[? LOCKED] OT U of M regent refers to Whitmer as witch, jokingly suggests assassination

My guess is that, for the OP, great looks like a civilized, intelligent discussion where rational people can separate political affiliation from a discussion and critique of a leader at one of the best universities in the world on failing to uphold a standard of basic human decency.

Weiser's a jackass, but he won't resign and there's no mechanism for forcing him out before he's up for re-election. 

His fellow Regents can't boot him out, and their calls for him to step down are highly unlikely to lead to a concerted push at the top levels of U-M to get him to resign because he's a major U-M donor.

You say that, but Jocelyn Benson was just found to have disregarded state laws with her election guidance last year.  I didn't read his comments but if I had to guess, that is why she is in his crosshairs.

  https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2021/03/15/judge-rules-secretary-state-bensons-ballot-signature-verification-guidance-invalid/4699927001/

He said: “Ma’am, other than assassination, I have no other way other than voting out. OK?

How is this “joking about assassination”?

The original article took the quoted comments out of context and the OP took it even further. Did you even READ the article?

Also, the assassination comment was in response to what could be done about REPUBLICANS who voted against Trump. OP makes it appear it was directed at Whitmer.

That said, calling the 3 democratic leaders “witches” is silly. I’m guessing he wanted to call them bitches and decided against that. Oops!

this new learning excites me!

One of my relatives:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Noyes

this is a very liberal board - you'll probably be in negative points soon

Edit... not worth it

I am sure you is do not know how to compose a proper sentence. Or come up with a coherent thought, for that matter

Thank god you shared this shitty opinion twice.

For some reason I doubt he is suffering.  People like Weiser use their political influence to buy tax breaks that let them pay taxes at lower rates than university administrative staff forcing the university to beg him for donations for funding leaving them impotent to do anything when he mouths off and does stuff to embarrass the institutions.  It’s not a liberal or conservative thing - there are plenty of liberal assholes too. It’s just the season for embittered and defeated right wingers to act out.  

It has to be said that he was responding to a question of how to deal with the Republican congressmen who voted to impeach Trump.  Let that sink in.  This is a Republican, hinting that the way to deal with other Republicans - guilty only of the crime of voting for their conscience - is to murder them. 

And for the "He's joking" crowd, he makes these comments in an environment in which multiple groups of people have plotted to carry out assassinations of elected officials whose policies they disagree with, including targeting Vice President Pence for daring carry out his duties as dictated by the constitution.

Utterly despicable.