Republican Gov. Doug Ducey of Arizona has refused to meet with the leaders of the teacher movement known as #RedforEd but had time this weekend to meet with the Arizona Patriot Movement, where he posed happily for photos. As you can see in the photo here, he's all smiles as a woman in the movement flashes the White Power sign. This “Patriot” group is the same one that had a member who allegedly burglarized a Tempe mosque, streaming the act live on Facebook and consequently making national headlines. (www.google.com/...)
This action by Ducey insults not only Arizona’s growing minority population, but also is a slap in the face to educators across the state, who are entering Day 3 of their teacher walkout tomorrow. Ducey refuses to meet with teacher leaders of the walkout, but has plenty of time to meet with the Alt Right. Let that sink in. November can't come soon enough.
Update:
- Kelly Ward, who is running to replace Sen. Jeff Flake, was also at this same event. Oh, and here's another picture from the event with the White Power sign being flashed by two people, as Gov. Ducey is once again all smiles.
- In normal times, this would be making national headlines and people on both sides of the aisle would denounce Ducey for meeting with such a vile group. Sadly, this is barely making a blip here or anywhere. My times have really changed.