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Political Calendar: Week of May 17, 2020
May 17, 2020
The Political Calendar is posted on Sundays. Please send us notice of your political events prior to the Sunday before your event 7 days would be most helpful). See the calendar icon in the right-hand column of the blog page for easy access to the calendar. Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Note: For … Read more
Unaccountable: fourth Inspector General fired in a retaliatory discharge
May 16, 2020
Update to Unaccountable: Trump declares war on the inspector generals (lede): Like a mob boss, Donald Trump believes that he should never be held accountable for his actions by anyone, especially by those gumshoe government inspectors whose job it is to protect the public interest in the inspector generals office. In recent days, Trump has … Read more
Curious timing: insider trading scandal, or retaliation for Senate Intel Russia report (updated)
May 16, 2020
Several U.S. senators are currently under investigation for possible insider trading in their personal finances, including Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee. This week, the Justice Department ramped up its investigation of Burr by obtaining a subpoena from the court to seize the senator’s cell phone. This is a BFD. Burr steps aside … Read more
The Stable Genius said a Vaccine for the Coronavirus may not be Necessary and Testing is the reason there are so many COVID 19 Cases
May 15, 2020
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Watch the video link below starting at about the two-minute mark. AZ Blue Meanie has already reported on part of this. The Stable Genius actually said that testing is overrated and the reason there are more Coronavirus cases in the country This is not made up. This is insane. The President of the United States … Read more
(UPDATED) Dr. Jill Biden Holds Virtual Meetings with Arizona Democratic Activists and Educators
May 15, 2020
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Dr. Jill Biden is an exceptional spokesperson for her husband, the 2020 Democratic Presumptive Presidential Nominee. On Thursday, May 14, 2020, the former Second Lady of the United States met and talked with Arizona Democratic Activists and Educators in two Thursday afternoon virtual group events. In an earlier morning virtual session, Dr. Biden held an … Read more
Trump has abandoned a response to the pandemic, falls back to gaslighting America (updated)
May 15, 2020
Last Friday, Donald Trump returned to his magical thinking about the COVID-19 pandemic from February when he said that the virus would just go away: Feb. 10: “Now, the virus that we’re talking about having to do — you know, a lot of people think that goes away in April with the heat — as … Read more
The Mayors of Flagstaff, Phoenix, and Tucson do not Think Reopening the State is a Good Idea
May 14, 2020
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UPDATE 5/25: Thank you for reading BlogForArizona. If you are interested in this topic, you may also be interested in reading: Proof Ducey’s Lying: Arizona’s NOT Ready to Re-Open Tomorrow (May 15, 2020,) the full Stay at Home Proclamation in Arizona mandated by Governor Doug Ducey to help mitigate the spread of the Coronavirus will … Read more
Only 2 Republican Candidates Left for 3 Corporation Commission Seats; Write-Ins?
May 14, 2020
In a stunning development tonight, the Arizona Supreme Court removed Kim Owens from the ballot for the Corporation Commission. This leaves the GOP with only two candidates for the three Commissioner seats up for election. The four Justices* said that Superior Court Judge Timothy Thomason erred in allowing Owens to resurrect 172 signatures that County … Read more
