"Operation Incinerator" Republican Demonstrators burn absentee ballot applications in Michigan

[Dennis Donovan]

Last edited Sat Jun 13, 2020, 09:08 AM - Edit history (2)

https://www.woodtv.com/news/kent-county/demonstrators-burn-absentee-ballot-applications/


People burn absentee ballot applications at the DeltaPlex Arena in Walker on June 12, 2020.

by: WOODTV.com staff

Posted: Jun 12, 2020 / 10:28 PM EDT / Updated: Jun 12, 2020 / 11:09 PM EDT

WALKER, Mich. (WOOD) — People unhappy with absentee ballot applications being mailed to registered voters in Michigan came to burn theirs at the DeltaPlex Arena in Walker.

On Friday, “Operation Incinerator” invited people who feel Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is overstepping by sending applications without requests to bring it to the arena.

“We are not here to protest ballots, there for voting. Our protest is for the applications to be sent to those who have not even requested them,” said Michael Farage, president of the Grand Rapids Taxpayers Association.

Benson said sending the applications will ensure people can safely vote during the ongoing pandemic.

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(on edit: "“We are not here to protest ballots, there for voting." I hate when a legit news org makes grammatical errors. )

[oasis]

1. Right wing nitwits are satisfied with a limited democracy under Trump/Putin.

[True Blue American]

2. White trash!

[Buns_of_Fire]

3. Probably one of the most ignorant RWNJ "protests" I've ever seen.

They're really stretching for something to be pissed off about.

[retread]

4. "Probably one of the most ignorant RWNJ "protests" I've ever seen." To be fair,

the week is not over yet!

[Loki Liesmith]

5. no. stop.

Lol

[greymattermom]

6. So let them stand in line for hours.

Let them go to polls where most machines don't work. Thousands of people did that in Atlanta.

[PatSeg]

20. Yes, who are they hurting by

burning their own applications? May their poll lines be long and their machines faulty. These people really don't know how to make a statement.

[ProfessorGAC]

25. I Hope They Feel I'll On Election Day

And, can't go. They could have voted by absentee, but they protested away their simple way to vote.
Idiots.

[wnylib]

7. At least they're only burning their own

applications for ballots, and not other peoples' actual ballots -- so far.

[Renew Deal]

8. I support republicans protesting in this manner

Please proceed

[if..fish..had..wings]

9. The safest way

for them to protest the "unfair" election is to simply not participate.

That would send a powerful message.

[Alacritous Crier]

10. This "strategy" will work out great when...

30% of them are sick with the 'rona on election day.

[hatrack]

11. Coming soon! "Pretend You're A Libtard And Punch Yourself In The Face!!" Day

.

[gibraltar72]

12. This is Michigan we'll go lower.

[eShirl]

13. that's just wasteful

at least recycle them

[Boomerproud]

17. Recycle! What do you think they are? Pinko libtards?

Goodbye

[lark]

14. Sure right wingers, destroy your ballots so you have to risk your life to vote.

Be sure to breathe and cough on those next to you at your ballot burnings.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

18. Exactly! As long as they ONLY do it to themselves...

... then I don't mind.

[lark]

24. The fuckery of them is they want to prevent anyone from using a mail in ballot, except R legislators

who of course are ok to use them.

[Cognitive_Resonance]

15. They don't want the "wrong kind of people" voting. Democracy threatens them. nt

[llmart]

16. The stoopid is rampant within the redneck community.

Every single day they probably get unwanted/unsolicited mail, but this is what sets them off? No one is making them apply for an absentee ballot. They are so stupid they can't even see how stupid this is.

I'm embarrassed for Michigan sometimes.

[Hotler]

19. It is all about owning the libtards, period. nt

[Iggo]

21. How dare you! I never applied for an application!

[Grammy23]

22. God forbid making the application process simple.

Many more will apply to vote this way because it is spelled out in simple terms. Easy, peasy. No. We can’t have that, now can we??

I do have one slight quibble with the headline. It almost makes it seem like they obtained a bunch of applications (from others) and burned those. Which is probably a crime. So it was slightly misleading since they were burning their own applications. Seems like a lot of nothing to me designed to get attention. They could have just as easily shredded them at home if they did not want to apply. Wonder whose brilliant idea it was to turn it into a spectacle???

[cry baby]

23. "Owning the libs" I guess (eye roll).......please proceed. nt