Michigan Governor Whitmer sets up
coronavirus racial disparity task force
Fox News,
by
Andrew O´Reilly
Original Article
Posted By: NorthernDog,
4/21/2020 8:34:55 AM
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
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Jerseyden 4/21/2020 8:42:52 AM (No. 386277)
While they’re at it can they show how those 13 % comit murder, rape, assault, robbery, drug sales etc.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
John C 4/21/2020 8:45:19 AM (No. 386280)
When in doubt, set up a commission.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
lakerman1 4/21/2020 8:45:48 AM (No. 386281)
smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol add to the mortality rates of kung Flu. Blacks are more likely to smoke and drink.
yet when the Surgeon General tried to point that out, he was savaged by reporters for saying it.
asthma, hypertension, obesity exist among blacks at a higher rate than in whites, contributing to higher mortality rates from kung flu. yet when the Surgeon General mentioned that, he was savaged by reporters for saying it.
The surgeon General is black. He is trying to save black lives.
the last time a black Surgeon general spoke publicly about an issue, it was Jocelyn Elders, who agreed that schools should teach elementary students how to masturbate. Her boss, Dollar Bill Clinton, fired her.
but as the Starr report proved, Dollar Bill Clinton, while in the Oval Office, didn't need masturbation lessons.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
valinva 4/21/2020 8:46:57 AM (No. 386283)
Gretchen, they die in greater numbers because they are disproportionately 1. Overweight 2. have high blood pressure 3. are in poor health because of alcohol and drug use. Please disband the task force and send the check to me.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Burninfilm 4/21/2020 8:53:03 AM (No. 386289)
Obviously, the virus is racist and the affected community should get reparations....(sarc)
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
franq 4/21/2020 8:53:11 AM (No. 386290)
Findings will come out sometime around November.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
bighambone 4/21/2020 8:55:35 AM (No. 386294)
Not surprising, as just about everything the Democrats do has a major racial element.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Rather Read 4/21/2020 8:59:09 AM (No. 386297)
It also kills men more than women. How very sexist of it.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
DVC 4/21/2020 9:00:59 AM (No. 386299)
'Cause ya just know it is whitey's fault, right?
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Varjo 4/21/2020 9:04:26 AM (No. 386303)
African-Americans are predominantly urban in states like Michigan. This virus is going to thrive in congested urban settings, such as New York, New Jersey, Detroit. Also contributing is the underlying health issues of our urban poor (which includes many African-Americans).
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Rubinski 4/21/2020 9:07:11 AM (No. 386306)
If I may add to your post, #4:
4. Obesity
5. Diabetes
6. Asthma
Health outcomes are typically worse in people with these conditions regardless of race.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
MDConservative 4/21/2020 9:09:25 AM (No. 386312)
The commission will also suffer from "racial disparity"...they all do when the subject is race.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
paral04 4/21/2020 9:13:06 AM (No. 386318)
Maybe they don't like to play by the rules, i.e. quarantine themselves.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Rama41 4/21/2020 9:14:46 AM (No. 386319)
Here it comes. In her quest for VP, she joins Pelosi with "The president is a racist". Coronavirus couldn't care less about your race. It kills the elderly, the poor, and those with health problems. But identity politics matters most, because that's where the votes are. No matter what happens in November, the Democrats and the media will have done everything they can to irretrievably split the country in half.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
ROLFNader 4/21/2020 9:15:30 AM (No. 386321)
In Michigan politics, it's always about race. Democratic governors always come out of the box letting Detroit set policies and sending money to that hellhole to win the next election. Witmer is setting records . I SO hope she gets picked to wander into obscurity with Joe Biden.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
moebellini3 4/21/2020 9:18:02 AM (No. 386325)
While African Americans represent 13.6 percent of our state’s population, they represent a staggering 40 percent of the deaths from COVID-19. Yet while African Americans represent 13.6 percent of our country's population, they represent a staggering 70 percent of the murders in our country and 80% of the violent crimes in our country. But, nobody wants to address it. Get it yet.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
MissGrits 4/21/2020 9:19:09 AM (No. 386327)
It’s Detroit! It’s mostly black. It’s density, and they live in the streets in clusters!
