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Michigan Governor Whitmer sets up coronavirus racial disparity task force
Fox News ^ | April 20 2020 | Andrew O'Reilly

Posted on 04/20/2020 11:02:18 PM PDT by knighthawk

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ordered on Monday the creation of a task force to investigate why the novel coronavirus has disproportionately affected the state’s African-American community.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted communities of color throughout our state,” Whitmer, a Democrat, said in her executive order. “For example, while African Americans represent 13.6 percent of our state’s population, they represent a staggering 40 percent of the deaths from COVID-19.”

Whitmer’s task force will investigate and study strategies to address the disparity as well as the historical and systematic inequalities pertaining to race that have amplified the death rate in the state’s black community.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: michigan; race; whitmer
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1 posted on 04/20/2020 11:02:18 PM PDT by knighthawk
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It is a statistical certainty that Left-Handed and Right-Handed people have different mortality and infection rates for Covid-19. When, oh when, will the Task Force be set up to rectify this horrific bigotry against the Underserved Handedness?!?!? (whichever it may be)


2 posted on 04/20/2020 11:03:58 PM PDT by Teacher317 (We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
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To: knighthawk

Bogus.

Lame.

Ridiculous.

Pointless whining.


3 posted on 04/20/2020 11:08:26 PM PDT by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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To: knighthawk

How in the world could a beotch like her get elected governor? I mean seriously folks.


4 posted on 04/20/2020 11:09:37 PM PDT by HighSierra5
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To: knighthawk

Oh, my aching ass!

CC


5 posted on 04/20/2020 11:13:49 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV)
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To: knighthawk

“Pander-19”...


6 posted on 04/20/2020 11:14:21 PM PDT by mrsmith (Dumb sluts (M / F) : Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: knighthawk

But, of course.


7 posted on 04/20/2020 11:18:03 PM PDT by windsorknot
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“Virus is racist!” If there is a (lefty imagined) “racially disproportionate” number of infections.


8 posted on 04/20/2020 11:18:41 PM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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Wait,,Wait,,,Wait... let me guess!!!!

Is it because all us white people are racist??????


9 posted on 04/20/2020 11:18:45 PM PDT by Wildbill22 ( They have us surrounded again, the poor bastards- Gen Creighton William Abrams)
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To: knighthawk; All

No, really look at her. Occasionally (not always) the camera captures the face of the psychopath Barack, Michelle, Hillary, Pelosi, Feinstein, Marxine, Schumer, Ted Bundy, Mohammed Atta, Ayatollah Khomeini, etc., etc. (old acquaintance Rick - jail/prison...current acquaintance Ron)...that cold, ZERO compassion face.

https://www.google.com/search?q=gretchen+whitmer&client=safari&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj6mpH47fjoAhVVWs0KHccSD-8Q_AUoAnoECB8QBA&biw=1816&bih=914

1) Face 2) Words 3) Deeds

The EVIL oozes from her face. The smile cannot hide it.


10 posted on 04/20/2020 11:19:53 PM PDT by PGalt
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I wonder who got paid what to do this study, and I bet the answer is “RACISM”.

One would guess a virus with no eyes might be color blind...


11 posted on 04/20/2020 11:20:13 PM PDT by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: knighthawk

She’s mentally insane.


12 posted on 04/20/2020 11:20:57 PM PDT by Bullish (Covfefe Happens)
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To: Wildbill22

Yeah Par!!


13 posted on 04/20/2020 11:21:32 PM PDT by FreeperCell
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To: knighthawk
It is no secret that those in poverty tend to have higher rates of obesity. Unless you grow your own food, it is expensive and takes a lot of effort to each healthy. That obesity leads to hypertension, high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes plus a variety of heart conditions. It is also true that many of the tobacco companies targeted blacks with smoking campaigns, which causes a disproportionate amount of lung problems.

So, what is the cause of a higher proportionate share of blacks than others being killed by COVID-19? Is is racism on the part of doctors treating COVID-19 patients? Is is that the Chinese developed a racist disease? Is it that racists are secretly planting Covid-19 virus sample in Blacks homes while they sleep? How about none of the above.

Maybe we should investigate why such a high percentage of old people die of Covid-19. After all the elderly are a protected class as well. It would make about as much sense.

in the USA over 1/3 of the adult population is obese, and another 1/3 is overweight.

14 posted on 04/20/2020 11:22:24 PM PDT by Robert357
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So, is she going to force the virus to kill all races equally?

Or impeach China for creating a racist virus in the first place?


15 posted on 04/20/2020 11:26:50 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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To: knighthawk
The-Real-Virus
16 posted on 04/20/2020 11:29:15 PM PDT by timestax
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To: Robert357
in the USA over 1/3 of the adult population is obese, and another 1/3 is overweight.

Diseases of the lungs, particularly pneumonia, are very hard on the obese. The extra body mass requires additional oxygen, not to mention the physical effort required for respiration.

17 posted on 04/20/2020 11:29:44 PM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham ("God is a spirit, and man His means of walking on the earth.")
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Dear Governor take a look at this statistic. It is Obesity combined with underlying health conditions. It is not racism. It may be poverty, but that is something else.

https://www.sfgate.com/science/article/Hospital-analysis-Nearly-half-of-COVID-19-15213495.php


18 posted on 04/20/2020 11:29:46 PM PDT by Robert357
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To: LegendHasIt

Yes it is a China collusion plot to kill black voters that vote for Democratic Party candidates. This is all about Republicans making a deal with China to swing the next election. (/sarcasm)


19 posted on 04/20/2020 11:31:55 PM PDT by Robert357
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To: knighthawk

Their constituents allow them to remain, no matter often or how hard any given politician jumps off the malfeasance deep end. We just let them carry on. There are never any brakes applied . They get elected and that’s it , no further requirements apply to them . It’s whatever they want to do . Really? And the state LEO’s are their stooges....Really?


20 posted on 04/20/2020 11:32:41 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse
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