the final hurdle.

The bill would have allowed complainants to sue teachers directly, rather than school districts, and compel the individual educators to cover the costs of the case.

In a letter explaining her veto, Hobbs wrote: “Unfortunately this bill is not about anti-Semitism; it’s about attacking our teachers.

"It puts an unacceptable level of personal liability in place for our public school, community college, and university educators and staff, opening them up to threats of personally costly lawsuits.”

I suppose she has a point there, but what would Hobbs say about an Arizona teacher explaining to the class that the prophet of Islam was a pedophile, [if that's what the teacher believed based on Mohammed having married a 6-year-old] and consummating the marriage when the child, Alisha, was 9?

And what would Hobbs say about Islamic blasphemy laws that call for the death of those who leave Islam, or burn a Koran, or say negative things about Mohammed, or even draw a picture of Mo?

If she would agree that teachers have the right to teach about all religions in a manner they believe is correct, then her veto is reasonable, but my gut tells me different. My gut also tells me that religion needs to be taught in a different venue, not in the public schools, but teaching about the Holocaust isn't about religion, it's about the hatred of a group of people guilty of being born into the Jewish religion.

To be fair, Hobbs' office took measures to combat anti-Semitism, including expanding Holocaust education requirements in schools and appropriating funding for a Holocaust education centre in the state capital of Phoenix, saying it “was a powerful reminder that the most effective way to combat antisemitism is through education, empathy, and community.” Her letter also included a message from Lori Shepherd, executive director of the Tucson Jewish Museum and Holocaust Center, who said the bill was “not the answer” to the issues faced by the state’s Jewish community.

"While I support the need to fight hate and anti-Semitism, the bill’s vague language and punitive approach send a dangerous message to teachers: avoid controversy, or face a courtroom,” she added.

To be even fairer, we all know about the dirty secret that has bubbled up to the surface like a turd in a cesspool: open anti-Semitism. It's coming to a town near you, if it hasn't already arrived.

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AZ Dem. Gov. Katie Hobbs celebrates the proposition to kill babies

Katie Hobbs celebrates amendment to kill babies

On Monday, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs (D) says she "celebrates" Proposition 139 passing which amends the AZ Constitution to enshrine the fundamental right to an abortion. Safe, legal and rare is now a distant memory. Now it's a religion of sorts where women celebrate their abortions, some as many as 40 or more, and wear tee shirts to shout their abortion.

But it's a coverup.

I'm not a woman nor do I dress as one and claim to be, yet I believe intuitively that a woman who kills her unborn baby, will suffer for it in the future because of their motherly instinct. And yes, that's a real thing.

It is not time to celebrate Proposition 139, Governor Hobbs, it's a time to bow our heads at the legal action taken against the most vulnerable and the harm it will render to the mothers who had their babies killed.

Yes, as simply put as that.

The real reason Proposition 139 was penned is to overturn Arizona's common sense safety standards that protect both the unborn children and the well-being and lives of their mothers. Now it not only legalizes abortion until birth, but it puts safety procedures and standards at risk.

And simply put: it's wrong and not to be celebrated.

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AZ Gov's press secretary "resigns" after being outed by a pro-violence tweet against "transphobes"

After being ratioed on Twitter, the press secretary for Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) no longer has a job. The Urban Dictionary defines ratioed as when "a reply to a tweet gets more likes than the tweet it was replying to, usually indicating the unpopularity or stupidity of the original tweet."

Hobbs' press secretary Josselyn Berry tweeted just hours after the 28-year-old woman with gender dysphoria opened fire at the Covenant School in Nashville. The post by Berry suggested that people who are "transphobic" [a word invented by the left to stop all discussion about transgender people grooming children, for example] should be shot. 

Well, on Wednesday Berry resigned.

Berry's tweet included a GIF of the late Gena Rowlands in a scene from the movie "Gloria," where she is pointing two revolver handguns.

Arizona GOPers correctly accused Berry of inciting violence and called on Hobbs to fire her.

"Calling for violence is NEVER acceptable," the Arizona Freedom Caucus tweeted. "@GovernorHobbs Press Sec. tweeting about shooting political opponents on the same day a trans activist shoots up a school is nothing short of vile & heartless. There is no room for this in AZ Fire @joss_berry Now"

Arizona state Rep. Austin Smith tweeted, "Fire @joss_berry. Calling for violence from the 9th floor is beneath the office she is supposed to serve."