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
snakeoil 4/21/2020 9:20:57 AM (No. 386332)
Have no medical credentials but would be willing to speculate that the reason the death rate is higher with Asians is they eat their bat burgers raw.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
BarryNo 4/21/2020 9:24:41 AM (No. 386338)
Are thy going to arrest that section of the population unfairly uninfected by the virus, or simply demand they work to increase thei participation in the Pandemic?
What a useless pol.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 4/21/2020 9:25:22 AM (No. 386340)
Excellent, Whitmer. Totally excellent. Keep digging that hole ever deeper.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
mizzmac 4/21/2020 9:26:58 AM (No. 386345)
75 percent of African-American men and women are likely to develop high blood pressure by age 55. (American Heart Association) Four out of five African American women are medically obese. (CDC) 45% of African American men and 30% of African American women 50 and over have diabetes. (NIH) Covid-19 has "disproportionately impacted communities of color throughout our state," Madam Governor, because co-morbidities seen to have a direct relation to Covid-19 are significantly greater in the African American population. There. A simple Google search will answer your questions. No "disparity task force" needed. Tax dollars saved.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
DVC 4/21/2020 9:35:56 AM (No. 386362)
In addition to obesity, high blood pressure and asthma, you also have living in apartments and using public transportation as added risk factors for minorities.
Living in your own home and driving in your own car are ways to always keep people away from you, minimize your chances of contracting this virus.
How hard is that to figure? Half Whitmer, wrong again.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
Strike3 4/21/2020 9:36:05 AM (No. 386363)
They also commit 40% of the crime and make up 40% of the prison populations. Study that whydoncha?
When the geniuses who grind out the statistics find out that lifestyle is at the bottom of the problem it will be hastily disguised as racism.
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Will personal hygiene and cleanliness (or lack of) in one's residence be examined/blamed?
If not then it's a sham. But then, any 'racial disparity' study starts out that way.
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
Clinger 4/21/2020 9:42:22 AM (No. 386378)
Without exploring data and calculating correlation coefficients I'll bet that 80% of the disparity is related to population density while the other 20% relates to behaviors made of free choice, what we eat, how much we eat, what we drink how much we drink, drug abuse, exercise, smoking, and hygiene practices.
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
Twinkle93 4/21/2020 9:43:21 AM (No. 386380)
Need a commission to investigate why there is age discrimination?
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
LeeBertie 4/21/2020 9:45:17 AM (No. 386384)
We already know the answer this fool will "discover".
It will be the same answer they ALWAYS"discover".
RACISM!
WHITE SUPREMACIST RACISM!
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
TJ54 4/21/2020 10:14:27 AM (No. 386426)
Going for the Super Pander award
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
reefdiver 4/21/2020 10:23:50 AM (No. 386441)
Can you get more clueless than this governor?
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Reply 30 - Posted by:
msjena 4/21/2020 10:32:36 AM (No. 386457)
The virus is racist!
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Reply 31 - Posted by:
bigfatslob 4/21/2020 10:36:59 AM (No. 386463)
On that note on FB the mayor of New York while policing the violators who venture out on the streets without masks keeps the mass transit subway system open. In a photo there's a picture of a subway car jam packed with, you guessed it, black people. One person has a mask on, there's standing room only (no social distancing) and everyone is playing with a Chinese made I-phone.
It shouldn't take a blue ribbon committee to figure that one out unless they want to meet everyday to get paid another paycheck. I think lady Whitmer is as lost as a goat in a pasture and not too bright but paranoid too.
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Reply 32 - Posted by:
LC Chihuahua 4/21/2020 10:44:53 AM (No. 386467)
Blacks should be rolling their eyes about this. Viruses aren't racist. We have some really stupid leaders.
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Reply 33 - Posted by:
happywarrior 4/21/2020 10:50:03 AM (No. 386475)
VP Pence will wipe the floor with her in the debates(s).
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Reply 34 - Posted by:
mc squared 4/21/2020 10:50:31 AM (No. 386476)
The left finds racism everywhere and if there isn't any, they will create it: quotas, affirm-action, and programs for minorities only.
