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Some protesters who descended on the Michigan state capitol to demand the state reopen the economy in spite of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic have spread infections in rural areas where they live, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer told Vice President Mike Pence in a recorded phone conversation obtained by ABC News.
Whitmer, a Democrat, asked Pence to discourage the demonstrations after the states data suggested the protesters brought COVID-19 back to their rural communities.
We have seen from initial protests here is that weve got COVID-19 spreading in rural parts of our state, from which people traveled, Whitmer reportedly told Pence.
Whitmer added that the alarming trend could derail the states plans to begin reopening.
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/05/gov-whitmer-tells-mike-pence-in-leaked-call-that-michigan-anti-lockdown-protesters-spread-covid-19-to-rural-areas/
RandySF
(59,264 posts)aggiesal
(8,924 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)Or is it meth mouth?
Srkdqltr
(6,326 posts)NoRoadUntravelled
(2,626 posts)I miss living in respectable nation.
DownriverDem
(6,232 posts)I can only take so much of the news & trump. Some days I can't take seeing any news. I live in Michigan and these folks disgust me. We had a long stretch of repub rule here & they really fight back against Gov Whitmer. We need to win more seats here in November. They should not be allowed into the Capital with weapons.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)warriors.
jmg257
(11,996 posts)Shame if they all catch it, then they would know how nasty it can be.
BigmanPigman
(51,632 posts)The governor said that their behavior will further delay opening. Fucking morons are hurting themselves.
Mercurian
(48 posts)The Beer-belly Brigade took the virus home with them. Oh, what a pity.
GETPLANING
(846 posts)as stupid does.
DinahMoeHum
(21,812 posts)#newrostrong
47of74
(18,470 posts)I made sure to issue a one fingered opinion in the general direction of the house as I went past.
Cha
(297,719 posts)Mopar151
(9,999 posts)It's a simple issue of translation. COVID -19 in virologist is HOAX in "ig'nant", degenerated "hillbilly".
Demobrat
(8,993 posts)For the innocent people who will be infected by these morons. They should have been safe, but instead they will suffer and maybe die for some dipshits right to wave his mechanical dick in the air.
Those protesters should all be charged with attempted murder.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)montana_hazeleyes
(3,424 posts)Solly Mack
(90,787 posts)Ahpook
(2,751 posts)I would say let them kill themselves out! Honestly, I hope for it at this point!!! With these ignorant stunts it very well may happen. The only problem is we are all involved if we go to the grocery or pumping gas around people that feel this way.
On edit: I bet a few of them feel this is a biblical thing that sends them to meet their deity.
Meet it by yourself, assholes. I love my family and life and hope to have that for many more years.
You know those guns you love so much? Put it in your mouth and pull the trigger instead of hurting others during this pandemic.
Do us all a favor!
Chemisse
(30,817 posts)All ready to reopen the businesses? Not so fast! Those "warriors" brought that 'fake virus' back from the battlegrounds!
I'm sure they are having some good-hearted chuckles about how ironic this is, as they care for their sick loved ones back home.
Ford_Prefect
(7,921 posts)Sincere fools or not, public threats or not, It is sad and terrible what they made happen.
roamer65
(36,747 posts)They should be tried for murder for any deaths.
Judi Lynn
(160,631 posts)It's hard to find photos this revealing. Cool!
It's one of a kind.