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Snarkoleptic

(5,997 posts) Sun Feb 7, 2016, 09:55 AM Feb 2016

As Poverty Soars In Michigan, Governor And Wife Eat Cake

You would he would tone down such displays of wealth and privilege, especially after poisoning the whole town of Flint.

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On February 5, MLive posted a series of photos detailing Sue Snyder’s birthday cake. For those who aren’t aware, Sue Snyder is the wife of Michigan governor Rick Snyder.

Considering the state’s declining income levels and climbing poverty rates, its crumbling schools and failing infrastructure, not to mention the Flint water crisis, the cake is a grotesque display of luxury and opulence that has many Michigan residents fuming.

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2016/02/07/as-poverty-soars-in-michigan-governor-and-wife-eat-cake/

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As Poverty Soars In Michigan, Governor And Wife Eat Cake (Original Post) Snarkoleptic Feb 2016 OP

Happy Birthday Marie! n/t tazkcmo Feb 2016 #1

Wow. Talk about tone deaf. Beautiful cake, by the way. IdaBriggs Feb 2016 #2

Hopefully they toasted her birthday with Champagne flutes of Flint water. justhanginon Feb 2016 #3

tazkcmo

(7,300 posts)

1. Happy Birthday Marie! n/t

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Sun Feb 7, 2016, 09:56 AM

Feb 2016

IdaBriggs

(10,559 posts)

2. Wow. Talk about tone deaf. Beautiful cake, by the way.

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Sun Feb 7, 2016, 10:24 AM

Feb 2016

I thought the image was a stock one intended to freak people out and it took actually reading the story to get that YES, THAT IS THE CAKE.

Wow.

My first reaction is "for heaven's sake, birthday cake is NOT that big of a deal" but reality is totally tone deaf, and the cake should have been a private event without reporters.

If it had been, it would have been a funny family joke.

Instead, it becomes symbolic of tone deaf politicians.

With that being said, I would like to point out that Sue Snyder has championed lowering infant mortality in Michigan and has used her influence to get some movement on this issue, so, let her have some cake, and chill out.

Flint is a disaster. Cake is a distraction.

justhanginon

(3,290 posts)

3. Hopefully they toasted her birthday with Champagne flutes of Flint water.

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Sun Feb 7, 2016, 10:27 AM

Feb 2016

How can so-called public servants be so completely tone deaf? Rhetorical question, I know, they just don't give a flying whatever!

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