OF THE MOMENT
A collection of voices, tweets and posts from the week.
TWEETS OF THE WEEK
Doug Ducey
@DougDucey
Today I congratulated Governor-elect Katie Hobbs on her victory in a hardfought race and offered my full cooperation as she prepares to assume the leadership of the State of Arizona.
Gov-Elect Katie Hobbs
@katiehobbs
This morning I met w/ Gov. @DougDucey to discuss the peaceful transfer of leadership of the State of Arizona. I’m so grateful for the support & guidance of @9thFloorAZ as we facilitate a smooth transition into our administration so we can begin working on behalf of all Arizonans
Blake Masters
@bgmasters
Every member of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors should lose their job. If they had any honor, they would resign in disgrace. They all deserve to be recalled by the voters, and investigated by the AG (pray that @AbrahamHamadeh makes it in).
THEY SAID IT
“I love playing basketball and whatever comes with basketball. Other than that ... got some chicken and turkey marinating right now . ... Put that in the oven for tomorrow. It didn't hurt me. It didn't take anything out of my pocket, and I didn't react. I'm making sure I stay solid. They're not getting (to) me."
— Deandre Ayton
Phoenix Suns (after shoved to floor by Patrick Beverley in Suns-Lakers rivalry)
“From this whole group, I’m gonna ask two things moving forward. Make sure moving forward nobody has to stand in front of the media and answer any questions about dumb s--- off the field, one. And two, effort on the field. Everybody got me?”
— Arizona Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury
In this week’s episode of “Hard Knocks,” speaking to his team about the off-field misconduct that has plagued them.
“Instead of offering a helping hand from a position of strength and trying to share the throne together ... an unstable and insecure America is more likely to anxiously try and prevent China from playing catch-up.”
— Andy Lagenkamp
The Hill
“Culturally and personally, we ought gradually to reorient ourselves toward moral excellence, pursuing fairness, resilience, and compassion, recognizing that victimhood is not a virtue.” — Richard Gunderman, M.D.
Indiana University