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Michigan state lawmaker dies of suspected coronavirus infection
The Hill ^ | 03/29/20 10:24 PM EDT | JOHN BOWDEN

Posted on 04/04/2020 9:37:44 PM PDT by robowombat

Michigan state lawmaker dies of suspected coronavirus infection BY JOHN BOWDEN - 03/29/20 10:24 PM EDT

Michigan state Rep. Isaac Robinson (D) died on Sunday due to a suspected coronavirus infection, according to his family.

His mother, former state Rep. Rose Mary Robinson (D), confirmed Robinson's death in a statement to 7 Action News, a local ABC affiliate.

"I called EMS, they took him to Receiving at 6 a.m. and he was dead by 11," she added to local news affiliate Crain's Detroit Business.

Robinson, 44, was unmarried and previously served as a political director for the Teamsters Union, according to Crain's.

"Rep. Isaac Robinson had a huge heart, a quick wit, and a genuine passion for the people. I am very sad to hear of his passing. He was a fierce advocate for Detroiters and people across Southeast Michigan," Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) tweeted on Sunday.

"He dedicated his career to ensuring justice and security for those he served, and the impact he had on his community will continue to be felt for years to come. Rep. Robinson will be missed by many, including me. It was an honor to serve the people of Michigan alongside him," she added. The coronavirus outbreak, which has sickened more than 130,000 nationwide, has killed more than 130 people in the state of Michigan. The disease often presents as a form of pneumonia, which can be deadly.


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: isaacrobinson; localnews; maryrobinson; michigan; moreoldnews
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To: ltc8k6
He was not tested, so he may not have had it.

Doesn't matter. If they suspect it was COVID-19, it will be recorded as such regardless of the actual cause.

21 posted on 04/05/2020 4:17:41 AM PDT by Fresh Wind ("We're not going to make America great again. It was never that great." Andrew Cuomo)
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To: Fresh Wind

If that is indeed what’s happening, WuFlu death stats are worthless.


22 posted on 04/05/2020 4:30:12 AM PDT by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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To: mewzilla

More here:

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/covid-19.htm

And here (via the previous link, with several sample death certificates):

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvss/vsrg/vsrg03-508.pdf


23 posted on 04/05/2020 4:32:48 AM PDT by Fresh Wind ("We're not going to make America great again. It was never that great." Andrew Cuomo)
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To: DarthVader

Yep, a guy that big probably has at least a 2/3 chance of being diabetic, and then have other underlying health conditions. Even though he was only 44, he was not the type to think about when somebody says “oh my god, he was so young and healthy”. If he smoked, catching the virus may have been a death sentence.

Also, to me, this is strange that he was a member of this fraternity:

https://www.watchtheyard.com/sigmas/phi-beta-sigma-isaac-robinson/

One of these pictures I believe is with this man Marco McMillian:

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/mississippi-town-stunned-slaying-mayoral-candidate-article-1.1275690

McMillian, who was black, had forged ties while serving for four years as international executive director of the historically black Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. Photos on McMillian’s website and Facebook page show him with a younger Barack Obama, former President Bill Clinton and with U.S. Rep. John Lewis, a Georgia Democrat.

Maybe total coincidence, but I doubt this is a simple story.....


24 posted on 04/05/2020 4:45:53 AM PDT by machman
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To: robowombat
(D)😎
25 posted on 04/05/2020 4:50:39 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: machman

He was probably as queer as a 3-dollar bill.

Weird. His family said he had been having breathing problems for days before he went to the hospital?


26 posted on 04/05/2020 4:53:12 AM PDT by VeniVidiVici (Gays can give blood but I can't)
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To: Fresh Wind

“Doesn’t matter. If they suspect it was COVID-19, it will be recorded as such regardless of the actual cause.”

Just like “smoking related” deaths...if you smoked one cigarette in 1960 it would be recorded as a smoking death in 2020 no mwttervfc the actual cause.


27 posted on 04/05/2020 4:56:30 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: headstamp 2

suspected means they do not really know


28 posted on 04/05/2020 4:57:21 AM PDT by dforest (Just shut up Obama. Maybe everyone should just shut up. Particularly Mutt Romney)
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To: Fresh Wind

“Doesn’t matter. If they suspect it was COVID-19, it will be recorded as such regardless of the actual cause.”

Only the family suspects CV-19, there is no indication that the doctors suspect it.


29 posted on 04/05/2020 5:31:16 AM PDT by ltc8k6 ( .)
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To: headstamp 2
They did say he had a "huge heart"...that can't be normal...

Sick jokes aside, I hope his loved ones get comfort from the Lord...my daughter is a nurse and said they are having such cases of younger, supposedly "safer", folks dying in short periods of time which adds to the "mystique" of the bug...I'd wager that a number of them had un-diagnosed "other issues" but we may not ever know what some of the factors might be.

30 posted on 04/05/2020 5:31:46 AM PDT by trebb (Don't howl about illegal leeches, or Trump in general, while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
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To: Truthoverpower
He should have got Hydroxy Cloromine. Or silver ! Kill the viruses!! Kill Them dead !!!

Hydroxychloroquine. And please stop with the 'silver' quackery. How many people have you potentially hurt spreading foolishness like that?
31 posted on 04/05/2020 5:35:21 AM PDT by farming pharmer
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To: SmokingJoe; calenel
“Suspected coronavirus infection” eh?
Say, whatever did people ever die of before coronavirus?
Fake news strikes again

https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3831710/posts?page=344#344

Thanks, calenel.

Italy is lying.

In some locales the current death rate from all causes is as much as 16 times the rate from last year. But only 4x of the deaths are attributed to CCP-19. That leaves 12x attributed to “normal” causes. I’ll concede the 1x of “normal” (should be lower due to lockdowns and social distancing) and another 1x due to HCS collapse (a very generous concession, IMO). What about the other 10x?

The rates vary considerably between locales. 16x is perhaps the most egregious. But, still...

32 posted on 04/05/2020 5:38:54 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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To: robowombat

Lifetime Member, Detroit Branch National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1998-2020

Member of Democratic Socialists of America.


33 posted on 04/05/2020 5:43:01 AM PDT by ltc8k6 ( .)
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To: ltc8k6

It may have been covid or acute congestive heart failure. Who knows?


34 posted on 04/05/2020 5:48:17 AM PDT by Mom MD
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To: familyop

How do these numbers make sense?


35 posted on 04/05/2020 5:52:14 AM PDT by wintertime ( Behind every government school teacher stand armed police.( Real bullets in those guns on the hip!))
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Michigan state Rep. Isaac Robinson (D) died on Sunday due to a suspected coronavirus infection, according to his family. His mother, former state Rep. Rose Mary Robinson (D), confirmed Robinson's death
Never holding a real job seems to run in the family.

36 posted on 04/05/2020 10:58:12 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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