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With all of the 24 hour coverage and talk on CNN, Fox News, NBC News, ABC News, and other outlets about those domestic terrorists who attempted to kidnap the Governor, how many of them have shown you THESE other high officials close to the Governor............. Garlin Gilchrist Lt. Governor of Michigan Tiffany Brown Spokeswoman for Governor Gretchen Whitmer Dr Joneigh Khaldun Chief Officer for Michigan Department Of Health Isn't it funny that THESE people and their pictures haven't popped up in the mainstream media for any type of discussion for THIER safety despite being very close to the Governor in power and proximity? This is not an accident. EVERYTHING that is portrayed and NOT portrayed is the mainstream media is carefully crafted and decided upon for special purposes! The mainstream media is TRYING IT'S BEST to hide the Black presence in Michigan and in the Midwest in general. They go out of their WAY not to interview any AfroAmerican officials or citizens in the Detroit area or any other hundreds of AfroAmerican state representatives and other officials who work in the Lansing Capitol who were also concerned for their safety. They ignore them and pretend they don't even exist and instead run up to a pick-up truck of some rosy cheeked redneck from out in the woods and tell you HE represents "Michigan residents". Contrary to what we see in the movies and on television where the East and West Coasts are portrayed as hubs of Black culture despite their minimal AfroAmerican populations , the facts are the Midwest and South have the HIGHEST actual number of AfroAmericans and the largest number of "Black cities".

This is by no means an isolated incident. Parts of Michigan has a PATTERN of being very racist and those racists....until now....have been allowed to flourish in their racism. Just recently a government official in a northern county blatantly referred to AfroAmericans as "n-ggers" and didn't apologize for it! ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Michigan official to resign after defending racist slur TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — An elected official in a mostly white county in northern Michigan who used a racist slur prior to a public meeting to describe Black people in Detroit will resign, the county administrator said Friday. Leelanau County Administrator Chet Janik said Tom Eckerle, a member of the county road commission, would step down after receiving criticism from across the U.S. for his comments. “I personally and professionally think it’s in the best interests of Mr. Eckerle, the road commission and Leelanau County,” Janik told The Associated Press. The Traverse City Record-Eagle reported that Eckerle had informed the newspaper of his plans to quit, saying he didn’t want to “burden” a newly hired road commission manager scheduled to begin work this month. Eckerle did not return a call from the AP. But in a phone interview earlier Friday, he repeated the slur while maintaining he was not a racist. Eckerle spent much of the interview attacking Black Lives Matter, saying a mention of the decentralized movement against racial injustice and police brutality is what set him off ahead of a Tuesday meeting. “I’m not a racist,” Eckerle told the AP. “Black Lives Matter is racist. If I believed in Black Lives Matter, I would be racist. ... Black Lives Matter has no heart. And that is as offensive to me as the N-word,” he added, then used the full racist slur. Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Eckerle’s fellow road commission members were among those demanding he step down. “His comments are atrocious,” Whitmer spokeswoman Tiffany Brown said Friday. “The governor has been very clear—there’s no place for hate and racism in Michigan.” Asked by the AP whether he had used the racist slur, Eckerle replied, “I did say that, and I will not go away from it.” But he insisted it had “nothing to do with me wearing a mask” and “nothing to do with coronavirus.” He said it arose during a conversation involving Whitmer “and her liberal ideas” and with keeping children out of school because of the pandemic. “They need to be back in school,” said Eckerle, a Republican. At some point, he said, the subject of Black Lives Matter came up. “That’s what got me over the end,” he said. He also complained about removal of Confederate statues, calls to cut police funding and “cities being held hostage.” https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-race-and-ethnicity-michigan-detroit-racial-injustice-e115b3987f16e9610f6956bcbc939c41

Troy I think if most people could earn a wage that you described with benefits and a retirement plan, people would work -- even jobs they did not care for. Roosevelt understood this, which is why he started the New Deal and WPA to get America out of the Great Depression. The economy today is just as bad if not WORSE than the Great Depression era but there are 2 reasons it doesn't seem that way. Daniel Owning your own business is about being able to hire others; to be in charge of one’s destiny; experience lower taxes and have something to pass to your family. Let's keep it real...... Many people have different reasons for wanting to own their own business. Some have an idea they want to express, other's have personality issues and have a hard time working around or for other people so they can ONLY work for themselves or if they are incharge. But the MAIN reasons people own their own businesses is for PROFIT...to make money! They just want to get as wealthy as they can and recognize business ownership as one of the quickest means to that end. Passing out paychecks to hirelings and even satisfying the customer is usually only a necessary BI-PRODUCT, lol. And I don't think there's anything wrong with that as long as you're HONEST about it. But don't sit up here and insult my intelligence with some LIE about how you started your business to help "employ" people and give them a means to feed their families....but as soon as the profits drop you start passing out pink slips like candy.

