LOL This Fucking Guy

By David Boddiger  |  July 6, 2019 | 8:48pm
State News

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, the guy who
went on a Twitter rampage last Tuesday over Nike’s decision to pull its Betsy
Ross Fourth of July sneakers, and the guy who vowed to quash $1 million in
incentives for the company to bring a manufacturing facility to the state,
apparently can’t live without his Nikes.

Or maybe he’s just another Republican politician claiming
the mantle of patriotism by latching onto the
latest racist campaign targeting private businesses over decisions they
make out of respect for people of color.

At 2 a.m. local time on Tuesday, Ducey posted a thread of
nine tweets saying he was “embarrassed for Nike.”

“Instead of celebrating American history the week of our
nation’s independence, Nike has apparently decided that Betsy Ross is unworthy,
and has bowed to the current onslaught of political correctness and historical
revisionism,” he wrote.

“Nike has made its decision, and now we’re making ours. I’ve
ordered the Arizona Commerce Authority to withdraw all financial incentive
dollars under their discretion that the State was providing for the company to
locate here,” he added.

Here’s the thread:

Two days later, Ducey was photographed at a Fourth of July
barbecue wearing Nike shoes. The photo was shared on Twitter by the Coconino County Democrats.

In case you didn’t click on it, here’s a closer look at his feet:

To be clear, the
criticism here isn’t that Ducey is wearing Nikes—he can wear any fucking type
of shoes he wants to. What’s laughable is that a) he’s a hypocrite and b) he’s
willing to risk hundreds of local jobs over a political stunt that makes him
look patriotic to racist voters, but then does it half-ass. MAGA!

That probably shouldn’t surprise anyone, though, since
Ducey’s Twitter account is plastered with GOP patriotism porn. But at least
make some kind of effort, dude. Maybe keep one shoe and burn
the other? Stick your feet on the grill? I don’t know.

A spokesman for Ducey offered a sarcastic
response to a request for comment by Business Insider: “Really? Yes, the
governor owns Nikes. Stop the presses.”

They’re stopped.

 
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