"Campaign To Recall Whitmer Is In Flames Amid Allegations Of Embezzlement"

[Kaleva]

Haven't heard anything lately on the effort to recall Gov. Whitmer so I did a search and found this:

"LANSING (August 3, 2020) — With all the drama of a soap opera, the first approved recall ballot petition effort against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has canceled its signature collection amid allegations that the founder, Chad Baase, used the committee’s funds for personal use.

The Committee To Recall Governor Gretchen Whitmer has fractured in recent days as organizers cut ties with Baase, who they said had become unreliable and acting suspiciously.

Baase, who is also running as a Republican for the 62nd Michigan House district, has flatly denied most allegations — except that money is missing."

https://mcfn.org/node/7398/campaign-to-recall-whitmer-is-in-flames-amid-allegations-of-embezzlement

[still_one]

1. good

[SheltieLover]

2. More family values from repukes?

Thx for sharing. I hadn't heard about this nonsense. They just never seem to stop...

[Layzeebeaver]

3. Although I'm in the UK...

.. She's my governor, as I'm a Michigander from birth.

I think she's doing alright.

2032/36 is not that far off... You go Gretchen!

Oh and BTW, Chad's an idiot.

[Whiskeytide]

4. Chad seems like a ...

... swell guy.

“Baase spent 30 months in prison in 2014 after telling County Commissioner Steve Frisbie that he would kill 10,000 people a day by poisoning the water supply and threatening to kill family court referees and county judges and their children in a series of Aug. 12, 2013, Facebook messages.”

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.battlecreekenquirer.com/amp/3012363001

[marble falls]

13. Who wouldn't want a guy like that on their team?

[muriel_volestrangler]

17. Glad to say Chad Baase was soundly rejected, even by Republicans, the day after the OP article

https://ballotpedia.org/Chad_Baase

Dave Morgan 72.4 5,013
Michelle Gregoire 19.7 1,365
Chad Baase 7.8 543

[safeinOhio]

5. Here in Central Michigan I see a few yard signs

that say My Governor is an Idiot. Most likely this group, I'm hoping. I love telling those talk bad about her like that her approval numbers are going up in Michigan.

[Scarsdale]

7. Has tRump wished him well yet?

Seems he has the qualities (?) the gop approves of. Their party really does attract the lowest of the low.

[Kaleva]

12. I hear from Trump supporting family members that Whitmer is hated by everyone here in Mi.

Even though the polls show otherwise and the fact that all the recall efforts (there's been about a dozen) have failed so far to get anywhere near qualifying.

[bucolic_frolic]

6. With Republicans it's always about the money

[Hortensis]

8. So many Republicans (not all) are so marinated in the corruption

that's taken over their party that these stories are so common as to almost normalize it. First the recall itself, as if that wasn't entirely rooted in corrupted, long-gone principles, and probably some good, old-fashioned business corruption of government, and now this.

[yardwork]

9. Lol

[gibraltar72]

10. That plus some of the

petition gatherers who were being paid were telling people it was a petition to support Whitmer. This was supported by Republicans in the statehouse.

[dmr]

15. Isn't that something?

Don't know why that surprised me, but it did!

Typical Republican antics. Lie, cheat and steal ought to be their official motto.

[Kid Berwyn]

11. Gotta buy hand sanitizer.

Lots of toilet paper, too,

Gotta have lots.

[dmr]

14. Nothing like good old fashion Republican values.

Looks like this won't make it to ballot. Too bad, it would've been good to see it fail -- bigly.

I personally don't know anyone who doesn't appreciate Gov. Whitmer. From the start she's been proactive. She's a strong and intelligent leader.

The only complaint we talk about up here in Northern Michigan is she allowed our establishments to open while the rest of the state remain closed. So, the downstaters have migrated north bringing the virus with them. You can't blame them, it's beautiful up here!

As an aside, I'm thankful Rick Snyder is no longer our governor. He would have failed us, just as he did to Flint, Detroit and the state as a whole. He would have failed us almost as bad as Donald has failed our nation.

[Kaleva]

16. We didn't have a single confirmed case in my county until the 4th of July.

Now we have 14 active cases and 1 recovered. With the campsites full, I expect that number to greatly increase.