Troy 1. Since I haven't produced it (yet) does that mean it's not true? 2. If I DID produce the intel.....would it change your mind? If I provided a memo FROM the FBI that clearly states that White Supremacists are intentionally spreading Coronavirus around.....would you then believe it?

Troy All knowledge IS correct. If it weren't correct it wouldn't be "knowledge" but mere belief or information.

I don't think it should be an "either or" argument as to whether or not AfroAmericans should return to Africa or stay in the United States. We should do BOTH. That's the beauty of having DUAL citizenship. You get to enjoy the best of both worlds. But do you know what I find interesting.......... Unlike the OLD generation of AfroAmerican Republicans who seemed to duck and dodge the race conversation and wanted AfroAmericans to try their best to ignore and dismiss racism and focus on success and achievement.........this CURRENT generation of AfroAmerican Republicans seem to talk about nothing BUT race. Their entire conversation consists of racism and how the DEMOCRATS are the racist ones who are exploiting Black people and that they must flee the plantation and run into the arms of the beneficent Republican Party who will heal all of their racially inflicted wounds and make them whole again. These Black Republicans don't talk about ANYTHING ELSE besides race....lol. No Abortion. No Gun Rights No Immigration No Gay Marriage ALL they talk about is race and not even all races but ONLY the Black/White dynamic as if nothing else exists.

Christianity (and many other religions) has indeed been a tool used by Caucasians to control the masses of people of color around the planet. When they say "Jesus" they aren't talking about the man of 2,000 years ago who allegedly performed miracles and stood up to the Roman government.....they're talking about the "ideal" beneficent White man whom they are in love with. Many of our people are in love with Caucasians and strongly desire their approval and friendship and will JUMP at it at any opportunity. Jesus represents that "ideal" White man they are in love with who after all this time FINALLY extends his arms to welcome them and cuddle and comfort them. Most religions tends to cause CONFUSION among their adherents because they insist that you just BELIEVE instead of actually knowing.

I think DETROIT....a Black city with still (despite a lot of loss) a large amount of AfroAmerican economic and political power....is the REAL reason so many of these groups have formed in places like northern Michigan. On the occasion that I go up north, despite being HUNDREDS of miles away from the Detroit area every other conversation most of the people in these regions have is about Detroit in some form or fashion and almost always negative. Take the way Republicans and Conservatives like to keep "Chicago" as a staple ingredient in their conversations and almost always in a negative light, and you get a taste of how Caucasians in the rest of my state talk about Detroit. I guess these men would be considered part of that group that FA...I mean....."you know who".....said would be going door to door killing folks. I've said on numerous occasions that while these groups are indeed dangerous....these Caucasian militia organizations will kill FAR more other Caucasians than they will AfroAmericans. One of the problems with these groups is that they are ALLOWED to operate and do what they want to do with the BELIEF that the only threat they pose would be to Black or Brown people. So the Caucasian politicians both Republican and Democrat give them a wink and a nod to keep on doing what they're doing UNTIL they make it clear that they will target Caucasian politicians also. Then all of a sudden they get scared and worried or confused about what's going on. When all of those angry Caucasians showed up at the state capital with rifles making all types of threats without masks....and NONE of them got arrested or so much as a ticket, that was giving them a green light to do whatever the hell they want to. It's implicit. The state has MORE than enough fire power to overwhelm those big-bellied bigots, disarm them, and lock them up. Hell, over 99.99% of them wouldn't have even put up a fight. The law enforcement CHOSE not to go after them but allow them to do whatever.....now they're acting confused. You can't let wickedness and evil run wild free and NOT expect for some of that wickedness to double back and return to you.

Troy That is a highly variant figure that definitely changes based upon region. That figure is for a ONE healthy adult living in a mid-sized urban area that is NOT on one of the Coasts. That figure isn't designed to get you rich or even get you into the upper middle class. But to keep you STABLE and living a relatively comfortable life with all of your basic needs being met...which should be the standard. -Now if you live in San Francisco, New York, or L.A. it will be much higher. -If you have children, it will be much higher. -If you have chronic health problems, the figure will be much higher. Again, that's how much ONE person should be making atleast to take care of themselves in a mid-sized middle American city without struggling.

