[Coldjensens]

Originally Posted by Nattering Heights

The Granholm blame, eight years later, is amusing. All she did was keep her seat warm and let the Republican legislature run the state.

That is not what she said

[Retroit]

We have some pretty pathetic politicians running for office. I’m not impressed with any of them.

[Coldjensens]

Originally Posted by Retroit

We have some pretty pathetic politicians running for office. I’m not impressed with any of them.

Seems like I have been saying that about pretty much every level of office for ten years or more.

[leroythelion]

Originally Posted by zthatzmanz28

then the news of the animal testing facility....

He's also being sued for misrepresenting the financial health of his Ann Arbor company that he sold in 2016.

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/ne...ale/107691348/

Interesting commercials but has a lot of baggage.

[craig11152]

El-Sayed won his eligibility issue. In that regard I learned something I did not know....one can legally be registered to vote in more than one state.It's just a crime to vote twice.

[scarabchuck]

Originally Posted by LakersWon310

All of Michigan’s problems will be resolved by future Gov. El-Sayed. We need pure Michiganders (born and raised in MI) to lead MI, which defines Abdul El-Sayed. Truth is, these issues are directly from Abdul El-Sayed’s website:

Abdul's Platform in 20 Points:

Fight inequality in all forms
Raise the minimum wage to $15/hour
Implement state-level single-payer healthcare
Protect a woman’s right to choose and eliminate the gender pay gap
Never accept a dime of corporate money and get the money out of politics
Rebuild our crumbling roads and bridges
Make college tuition free for families earning under $150K & Reinvest in public education
End the profit motive in public education
Reform auto insurance to reduce costs while protecting people
Fund and implement universal Pre-Kindergarten
Amend civil rights legislation to enumerate protections for LGBTQ+ Michiganders
Reform our criminal justice system & tackle mass incarceration and police violence
Aggressive action on climate, environmental justice, and no new fossil fuel infrastructure
Legalize marijuana
Fight for clean water for all and shut down Enbridge’s Line 5
Tackle the opioid epidemic through comprehensive mental health reform
Stand with labor to end Right to Work and protect Prevailing Wage
Provide high-speed broadband internet to every community in Michigan and protect net neutrality
Support child and elderly care for Michiganders
End gerrymandering and legislative term limits and reinstate FOIA for public officials


(Love the hate I’m getting in this thread; keep it coming.)

His statement of wanting an all out AWB ban pretty much does it for me. Any politician that jumps on that bandwagon shows the lack of knowledge on the subject and is just jumping on the latest buzzwords of the day. Could care less about him after hearing this.

[hhwtm]

El Sayed seems to be doing a great job as an MD, running the Detroit Health Dept. Maybe that is where he should stay - as in his skills as a doc and administrator are best used in the health arena

[InchingWest]

Nah, I don't think the average Michigander wants to adopt Sharia law little by little. That is the overall plan, is it not?

[usroute10]

Originally Posted by InchingWest

Nah, I don't think the average Michigander wants to adopt Sharia law little by little. That is the overall plan, is it not?

Did you read his platform? There are several objectives of his that are opposed to sharia Law, and even Islam itself. They include:

-Protect a woman’s right to choose and eliminate the gender pay gap
-Amend civil rights legislation to enumerate protections for LGBTQ+ Michiganders
-Legalize marijuana

[craig11152]

Here is a short list that would bankrupt the state if he tried to do them all.
They seem like noble ideas but they are costly and unrealistic when looked at as a whole. So what does he prioritize?
We will never know because if he was asked he would do what all politicians do....change the question to one he wants to answer and or lie.

Raise the minimum wage to $15/hour
Implement state-level single-payer healthcare
Rebuild our crumbling roads and bridges
Make college tuition free for families earning under $150K & Reinvest in public education
Fund and implement universal Pre-Kindergarten
Aggressive action on climate, environmental justice, and no new fossil fuel infrastructure
Tackle the opioid epidemic through comprehensive mental health reform
Provide high-speed broadband internet to every community in Michigan and protect net neutrality