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Reply 35 - Posted by:
rockeysroomie 4/21/2020 10:53:45 AM (No. 386483)
What a panderer! My goodness!
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Reply 36 - Posted by:
hotcorner 4/21/2020 11:09:20 AM (No. 386513)
The Chinese virus seems to affect men more than women and it takes longer for men to recover by a few days. I am sure this issue will be at the top of their agenda.
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Reply 37 - Posted by:
udanja99 4/21/2020 11:18:58 AM (No. 386529)
Oh, yeah. That’ll help blacks about as much as tearing down all those democrat confederate statues did.
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Reply 38 - Posted by:
PChristopher 4/21/2020 11:27:07 AM (No. 386547)
Boy, she's just the gift that keeps on giving. Joe picking you would be such a hot ticket!
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Reply 39 - Posted by:
Jesuslover54 4/21/2020 11:29:33 AM (No. 386553)
Moron.
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Reply 40 - Posted by:
GoodDeal 4/21/2020 11:36:22 AM (No. 386569)
I suggest reparations are called for. Blacks should get 40% more free money from the government to even things out.
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Reply 41 - Posted by:
HotRod 4/21/2020 11:40:40 AM (No. 386577)
Hey Whitmer: Talk to the Chinese. It's their virus!
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Reply 42 - Posted by:
pensom2 4/21/2020 11:41:25 AM (No. 386580)
Maybe the commission can also study why Planned Parenthood aborts 3x as many black babies as all other races. Is abortion also racist? The pro-abortion lobby is.
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Reply 43 - Posted by:
montwoodcliff 4/21/2020 1:08:06 PM (No. 386679)
What a total effing waste of time and money! She's trying to get back in the good graces of her liberal and black constituencies. She knows that she has screwed up. Don't complain Michiganders. You are getting what you deserve.
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Reply 44 - Posted by:
David Key 4/21/2020 1:34:53 PM (No. 386710)
This woman is a dope, a dolt, an embarrassment to Democrats, not that seems to matter to the lefties. How she got elected is an ongoing source of humor and anger to the rest of the country, at least anybody with half a brain. Since when do virus's have racial prejudices. If she's saying that poverty and lack of education have a negative impact during epidemics, of course, but that includes all poor ignorant people regardless of color. This is a red herring like always. She, a Democrat, is in trouble and what does she do, jump on the Racism bandwagon, next it will be the Sexism bandwagon. She could try the Nazi bandwagon and blame the Jews I suppose, we'll just have to wait and see. I say support the recallers and voter her ass out of office before she does something even more stupid.
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A task force. Wow. Greeeaaat. Just what we need, another task force. That will wipe out the China virus, all right.
And be sure to make its composition "diverse."
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Reply 46 - Posted by:
skacmar 4/21/2020 2:53:28 PM (No. 386775)
Governor Whitmer could save a lot of time and money by just going on Google and typing in RACIAL MAKE UP OF DETROIT. Governor Whitmer would find that the US Census Bureau shows that in 2018 the black population of the Detroit metro area was 78.6%, 14.6% white, and 6.8% everyone else. The black population is 60% more likely to have medical issues that make the the perfect hosts for COVID-19. Given that 4 counties, all in the Detroit area, make up most of Michigan's Covid-19 cases, it is no wonder that black and minority cases are higher.
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Reply 47 - Posted by:
peebster 4/21/2020 3:56:51 PM (No. 386822)
We're going to hear this mantra more and more. It is simply the start of a ploy to provide a stipend/free health care to minorities, thus buying votes. And if you don't agree with their plan, then you're a racist murderer.
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Reply 48 - Posted by:
ZeldaFitzg 4/21/2020 5:38:37 PM (No. 386964)
What utter rot.
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Reply 49 - Posted by:
cheeflo 4/21/2020 6:59:09 PM (No. 387039)
#46 -- the northern suburb of Pontiac, in Oakland County, is more than 52% black, as well. She seems not to have any grasp of the obvious.
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The nasty virus doesn't kill people in 'correct' racial proportions. Gretchy's blue ribbon commission will just have to figure whom to sue for damages.