Troy How do you define smart? Knowledgable. There is little doubt that she is both knowledgable (about politics atleast) and articulate. But WISDOM???? ....now that's a different story. If she was wise, she wouldn't take the political position that she's taking because she'd know where it would eventually lead her and her people.

Troy I heard it said that flies are attracted to shit. LOL....I was thinking the same thing when I saw it. I would have used it as a sign that it was attracted to the bullshit coming from that man's mouth. But most Democrats don't think like that.....which is why they keep losing to the more ruthless Republicans. As far as Kamala goes...... Not many people know she's from OAKLAND California which has a large historic AfroAmerican population. Infact, outside of South Central Los Angeles it has the largest historically Black community on the West Coast. And she was raised in it by her Indian mother back in the 60s and 70s. I'm sure that's where she gets the "attitude" from that she can turn on and turn off at will.

? All you have to do is look it up. All journalists know about this, it's been out for MONTHS. The problem is the media picks and chooses what they talk about and what they decided to "cover up" or hide or push to the back burner. For example..... The racist corporate media was focusing on George Floyd INSTEAD of Breonna Taylor because he looked more suspect and you could raise more questions about his arrest and murder while Breonna's murder was clear cut and obviously unjustified. It wasn't until THE PEOPLE started pushing for justice and focused their energy on Breonna that the main stream media decided to give it some air time. They had little choice. Now with this story about White Supremacists spreading the virus................ The racist mainstream media doesn't like to make Caucasians look bad. This is one of the reasons they don't like to give the public CLEAR CUT examples of racism where the Caucasians are clearly in an act of evil while the AfroAmericans are totally innocent. They won't show you a story of a Black woman being lynched or shot by a racist civilian. They like to show you a story about a Black dope dealer running away from the police who get's shot in the back. They love giving you stories that raise doubts....raise questions...even makes the VICTIM look bad or like they deserved it so that the Caucasian comes out looking like their racist act was somehow justified. THIS story about them going around spreading the Coronavirus is a CLEAR example of White Supremacist evil. And because of that, they don't like talking about it. It explains the unusually high amount of Covid 19 cases among AfroAmericans and raises other questions. Constantly talking about this would put too many AfroAmericans on alert to the OTHER games that the White Supremacists play.

Michigan is a northern and pretty industrialized state with a very large AfroAmerican population of nearly 2 million, but too many people mistakenly believe it's some rural white state full of rednecks running around in the woods. Stories like this portrays a distorted image of my state to the nation and world................. 13 charged in plots against Michigan governor, police LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Agents foiled a stunning plot to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, authorities said Thursday in announcing charges in an alleged scheme that involved months of planning and even rehearsals to snatch her from her vacation home. Six men were charged in federal court with conspiring to kidnap the governor before the Nov. 3 elections in reaction to what they viewed as her “uncontrolled power,” according to a federal complaint. Separately, seven others linked to a paramilitary group called the Wolverine Watchmen were charged in state court for allegedly seeking to storm the Michigan Capitol and seek a “civil war.” The two groups trained together and planned “various acts of violence,” according to the state police. Surveillance for the kidnapping plot took place in August and September, according to an FBI affidavit, and four of the men had planned to meet Wednesday to “make a payment on explosives and exchange tactical gear.” The FBI quoted one of the men as saying Whitmer “has no checks and balances at all. She has uncontrolled power right now. All good things must come to an end.” Authorities said the plots were stopped with the work of undercover agents and informants. The men were arrested Wednesday night. The six charged in federal court face up to life in prison if convicted. The state terrorism charges the other seven men face carry a possible 20-year sentence. https://apnews.com/article/michigan-checks-and-balances-archive-gretchen-whitmer-da09ca66cd8d5f36722021d3593425ff But the question I have is, why Michigan? Of all of the states these militias could have such a strong hold in and could have plotted against or attack the capital of.....why Michigan?

The woman is cute, smart, and feminine....but she's CONFUSED as hell. I'm focused less on what she's saying and more on that tiara or whatever that is on her head and the way her hair is parted down the middle. I'm not sure what "look" she's trying to convay. But looks like she's auditioning to be part of some Amish community. Having said all of that....... Yeah, I'd STILL wife her up. She's definitely wife material. I'd just make sure she stays in the house....stays AWAY from Troy....and I'm starting to like that white thing she's got on her head! Maybe I'll have her wear it while cooking the food, cleaning the home, and keeping the children....lol.

