On the right-wing network Real America’s Voice, which is essentially what Fox News would be if they wore their Hitler Underoos on the outside of their pants, Lake confidently asserted that she was the “duly elected governor” of Arizona. Because why the fuck not, huh?
LAKE: “It gets worse, I mean, with President Trump they did this in the middle of the night, and our movement was so big and so powerful that they couldn’t just do this in the middle of the night. They had to pull out all the stops and do this in broad daylight so everyone saw it. The way we get it changed is we get the real governor, the duly elected governor, myself in there to work with lawmakers to change our laws, put some teeth into the laws, and frankly we need to recall every one of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors.”
Okay then! Guess “duly elected governor” means something different these days. Wait! I see it now: Delusionally elected governor. Whew! I thought I’d lost all touch with reality for a moment.
Of course, not only is Lake not the duly elected governor of Arizona, she’s been rebuked by the courts for being a public nuisance. A judge threw out her lawsuit challenging the election and ordered her to pay Hobbs more than $33,000 in legal fees.
Who knows where Lake goes now, other than the very bottom of the dustbin of history? Or maybe she can find a little nook to nest in at Mar-a-Lago, where she can be tasked with guarding stolen nuclear documents like a super-upbeat bridge troll.
I mean, anything is better than this, right?