For Some On The Right, No Rumor Is Too Outlandish About Michigan Gov
As governors across the country face mounting criticism from economy-minded conservatives for enacting stringent stay-at-home orders to prevent the further spread of the novel coronavirus, one governor in particularly is drawing disproportionate fire from high-ranking Republicans, conservative media outlets and talking heads—in part, some allies fear, because she has been increasingly floated as a potential running mate for former Vice President Joe Biden.
On March 23, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the first-term governor of Michigan, issued one of the most stringent executive orders in the country to combat the coronavirus pandemic, which has hit the state harder than any other outside of the northeast. The order, which Whitmer extended through the end of April last week, banned public and private gatherings outside of a family home and closed businesses deemed non-essential to functioning during a state of emergency; it was later strengthened to restrict purchases at big-box stores for non-essential items.
That last provision, as well as bans on boating, the closure of public golf courses, and restrictions on interstate travel, has proven deeply unpopular with some Michiganders, for the same reason that this entire experience is unpopular with everyone—it is lame to be stuck at home and unable to buy things you like, hang out with friends or, if the option is available, ride on a boat.
“People always say: ‘Conservatives never protest because they are too busy working.’ Well, guess what, you’re not working—so it’s time to PROTEST,” reads an invitation to “Operation Gridlock,” an auto-based protest scheduled for April 15 at the Michigan Capitol Building that urges conservatives outraged over the executive order to circle the complex in their cars, horns honking and lights flashing.
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Some people go through life with their head up their ass.
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