One of the problems in this society today is the "own your own business" and "be your own boss" mentality that has been promoted in America and especially in the AfroAmerican community for the past few decades. It's caused a lot of problems in the work force and has eroded the morale in the workplace in general. Most people aren't interested in actually EARNING a decent wage* by working. They're focused on getting a business and eventually getting rich, so because of this they aren't fighting for higher wages and more good jobs with benefits like their grandfathers were in the past. They are ignoring the wages and job availability while focusing on trying to "do their own thing". But one of the problems with this is the fact that most people aren't mentally fit to even be a MANAGER let alone a business owner and when they eventually flop at their venture (which usually doesn't take long) they end up having to work on some low wage job they hate ANYWAY until they can get back on their feet and make the same mistake over. Most people need to be taught and reconcile with the fact that they are workers and will be most of their lives. Once they realize this and reconcile with this they will desire to improve the status of workers by demanding more jobs, higher wages, and more benefits, under improved conditions. *Atleast $35 an hour or atleast $1000 a week.

Troy Why can't the people running these debates simply cut the speakers mics? For the same reasons the so-called "debaters" kept breaking the rules and not even pretending to answer the questions...... Like you said, these are NOT debates. They are merely forms of entertainment and distraction to make you BELIEVE that you really have some say so over who get's selected elected for the office. If you noticed, neither of them actually answered the questions the moderator posed to them. They always took up their allotted time to either go backwards and argue some stupid point or allegation from their adversary that they disagreed with OR totally ignored the question and went on to rambling about some crap that was totally unrelated. I have a pretty good memory both short term and long term however both of them did so much filibustering that on occasion I actually forgot question the moderator asked! I WILL say that I liked Kamala's "sister girl" confrontational attitude toward Pence. You don't see a lot of women of color confronting Caucasian men on television like that so it was refreshing. But outside of that, the only high point was that fly that landed on Pence's head.....lol.

Troy "Covidiablos" isn't bad, but the GENERAL term of "White Supremacist" as it covers the entire gamit. Is Dr. Wesley a medical doctor? None of what he said passes muster with me. But I can easily understand why people would believe it. He's not an MD, I believe he got his doctorate in religious studies....however what he said in that clip was true and backed up by FBI documentation. did you observed many covid-19 effected white boys running around your neighborhood coughing on money and going on shipping sprees? Honestly, not only that but I've seen quite a few Caucasians going around coughing and touching things around the society in general KNOWING that they were spreading the germs. I told you Caucasians have a history of coming among people of color to spread their diseases and this goes back HUNDREDS if not THOUSANDS of years. But I didn't need Dr. Wesley to tell me that. When you already have a healthy distrust of a people who have a documented and well known history of trying to harm your people AND you have good sense (this is the key ingredient that a lot of our people miss) then you don't need anyone to tell you to be on the look out and be careful, you STAY on alert about the activities of White Supremacists everytime a Caucasian comes around. You remember that story I told you about the old red-eyed MAGA cap wearing Caucasian man I had to run off in the grocery store....lol. I STAY on the look-out for devil's mischief. Daniel I guess to any guy who is "brave" (hah, hah...) enough to drive around all day in New York without a weapon in the middle of a Pandemic picking up total strangers, ANY sign of concern or caution would be mistaken as "fear".

Some of the people you all are calling "Covidiots" are NOT idiots at all. They know EXACTLY what they're doing! ....intentionally spreading the disease; especially to Black and Brown populations. Troy as they impose a danger not just to themselves but to others. That's their mission!

Nnamdi My name is Igbo. Your NAME is Igbo......are you? Delano You have to understand the terms. They are giving household income. So a single Black Mother, is being compared with a dual income no kids White Gay Couple. These figures aren't founded in reality anyway, but are used for deception. Just like the phony unemployment figures they put out in the media, when they come up with these figures they don't count ALL of the people which would include the large number of AfroAmericans who aren't earning ANY form of income (legitimately atleast), but only those who actually pay incometax. But I also have to wonder WHERE they are getting these figures from because even if they got their figures from the IRS I doubt that the IRS keeps a record of the DEMOGRAPHICS of those submitting thier taxes. When I get my taxes done they never ask my race or sex, only marital status. So besided random phone calls which are notoriously inaccurate, how are they determining who makes what?

The Notorious FAS Keep my name out of your b.s. STRAWMAN ARGUMENTS! Lol, I didn't know "FAS" was an actual name. I thought it may have been your initials or an acronym of some sort. At any rate, point taken......

