It's a sidestory, but that does't mean it's not fun

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[T]here was a little break-in at Katie Hobbs’ campaign office. Hobbs, Arizona’s secretary of state and Democratic candidate for governor, accused Republican opponent Kari Lake of causing this unfortunate event. 

In a statement released by Hobbs, she said, “Let's be clear: for nearly two years Kari Lake and her allies have been spreading dangerous misinformation and inciting threats against anyone they see fit. The threats against Arizonans attempting to exercise their constitutional rights and their attacks on elected officials are the direct result of a concerted campaign of lies and intimidation.” 

… Not learning their lesson, the media asked Lake for a response, and the Republican gubernatorial candidate went to work, calling the incident “Jussie Smollett part two" (via Washington Examiner):

“That is absolutely absurd. It sounds like a Jussie Smollett part two. You’re going to drag the people through something like this,” Lake said in response to a question from a CNN reporter following an event honoring first responders on Wednesday. 

“You’re letting a woman who has been running a terrible campaign direct you to a story like this? You know she is running a bad campaign," Lake added. 

The Phoenix Police Department said it is investigating a burglary at Hobbs’s campaign headquarters and determined items had been taken from the office Monday evening, although it did not clarify what was taken.

Tuesday they caught the burglar, and he turned out to be a recidivist junkie who had on the same night committed other burglaries on the commercial strip where Hobbs’ office is located. Did Hobbs apologize to her opponent, or did she fall back on the Democrats’ (only) election talking point, abortion?

What do you think?

Here’s Emily Litella in action:

“I’m not talking about, I’m not talking about the break-in today. I’m not talking about the break-in.” “I think access to safe and legal abortion is kind of a big deal and that’s what we’re here to talk about.”

If you care, here’s a little background on “Arizona McCord”:

The man suspected of burglarizing Hobbs’ campaign was in jail for another alleged burglary when he was arrested

Daniel Mota Dos Reis was already sitting in jail preparing to be released Wednesday night on unrelated burglary charges when an officer saw his image in a news story and recognized him, police said.

That officer then contacted the jail and had him re-arrested and recovered the items stolen from the Hobbs campaign and he was booked for one count of third-degree burglary.

Officers had been called to the Hobbs’ campaign office near Virginia and Central Avenues Tuesday afternoon and learned of the burglary that had happened “sometime during the night” before, according to Phoenix Police spokesman Sgt. Phil Krynsky.

Mota Dos Reis is believed to have been responsible for “a pair of commercial burglaries” that occurred along the Central Phoenix Corridor. It is not his first brush with the law.

*HERE SHE IS A WEEK AGO: