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Cops Call on Democrat Katie Hobbs to Denounce Pro-Abortion Backers’ Defund Police Stance
Breitbart ^ | 16 Sep 2022 | NICK GILBERTSON

Posted on 09/19/2022 12:14:48 PM PDT by SoConPubbie

Katie Hobbs, the Democrat gubernatorial nominee in Arizona, remains silent after the Arizona Police Association (APA) called on her to denounce the “defund the police” positions of two pro-abortion groups that endorse her.

On Tuesday, APA President Justin Harris sent a letter to Hobbs, which was obtained by Fox News. It states that the “association is alarmed that your campaign has been endorsed by two groups, which openly support initiatives to ‘defund the police.'”

Harris notes that one of the groups is “Planned Parenthood in Arizona,” while Fox News reports the other to be NARAL Pro-Choice America. Hobbs, Arizona’s secretary of state, was “beyond honored to have the support of Planned Parenthood Arizona” after its endorsement announcement in May. Similarly, she said she was “proud to have NARAL Pro-Choice America’s” support in August.

A webpage entitled “Racial Justice,” which is part of a menu labeled “Intersectional Commitments and Supporting Policies” on NARAL Pro-Choice America’s website, states the group’s support of the defund the police movement:

NARAL Pro-Choice America supports the demands of the Movement for Black Lives, including defunding the police and investing in Black communities, which are a response to hundreds of years of systemic oppression and the failure of reforms to address urgent needs and injustices. Budgets reflect our priorities. As such, the call to defund the police is also a call for investment in Black communities—in urgent needs that are currently underfunded, like access to healthcare, education, social services, and more.

In 2020, Planned Parenthood’s Super PAC, the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, announced its backing of the defund the police movement:

Planned Parenthood Action Fund — in solidarity with patients, staff, and supporters — stands with the Movement for Black Lives’ call to defund the police. Defunding the police means investing less in militarizing police


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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: abortion; arizona; defundthepolice; genderdysphoria; homosexualagenda; karilake; katiehobbs; ketanjibrownjackson; paulryan; plannedparenthood; righttolife; roevswade; scotus; wisconsin

Will Reinart, a spokesman with the Republican Governor’s Association, slammed Hobbs in a statement, calling her “a defund the police Democrat.”

“Hobbs didn’t just accept Planned Parenthood of Arizona’s endorsement on the condition that she reject the support of law enforcement, she refused to comment on or condemn the policy when asked to do so by Arizona police.”

1 posted on 09/19/2022 12:14:48 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
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To: SoConPubbie

Oh oh, the HobbsIdiot spin on this should be interesting, interesting indeed.


2 posted on 09/19/2022 12:20:09 PM PDT by cranked
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To: SoConPubbie

The AZ gov race has become a game of Where’s Katie.


3 posted on 09/19/2022 12:20:27 PM PDT by lurk (u)
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To: lurk

It seems like most Dem candidates don’t want to debate their GOP opponents. Can’t really blame them.

Their leader, Biden, has effed up this country so badly, what are they going to say to make him, and themselves, convince anyone to vote for them?


4 posted on 09/19/2022 12:26:24 PM PDT by Signalman
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To: SoConPubbie

Isn’t it strange how Democrats call to “defund” your local police - over whom you still have some control, while not mentioning Federal police at all?

Its all about destroying the concept of limited and dispersed power, and pulling all power into Fed.gov and the DOJ - who have become America’s KGB.


5 posted on 09/19/2022 12:29:03 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: Signalman
It seems like most Dem candidates don’t want to debate their GOP opponents. Can’t really blame them.

When the steal is on, it truly is unnecessary for the DEMs to take risks. Brandon was one of the weakest candidates for POTUS in history, and yet, he sits in the White House, ruining the lives of Americans for good.

6 posted on 09/19/2022 12:31:24 PM PDT by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021 and beyond.)
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To: SoConPubbie
the “association is alarmed that your campaign has been endorsed by two groups, which openly support initiatives to ‘defund the police.'”

When you lie down with dogs ...

7 posted on 09/19/2022 12:33:28 PM PDT by ElkGroveDan (My tagline is in the shop.)
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8 posted on 09/19/2022 12:34:15 PM PDT by fidelis (👈 Under no obligation to respond to rude, ignorant, abusive, bellicose, and obnoxious posts.)
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