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2020-04-18 -Land of the Free
RETALIATION? Michigan's Democrat Governor Threatens to EXTEND Stay-At-Home Order in Response to #OperationGridlock Protesters
(This person is a disgusting POS. There, I said it.)
[Gateway Pundit] Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has threatened to extend her extreme stay-at-home order in response to protesters who rallied against it at the state’s capital on Wednesday.
In an interview with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, Governor Whitmer said that the protest was "irresponsible" and that "we might have to actually think about extending stay-at-home orders, which is supposedly what they were protesting."...
Thousands of protesters had converged for a protest called "Operation Gridlock" to protest her order, which is one of the strictest in the nation.

The plan was for people to remain in their cars and rally against the draconian order by clogging the streets around the capital, but many ended up taking to the street to protest on foot.

"People are basically being told what they can and can’t buy at stores," Conservative Coalition member Matt Seely told News 8. "Nothing makes sense. You can buy a bottle of liquor
[MI tax revenues...ka-ching!]
, but you can’t buy a gallon of paint."
Posted by Clem 2020-04-18 10:20|| || Front Page|| [11139 views ]  Top

#1 "Nothing makes sense. You can buy a bottle of liquor [MI tax revenues...ka-ching!], but you can’t buy a gallon of paint."

How about weed? Is that considered essential? On 3/28 (Conservative Treehouse) headline read "Paranoid and Unstable Michigan Governor Claims Vast Conspiracy Because Medical Vendors Not Providing Equipment…" Is the governor smoking too much of the wacky weed?
Posted by JohnQC 2020-04-18 11:11||   2020-04-18 11:11|| Front Page Top

#2 IMO, eventually there will be an underground railroad - smuggling HCQ into democratic states.
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-04-18 11:13||   2020-04-18 11:13|| Front Page Top

#3 How about weed? Is that considered essential?
Who am I to say what is essential or not? Accordingly, who is big government to say what is "essential" or not?
[BTW, I have zero problem with weed. I don't use it, medically or otherwise. If someone else does, it's none of my business.]
Posted by Clem 2020-04-18 11:36||   2020-04-18 11:36|| Front Page Top

#4 JohnQC, I do like this line a lot: "Paranoid and Unstable Michigan Governor..." Geeesh, what a freak.
Posted by Clem 2020-04-18 11:37||   2020-04-18 11:37|| Front Page Top

#5 ..explains a lot.
Posted by Procopius2k 2020-04-18 12:16||   2020-04-18 12:16|| Front Page Top

#6  ..explains a lot.

Ahh, I was wondering why Gretch looked familiar.

As for weed, it is medically important as an alternative to opioid pain-killers. Also, the state taxes it at something like 17% (don't quote me).
Posted by SteveS 2020-04-18 12:31||   2020-04-18 12:31|| Front Page Top

#7 Booze and weed shops are "essential". (tax revenue and good for the psyche)

Going to church is non-essential (even though it is good for worshipers psyche) (as mentioned by Tucker C. the other night to the NJ guv-nah).
Posted by Clem 2020-04-18 12:34||   2020-04-18 12:34|| Front Page Top

#8 If worship could be taxed @ 17% it would be one essential overnight
Posted by Lex 2020-04-18 12:36||   2020-04-18 12:36|| Front Page Top

#9 * it would become essential
Posted by Lex 2020-04-18 12:36||   2020-04-18 12:36|| Front Page Top

#10 The dumbest thing is banning certain products in a store. Fine, tell people don't go to the store for non-essentials but there is no reason to stop anyone from impulse buying something while there. And banning seeds was just silly.
Posted by ruprecht 2020-04-18 12:59||   2020-04-18 12:59|| Front Page Top

#11 This broad's practically begging to be tarred and feathered.
Posted by Raj 2020-04-18 13:20||   2020-04-18 13:20|| Front Page Top

#12 Its amazing how many dictator-wanna-be's are surfacing now.
With any luck many political careers will end after this.
Posted by CrazyFool 2020-04-18 13:28||   2020-04-18 13:28|| Front Page Top

