There were “men with rifles yelling” at senators from the chamber gallery during a Thursday session, as state Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) noted. This was an act of intimidation and it wouldn’t have happened if GOP leadership didn’t want it to.https://www.michiganadvance.com/2020/05/01/susan-j-demas-protestors-threatened-whitmers-murder-gop-leaders-havent-condemned-them/ …
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#Covid_19 has killed almost 4,000 people in Michigan in a few weeks. We have the third-most deaths in the country. The national death toll is 60,000 and climbing. But MI GOP leaders say there' no state emergency and plan to sue@GovWhitmer.https://www.michiganadvance.com/2020/05/01/susan-j-demas-protestors-threatened-whitmers-murder-gop-leaders-havent-condemned-them/ …Show this thread -
I'm sorry I just need to pause here. I can't tell you just how wrenching it is to see this happening in my state. The loss of human life is just so unimaginable and yet this is what took place at the Michigan Capitol I've covered for 14 years.https://www.michiganadvance.com/2020/05/01/susan-j-demas-protestors-threatened-whitmers-murder-gop-leaders-havent-condemned-them/ …
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No, it’s not a coincidence that screaming, camouflage-clad protestors with long guns were watching session. GOP Senate Leader Mike Shirkey came up to address protestors in the Senate gallery and blocked the media from covering.https://www.michiganadvance.com/2020/05/01/susan-j-demas-protestors-threatened-whitmers-murder-gop-leaders-havent-condemned-them/ …
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While Republicans torched Whitmer for abusing her power and voted to sue her, protestors carried Confederate flags and signs with swastikas and slogans like, “Tyrants Get The Rope” and “Tyrant Bitch.” I've never seen anything like this at the Capitol.https://www.michiganadvance.com/2020/05/01/susan-j-demas-protestors-threatened-whitmers-murder-gop-leaders-havent-condemned-them/ …
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You can’t ignore the contrast of the deference given to white, right-wing protestors with assault rifles storming a government building and calling for the governor’s assassination vs. the violent police crackdowns on Black Lives Matter protests.https://www.michiganadvance.com/2020/05/01/susan-j-demas-protestors-threatened-whitmers-murder-gop-leaders-havent-condemned-them/ …
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Some big-name conservatives clutched their pearls at the scene in Michigan Thursday and declared that surely GOP leadership wouldn’t throw in with the motley group of paramilitary cosplayers.https://www.michiganadvance.com/2020/05/01/susan-j-demas-protestors-threatened-whitmers-murder-gop-leaders-havent-condemned-them/ …
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But the extremist call is coming from inside the house, gentlemen. And Republican leaders have made the political calculation that they need the misogynistic, racist fringe to win.https://www.michiganadvance.com/2020/05/01/susan-j-demas-protestors-threatened-whitmers-murder-gop-leaders-havent-condemned-them/ …
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In his speech, Shirkey said nothing of the protestors’ violent rhetoric and threats to bust into chambers — and why would he? This week, he ranted that Whitmer is a “dictator” who gave him the “double middle finger" at his offer to kneecap her power.https://www.michiganadvance.com/2020/05/01/susan-j-demas-protestors-threatened-whitmers-murder-gop-leaders-havent-condemned-them/ …
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But Republicans, their corporate funders and loud protestors don’t represent the majority opinion in MI. Whitmer’s handling of
#COVID__19 polls at 65% approval, even after weeks of Republicans agitating against her orders, aided by well-connected groups.https://www.michiganadvance.com/2020/05/01/susan-j-demas-protestors-threatened-whitmers-murder-gop-leaders-havent-condemned-them/ …Show this thread -
There’s still been imbecilic punditry about both sides “playing politics” and Whitmer obliterating “trust” with Republicans. It defies logic for the governor to trust leaders who don’t even condemn those on their side who want her to “get the rope.” https://www.michiganadvance.com/2020/05/01/susan-j-demas-protestors-threatened-whitmers-murder-gop-leaders-havent-condemned-them/ …
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But hey, if you want to die on the “both sides are bad” hill in the face of fascist threats, knock yourself out. Just don’t cry when you get called out for coddling craziness.https://www.michiganadvance.com/2020/05/01/susan-j-demas-protestors-threatened-whitmers-murder-gop-leaders-havent-condemned-them/ …
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