jc456
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good for Whitmer, about time someone did something. fk these power elites.This is how "that woman in Michigan" talks to the people who gave her the job. She wont be returning. I voted for Patrick Colbeck.
Matthew Seely, a spokesman for the Michigan Conservative Coalition, said the event is intended to be "nonpartisan."
"We are asking people to become united on this one issue — all Michiganders to say we've gone too far," he said. "We're responsible adults and can be trusted to go out in public."
Whitmer said it's "OK to be frustrated" and "angry."
"I've got thick skin," she said. "And I'm always going to defend your right to free speech. So, I just ask that those who are protesting these orders do so in a safe manner so you don't get sick and you don't subject our first responders to risk, either."Thanks for the "permission" to be angry 'mom'. This is what a true Nanny State looks like![]()
Michigan Gov. Whitmer faces fierce backlash over strict stay-at-home order
"We're responsible adults and can be trusted to go out in public," said one critic.www.nbcnews.com
In my opinion, this NBC "news piece," attacks Betsy Devos and her family, it is largely a hit piece, and not grounded in reality. They really seem to want to paint Whitmer in a favorable light. . . anyone want to guess why?
It deflects blame from Whitmer's terrible policy and populist rage against her authoritarian nonsense.
". . . Nick Wasmiller, a spokesperson for the DeVos family, said the family hasn’t funded the protest and hasn’t offered prior support to the Michigan Conservative Coalition.![]()
Whitmer links Betsy DeVos to upcoming coronavirus stay-at-home order protest; organizers say she’s not involved
Supporters of an upcoming “traffic jam” aimed at protesting Michigan’s stay-at-home order say U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has no connection to the event.www.mlive.com
“They understand the frustration of fellow Michiganders, however, as elements of the governor’s top-down approach appear to go beyond public safety," he said. "Michigan deserves competent governance – not baseless attacks.”
Betsy DeVos “has nothing to do with that protest,” said Tony Daunt, executive director of the Michigan Freedom Fund.
Daunt said the extent of the Michigan Freedom Fund’s involvement so far was to spend $250 promoting the protest on social media, and said Whitmer “is recklessly playing politics" instead of answering to concerns from constituents about the stay-at-home order.
“She’s seeking to distract from the fact that thousands of people are upset from these actions by suggesting this is only happening because people are bought off,” he said. “It’s offensive.”
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Whitmer praises Amway donations one day after taking aim at Betsy DeVos
Whitmer appeared to suggest DeVos was tied to a planned protest of her stay-at-home order.www.mlive.com
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In unusual session, Michigan lawmakers OK 23-day extension of coronavirus state of emergency
On Tuesday, lawmakers and members of the public entering the Capitol for session went through a temperature check and screening for COVID-19 symptoms at the door.www.mlive.com
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With Michigan’s coronavirus stay-at-home order extended, frustration builds over what’s been deemed non-essential
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer extended the order through the end of April.www.mlive.com
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Operation Gridlock
Causes event in Lansing, MI by Michigan Conservative Coalition and Michigan Freedom Fund on Wednesday, April 15 2020 with 16K people interested and 4K...www.facebook.com