"Please contact @katiehobbs' office and respectfully demand that she fire her press secretary, Josselyn Berry, who posted an inciteful [sic] meme calling for the murder of transphobes," tweeted Arizona Women of Action. "Pray for a peaceful resolution."

The offending post from Berry, a Democratic operative and spokesperson for Hobbs, was later removed from Twitter for violating the site’s rules against inciting violence.

"The Governor does not condone violence in any form. This administration holds mutual respect at the forefront of how we engage with one another. The post by the Press Secretary is not reflective of the values of the administration. The Governor has received and accepted the resignation of the Press Secretary," the governor's office told ABC15 in a statement.

Somehow it has become acceptable to some on the Left to incite violence on those with different opinions, especially the religious right.

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Maricopa County judge orders 2-day trial in Kari Lake's election suit

Kari Lake's lawsuit filed on December 9th in Maricopa County, Arizona regarding the gubernatorial election will go to trial, as ruled by a judge Monday. Lake alleges that “hundreds of thousands of illegal ballots infected” the Nov. 8 election, which led to Hobbs being declared the winner. The suit apparently “contains more than 270 exhibits of evidence.” 

Lake’s suit also relies on expert witness testimony:

We have 270 exhibits of evidence

Our whistleblowers are people who were intimately involved in the process

Every one of them is willing to speak to these facts under the penalty of perjury

We have the facts,we have the law, & we have precedent on our side

We also have faith.

— Kari Lake War Room (@KariLakeWarRoom) December 19, 2022

Last week Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson agreed to allow Lake’s legal team to “inspect a small number of printed and early ballots from the election. The inspection includes 50 that were marked ‘spoiled’ on Election Day.” That inspection is scheduled to begin today, Tuesday, December 20, so grab your popcorn and sit back.

After a Monday hearing the judge tossed eight of the claims in Lake’s lawsuit while allowing two to remain alleging an intentional plot by election officials to manipulate the election in favor of Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, the Democratic opponent.

 In two separate orders, he ruled that a two-day trial will take place before Jan. 2, and that Hobbs and County Recorder Stephen Richer would be required to testify as Lake requested.

The ruling stated that Lake has “alleged intentional misconduct sufficient to affect the outcome of the election and thus has stated an issue of fact that requires going beyond the pleadings,” and that at trial Lake must show that the county’s serendipitous printer malfunctions were intentional and designed to affect the election results, and that the actions “did actually affect the outcome.”

Hobbs’ attorneys argued that “Lake’s case should be thrown out because it doesn’t adhere to state standards for a valid election complaint” and asked for sanctions against Lake and her attorneys:

Kurt Olsen, one of Lake’s attorneys, meanwhile portrayed the lawsuit as an expose of systemic problems, failures and possible illegal acts by election officials that led to “massive failure” at the polling stations and “tens of thousands” of disenfranchised voters.

Lake’s attorneys include Bryan Blehm, who was a lawyer for Cyber Ninjas, the contractor hired by the state Senate for its review of the 2020 election, and Kurt Olsen, a Washington, D.C., lawyer who recently was ordered to pay sanctions in a federal suit brought by Lake and Finchem that a judge said contained frivolous and baseless claims.

Olsen said the judge should take the affidavit seriously of  “top cyber expert” Clay Parikh, whose analysis concluded that the county’s “system-wide” failures could only be explained by intentional manipulation of county officials. 

An analysis “based on science” also showed that 15,000 to 29,000 votes were disenfranchised, Olsen said, without having consulted Doctor Anthony Fauci, who is science, nor Doctor Jill Biden who is one of the world's most eminent doctors. 

Olsen also claimed the county mysteriously “found” 25,000 “extra voters” two days after the polls closed, which adds to the serendipity of the election for Hobbs.

Lake will update the crowd at Turning Point USA’s AMFEST in Phoenix Tuesday, she said.

I will be taking the stage tomorrow at #AmFest2022 to update America on our huge win in Court today. I promise you — this is one speech you do not want to miss. BE THERE.

— Kari Lake (@KariLake) December 20, 2022

Stay tuned, my faithful GOPers. This is going to be quite interesting.

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