#13 Which federal law enforcement agency is responsible for her safety if she is forcibly ejected from Michigan?
Posted by M. Murcek 2020-04-18 13:44||   2020-04-18 13:44|| Front Page Top

#14 Next up, banning the sale of rope
Posted by Rex Mundi 2020-04-18 13:45||   2020-04-18 13:45|| Front Page Top

#15 You don't need rope. Some railroad spikes and a handy wall work just as well. Not advocating, just saying. I get the feeling her state has decided enough is enough and if she attempts to retaliate, it's going to backfire in a really bad way.
Posted by Silentbrick 2020-04-18 14:01||   2020-04-18 14:01|| Front Page Top

#16 They might actually wise up and stop electing democrats?
Posted by M. Murcek 2020-04-18 14:14||   2020-04-18 14:14|| Front Page Top

#17 Block her in and shut down her comms.
Posted by Bright Pebbles 2020-04-18 14:15||   2020-04-18 14:15|| Front Page Top

#18 Reporting in from Oakland County, MI (Greater Detroit area). She is awful, but a lot of the idiotic suburbanites (especially the simpering young liberals) are still mewling over how "wonderful" she is and how she is "protecting" everybody. She is an awful, wretched person who is doing her best to destroy this state.

The best sign I've seen is that the older democrat demographic is turning against her, slowly but surely. Even the union membership (predominantly older democrats) are becoming increasingly fed up with her. But Michigan is being unfortunately compliant, and far too many people can't seem to wrap their minds around just how terrible a job she is doing. As clear a case of brainwashing as I've ever seen.
Posted by Vernal Hatrick 2020-04-18 16:21||   2020-04-18 16:21|| Front Page Top

#19 I remember when Michigan drivers were the pedal to the metal crowd because MI didn't do points reciprocity with other states DMVs. Find that free spirit again.
Posted by M. Murcek 2020-04-18 16:40||   2020-04-18 16:40|| Front Page Top

#20 how "wonderful" she is and how she is "protecting" everybody

Hypothesis, (Western) leftists are people with parental love deficit?
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-04-18 16:51||   2020-04-18 16:51|| Front Page Top

#21 People don't have their rights taken away. They give them away. Case and point.
Posted by 49 pan 2020-04-18 17:05||   2020-04-18 17:05|| Front Page Top

#22 Very possibly g(r)omgoru.
Posted by JohnQC 2020-04-18 17:08||   2020-04-18 17:08|| Front Page Top

#23 leftists are people with parental love deficit?

They want to be smacked, as long as foster brother gets smacked harder...
Posted by M. Murcek 2020-04-18 17:14||   2020-04-18 17:14|| Front Page Top

#24  She is awful, but a lot of the idiotic suburbanites (especially the simpering young liberals) are still mewling over how "wonderful" she is and how she is "protecting" everybody. She is an awful, wretched person who is doing her best to destroy this state.

Jesus... is f---ing EVERYTHING politicized now in this country?
Posted by Lex 2020-04-18 18:14||   2020-04-18 18:14|| Front Page Top

#25 I wish I was lying. It is pathetic. These liberals have repeatedly parroted the line that people protesting for their rights are "killing" people.

And Lex, I do wish it was otherwise, but I have only seen liberals take this line (although not 100% of liberals to be fair).
Posted by Vernal Hatrick 2020-04-18 18:25||   2020-04-18 18:25|| Front Page Top

#26 Hypothesis, (Western) leftists are people with parental love deficit?

It would explain a number of new movies. And TV shows. And documentaries.

That shitball Godzilla 2, was a divorced parent wanting kid's approval Hallmark Movie cast in a monster universe.
Posted by swksvolFF 2020-04-18 19:38||   2020-04-18 19:38|| Front Page Top

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Posted by Daffy Flomock5380 2020-04-18 22:00||   2020-04-18 22:00|| Front Page Top

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