Ann Men and women in leadership often fall as a result of lack of integrity, not talent or potential. It's hard to regain that respect for your name once it has been tainted with poor character/integrity. I hope that more of us can use this as an eye opener/lesson of how important it is to know and understand the things we will not compromise on and live your life with integrity. Living with integrity comes before seeking out status and platform and thinking that because our name is Joe/Jane Doe that our talent and potential is enough to keep us there. While I hear exactly what you're saying and understand in part, I must remind our people (AfroAmericans) that we are NOT Caucasians. We can't take OUR moral and ethical cues from Caucasians. What am I talking about? Caucasians are pro-violence and pro-confusion but anti-SEX! Anything sexual or having to do with sexuality, especially natural sexuality and sexual expression between men and women....they feel "funny" and squeamish about it and most of their rules, laws, and moral codes revolve around the condemnatoin of it's expression. Therefore when we judge a person's character and integrity we must make sure we're judging from a traditional AFRICAN perspective and not a Caucasian one. Traditionally African men in power enjoyed having a lot of sex with a lot of women. That was NORMAL and there was nothing inappropriate about it from OUR perspective. The only time it was seen as bad was after coming into contact with Caucasians who influenced our thinking with their perverted anti-sexual moral philosophies. Not only did the men seek it but the women SOUGHT to have sex with powerful men in positions of authority (as many often still do) as a way of improving THEIR status in society. Again, wasn't a problem UNTIL "you know who" started whispering into the ears of our people. Viewing morality and behavior in general from a Caucasian perspective will portray our people in a DISTORTED image because the lense itself is distorted and perverted (Caucasian).

Troy I've heard other people describe how different things were in their childhood and I often find myself day dreaming about how things were and how they differ today. Summers were hotter. Days were longer. The Sun shined brighter. Certain foods were better tasting. You know what it is, I think because you were a kid the world was NEW to you so things that you're pretty much used to today seemed more INTENSE to you. To a person who's only been alive for 7 years....2 months summer vacation from school may seem like 5 years! But to an adult, 2 months of summer goes by like a week. If I wrote a book it would be a Science Fiction book about an IDEAL AfroAmerican community in an IDEAL America.

It goes back to what I was saying about psychology. A certain percentage of ALL populations (races) are natural PSYCHOPATHS who have no empathy for others and are only concerned with themselves. Nature saw fit to include them in the environment for some reason. They obviously serve some purpose. The problem is when they get into positions of authority like being President, a Governor, or even a police officer. They begin to act in cold callous manners using their power in ways that most normal people would find not only inhumane but unimaginable. As for getting people to realize the seriousness of Covid 19. Perhaps like those drinking and driving commercials where the skeletons were grinning at eachother while crashing their cocktail glasses together....maybe they should show graphic videos of people in the hospitals suffering and autopsy pictures of what the lungs look like. While some people can be reasoned with, others have to be FRIGHTENED into doing the right thing.

Nnamdi I've asked you before but you didn't answer, are you Yuroba or Igbo? It pertains to this discussion....... I personally don't believe the AVERAGE AfroAmerican worker is making nearly $800 a week. Because that comes down to roughly $20 an hour for a 40 hour week. I'd say less than 1 in 4 WORKING * AfroAmericans that I know have salary positions OR make atleast $20 or more an hour. Most are working class or poor and make LESS than that on their service industry jobs. Most CONTINENTAL Africans make more, but most AfroAmericans don't. And I believe much of that figure for "Black" people actually comes from combining the Continental African and Carribean African incomes with the AfroAmerican incomes....which doesn't give us a very accurate picture. Daniel Well hell, if you're earning THAT much then you should be able to afford yourself some health insurance not to mention a firearm for protection.....LOL. * meaning you're not counting those incarcerated, homeless, frequently unemployed, or living as criminals....and these make up a large percentage of the AfroAmerican population

LOL You know, someone should do another interview with YOU about your experiences growing up in Harlem in the 70s and your journey through college, corporate America, and on to your passion and involvement in Black literature. I can see the book cover now: 2 pictures side by side eachother...... One picture is of a little Black boy sitting on a curb next to a fire hydrant on a trashy sidewalk/ the other picture is of you in your office today grinning. ** **If you go with that idea...I DO expect to be paid a royal percentage for each book sold. I'm serious. No...really....I'm serious....I'm NOT playing. I'm trying to get PAID, my dude!