In March 2021, Ron Weiser, co-chair of the Michigan wingnut cabal, addressed the wingnut club of Oakland County, not far from where I live.
It’s hard to overstate the lunacy of Michigan wingnuts at that point, many of whom were up to their eyeballs in election denial, some of whom were suspects in election-related crimes, and sixteen of whom are now under federal investigation as fake electors.
But in his shriek, Weiser — who had himself narrowly escaped being charged with campaign finance violations — decided to bring some snark:
Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Attorney General Dana Nessel. Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.
All women. All with national spotlights. All smarter than anyone in that clubhouse. Surely Weiser agonized over the first letter of ‘witches.’
There was plenty of rueful laughter at the time, and all three of the so-called witches trolled right back, in witty and biting fashion. They even posed together in witch hats.
But it wasn’t that funny. Mostly because Weiser’s clumsy metaphor, “burning at the stake,” seemed somehow less metaphorical in the wake of a militia plot to kidnap and assassinate Whitmer. In today’s wingnut cabal, this is what passes for a hoot.
It’s hard to overstate the lunacy of Michigan wingnuts at that point, many of whom were up to their eyeballs in election denial, some of whom were suspects in election-related crimes, and sixteen of whom are now under federal investigation as fake electors.
But in his shriek, Weiser — who had himself narrowly escaped being charged with campaign finance violations — decided to bring some snark:
“… Our job now is to soften up those three witches and make sure that when we have good candidates to run against them, that they are ready for the burning at the stake.”
The “three witches” he was referring to, of course, were the three Democrats who had steered Michigan through the pandemic:Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Attorney General Dana Nessel. Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.
All women. All with national spotlights. All smarter than anyone in that clubhouse. Surely Weiser agonized over the first letter of ‘witches.’
There was plenty of rueful laughter at the time, and all three of the so-called witches trolled right back, in witty and biting fashion. They even posed together in witch hats.
But it wasn’t that funny. Mostly because Weiser’s clumsy metaphor, “burning at the stake,” seemed somehow less metaphorical in the wake of a militia plot to kidnap and assassinate Whitmer. In today’s wingnut cabal, this is what passes for a hoot.
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