‘I am the husband to the governor, will this make a difference?’ – IOTW Report

‘I am the husband to the governor, will this make a difference?’

Gov. Whitmer caught in Memorial Day lockdown controversy over husband’s reported boat request.

FOX: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer faced backlash from Republican lawmakers after a reported request from her husband to get the family’s boat out on the water before Memorial Day weekend — far from their home in Lansing.

Whitmer, a Democrat, famously has imposed one of the strictest lockdowns in the country, sparking frequent protests. What’s more, she’s told people not living in Northern Michigan to stay away from vacation spots there during the holiday weekend.

In Facebook posts no longer visible to the public, NorthShore Dock LLC and its owner, Tad Dowker, focused on what Dowker said was a request last week by Whitmer’s husband, Marc Mallory. The posts caught the attention of Republican state lawmakers, who said the governor’s family may not have wanted to follow the guidance she’s issued for the rest of the state.

“This morning, I was out working when the office called me, there was a gentleman on hold who wanted his boat in the water before the weekend,” Dowker posted, The Detroit News reported. “Being Memorial weekend and the fact that we started working three weeks late means there is no chance this is going to happen.”

He continued, “Our office personnel had explained this to the man and he replied, ‘I am the husband to the governor, will this make a difference?'” The docking company later noted that Mallory respectfully accepted that the accommodation would not be possible. more

28 Comments on ‘I am the husband to the governor, will this make a difference?’

  1. Michigan’s First Husband wanted something badly and made an error in judgment when he made an effort to use his status to get preferential treatment. He shouldn’t have done that, but the report does say he accepted the boatyard’s decision with good grace. The brouhaha over his lapse is overblown. There are plenty of good reasons to despise and excoriate that nasty governor but this isn’t one of them.

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  2. sorry, Uncle Al … disagree ….. when PDT goes golfing for the first time in 3 months, all you hear from the slimedia is “He’s golfing on Memorial Day Weekend! oh, the humanity! He’s not wearing a mask!!! OMG!!!” … all weekend long …

    these d’rat assholes can’t wait to wave their ‘privileges’ in our faces, just like their HoWood sycophants. I need to go boating, but you can’t use your First Amendment Rights … ‘eff ’em, 3 ways to Sunday

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  3. @Uncle Al

    No matter how gracious he was, he’s the Guvner’s husband FFS, he knew the rules before he attempted the “shutdown for thee, boat outing for me” bullshit. No sympathy here. He made the attempt in the first place in hopes that he would be given a preferential pass.

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  4. “LimoLibmosis: A mental disorder, symptoms of which include demanding others sacrifice their well being in order confirm the flawed, sanctimonious beliefs of those
    afflicted, and/or to reserve the better things in life for same.
    Also see: Greed, Hypocricy and Sociopath.”

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  5. She has ‘naughty bits?’

    She’s actually from Remulak, a small town in France. Her cone was topped to better blend in with humans, which explains the sledge hammer forehead.

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  6. Is anyone else getting SICK AND FUCKING TIRED of the sign language people at these press statements??? For fucks sake, there is this little gem called CLOSED CAPTIONING. This is just another example of politicizing by dems in order to win over the deaf vote.

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  7. The husband to the governor?
    And she wouldn’t let him take her name?

    Let’s get the betting started:

    1) The “boat” is a canoe.

    2) He paddles toward the sound of banjos.

    3) He married her because she makes him squeal like a pig.

    Place your bets on numbers 1, 2, and/or 3.
    And we’ll spin the wheel of investigative truthiness.

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