Posted on 05/01/2020 3:57:39 PM PDT by Libloather
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer defended her legal right to continue Michigan’s state of emergency Friday, calling the decision by the legislature not to extend it a political maneuver and the protests that erupted in the Capitol over the issue “disturbing.”
Referencing swastikas, Confederate flags and the firearms some of the protesters carried, Whitmer said the protests - during which participants stood shoulder-to-shoulder both inside and outside the Capitol, disregarding social distancing guidelines - don’t represent the majority of Michigan residents.
Whitmer said during a Friday news briefing she understands the frustration over the ongoing stay-at-home order to limit the spread of the coronavirus. But she rejected the notion that reopening the economy should be driven by politics, polling, protests or anything other than the latest data and determination from public health experts.
“We’re not in a political crisis, where we should just negotiate and find some common ground here,” she said. "We’re in a public health crisis. We’re in the midst of a global pandemic.”
Ahead of the governor’s comments, Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, R-Clark Lake, said in a statement that while many of the protest’s participants expressed their views safely and responsibly, several “used intimidation and the threat of physical harm to stir up fear and feed rancor.”
“Their actions hurt their cause and steal from the rights of others by creating an environment where responsible citizens do not feel safe enough to express themselves,” he said. “At best, those so-called protestors are a bunch of jackasses.”
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Trump did a public event today where he did not social distance either. The sand is shifting beneath her feet.
Gretch the wretch is on the middle of running a communist revolution.
Big booby Whitmer, thinks her chest says all.
“....calling the decision by the legislature not to extend it a political maneuver and the protests that erupted in the Capitol over the issue “disturbing.”
The only thing disturbing is this womans’ actions over the past few weeks.
Heil.... Heil.... Heil....
She excoriates protests, guns, Republicans in one fell swoop there. Sounds like she still wants to be Biden’s running mate
https://www.rightjournalism.com/video-proof-viral-michigan-pro-trump-swastika-photo-is-a-hoax/
She’s sticking with the swastika story, eh?
“Gretch the wretch”
Now that, right there..
Is a keeper.
Or Wretchin Gretchin.
“We’re in a public health crisis. We’re in the midst of a global pandemic.”
She is crazy. How to double her craziness? Make signs that say “In God we Trust”, and “Vote for [another female candidate].”
Disturbing is the point.
They should bring a guillotine to the protest
I foresee moderate Northbound traffic this weekend.
No speeding, signaling lane changes, very courteous drivers everywhere.
The summer cabins will be opened this weekend.
Now she knows a little bit more about how the British felt in 1775...
Keep pushing, Half-Whitmer and you'll know how they felt in 1783...
There are only two things that communists are afraid of: bullets and rope. Anything else is just a waste of time with these vile SOBs
she loves those suckers..you can tell...that blue dress she wore at her inauguration was hilarious...she does have a set...
I really believe this pandemic is being purposefully overblown. I saw a headline toady from The Daily Mail and it read:
“People with low levels of Vitamin D may be more likely to catch coronavirus and die from COVID-19 infection, study suggests”
I was led to believe by the media, Congress people and such that everyone would get it but this headline does not say that and it just got me thinking.
I just don’t believe these people anymore.
The election will be in pubbie hand this fall AND praying it also pulls John James over the finish line!!!
Well tyrants don’t like the peasants revolting.
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