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Ypsilanti mayor said she ‘would be crucified’ for not supporting a black commissioner. Her colleagues on council called her racist.
Mlive ^ | 06 20 2020 | Andrew Mullin

Posted on 06/20/2020 12:44:37 PM PDT by yesthatjallen

Ypsilanti Mayor Beth Bashert suggested recently that she had no choice but to support the reappointment of a black man to the city’s Human Relations Commission — despite absentee issues.

The color of his skin, not his performance was the key factor, Bashert indicated.

“Since I will be crucified if I vote against any black person on a commission, I’m going to vote yes,” Bashert said during a discussion on whether to reappoint Ka’Ron Gaines to the HRC at a June 16 public meeting on Zoom.

The comment drew immediate criticism.

Her colleagues said Bashert’s assertion wasn’t true, and said she needed to vote based on qualifications. Some asked for an apology, describing the comment as racist.

The mayor did not apologize after three council members criticized her comment, which led to a remark from Mayor Pro-Tem Lois Richardson.

“I said at the beginning of the meeting that we have a responsibility to call out racism when we see it and all of that is a very explicit display of racism,” Richardson said.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: bethbashert; blackliesmatter; blm; extortion; hrc; karongaines; loisrichardson; michigan; ypsilanti
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To: nwrep
The picture of Whit-less and the Mayor looks at LOT like Al Franken . . . Here's a pic of the Mayor and her "spouse":
21 posted on 06/20/2020 1:25:10 PM PDT by Charlemagne on the Fox
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To: yesthatjallen

I’m surprised she was so blunt about it...


22 posted on 06/20/2020 1:32:02 PM PDT by Hambone 1934
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To: yesthatjallen

Ka’Ron. Cute name. Has a nice ring to it. Hmm...I think I still prefer Da’vontae or Kaneisha (more traditional, biblical).


23 posted on 06/20/2020 1:48:42 PM PDT by Salvey
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To: Hambone 1934

I hear the conversation...

“Since I will be crucified if I vote against any black person on a commission, I’m going to vote yes”

The comment drew immediate criticism.

Her colleagues said Bashert’s assertion wasn’t true, and said she needed to vote based on qualifications. Some asked for an apology, describing the comment as racist.

“So you say On The Record that it’s not true, and i will not be crucified if I vote against a black person on a commission... Very Well then... Let us test that assertion. I vote NO...”

Then Watch the fireworks!!! LOL


24 posted on 06/20/2020 1:52:28 PM PDT by Samurai_Jack (Democrats are not the enemy, Republicans are not your friends. We're on our own folks!)
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To: antidemoncrat

Is she a lessbranium?

I sense an inordinate number of cats in her home.


25 posted on 06/20/2020 2:00:52 PM PDT by Flick Lives (My work's illegal, but at least it's honest. - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds)
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To: Samurai_Jack

LOL...What a great end run around political correctness....


26 posted on 06/20/2020 2:08:52 PM PDT by Hambone 1934
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To: yesthatjallen

Aaaaand, they proved her right.


27 posted on 06/20/2020 4:08:06 PM PDT by Crucial
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To: Salvey

Ka’Ron. Cute name. Has a nice ring to it. Hmm...I think I still prefer Da’vontae or Kaneisha (more traditional, biblical).
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Not enough apostrophes. Gotta have a lot of apostrophes.


28 posted on 06/20/2020 6:08:16 PM PDT by reformedliberal
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To: OrangeHoof

Re “she better vote for the black guy or she’s racist”.

How about the truth. “Jim, she’d better vote for the black guy or she’s dead”.


29 posted on 06/21/2020 12:00:24 AM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper (??)
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To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper

Politically, there’s no difference.


30 posted on 06/21/2020 7:44:17 AM PDT by OrangeHoof (Isaiah 5:20 "Woe to those who call evil good and good evil.")
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

31 posted on 06/21/2020 4:49:50 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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