By Judi McLeod ——Bio and Archives--March 2, 2021
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With Michigan National Troop members in Washington, D.C. falling ill from raw, under-cooked food and rice laced with metal shavings, why is Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer having them called home until after March 12?
Bring them home now, Gov. Whitmer, why expose them to further harm during the long wait?
There are some 1,000 Michigan military personnel in Washington deployed to protect Capitol Hill politicians following the Jan. 6 protest.“Other meals the troops have received courtesy of a contractor selected by the Democrat run D.C. government are leaving the troops malnourished. The problem with the undercooked food has being going for weeks but apparently yesterday’s meals were so bad they prompted a staff sergeant to contact the Detroit news station. “Guard troops are being kept in D.C. because the Democrats in total control of the federal and local government fear a reprise of the storming of the Capitol that took place January 6.”What about the health of Michigan National Guard Troops falling ill from the very food they are being served while guarding well-fed Democrats at the Capitol? Surely National Guard troops deserve so much better.
“In his report, Abel played a recording of a whistleblower describing meals: 74 with raw beef in one delivery and lunches served on Sunday with metal shavings. Other meals are described as a dinner roll and Sunny D. “Photos sent by the whistleblower were included in the report showing raw, undercooked chicken, metal shavings on rice and a meal pack with snacks suitable for a school field trip–not deployed troops. “Incredibly, a solution was tried of writing the temperature the food was cooked at on the box, but all that did was show that the food was still being undercooked with germs allowed to flourish in the warm, moist meat during the time it took to be delivered to the troops.”The timing of the sickened Michigan troops story coincides with a Detroit News report about the sudden and unexplained resignation of Whitmer’s health director Robert Gordon. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's health department director is set to receive a $155,506 payout after his sudden resignation in January, and his departure still has not been explained, The Detroit News first reported on Monday. “Former Michigan state health department director Robert Gordon also signed a confidentiality agreement "in the interest of protecting deliberations among government officials," according to the deal obtained via an open-records request by The Detroit News. (Fox News, March 1, 2021)
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"In response to any inquiries from prospective employers, employer will state that employee voluntarily resigned," the agreement read, according to The Detroit News' reporting. “A source close to Republican leadership in the state told Fox News an investigation could be announced as early as Tuesday. "Republicans were quick to seize on the report. "We're still investigating the things the Whitmer Administration has done during COVID in plain sight, when we find out about a secret payoff behind closed doors," state Rep. Steve Johnson, chair of the Michigan House Oversight Committee, told Fox News in a statement. "While it doesn't surprise me, the deception is shocking and shows how badly this Administration needs oversight so they can be held to account.” "Mr. Robert Gordon was the state's health director and played an instrumental role in the state's COVID-19 response," Ted Goodman, spokesman for the Michigan GOP, told Fox News in a statement. "Michigan taxpayers deserve to know the circumstances surrounding the resignation of Mr. Gordon in the middle of a public health crisis. Why is Gov. Whitmer refusing to explain this secret deal?” “The Detroit News also reported that Mark Totten, the governor's chief legal counsel, sent Gordon an email accepting his resignation 11 minutes before Gordon announced his resignation via social media.
“Dennis Muchmore, former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's ex-aide, told The Detroit News he could not remember a separation from that administration that had "cash involved." "Sometimes, we would give them a couple of weeks of vacation at the end, but most all of the ones I can remember always had time coming to them," Muchmore told The Detroit News. "I don’t know of any cash involved.” “Whitmer previously dodged a question about whether she was behind Gordon's departure. "To lead this department in unimaginable circumstances, it has been grueling," Whitmer said at a Jan. 25 press conference according to The Detroit News. "On behalf of all of the people of Michigan, I want to thank him for his service to our state. He worked hard to protect our public health.” “The Detroit News' report comes as Republican state legislators in Michigan have Whitmer in their sights. They recently called for an investigation into the governor’s handling of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities during the coronavirus pandemic.”With media attention now focused on New York Governor Andrew Cuomo because of the 10,000 deaths of the residents of nursing homes and long-term facilities, Gov. Whitmer must be as nervous as a cat on a hot tin roof.
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