Governor Granholm and Dick DeVos made a joint appearance at the Detroit Economic Club on Thursday. Both were asked to speak for 15 minutes. The Governor talked about many things, including her bi-partisan accomplishments, jobs plan, and her plan to create universal access to private health care.

Dick DeVos continued his “Michigan Sucks” campaign, complaining about how we’re the worst darn state in the nation. He made it clear to everyone that Michigan is crap, and the fault lies squarely on the backs of –
     A) Granholm
     B) the people of Michigan

And there is absolutely, most definitely and certainly no responsibility to be had by –
     A) his puppet legislature
     B) his puppet President
     C) himself

Oh, but that wasn’t enough … in an outrageously sleazy move that even Eric Scheibeler might not have seen coming, he then went on to blame the Governor for the deaths of several people.

“The names tell the story”, he said.

And with that sentence, Dick DeVos finally (accidentally) told the truth.

The names do tell a story.

• Gerald and Edda Hayden
• The people of the state of Wisconsin
• The people of Canada
• Jeff and Grisell Bartlett
• Michael and Darlene Heckart
• Werner and Erna Gommeringer
• Rick and Sue Lynn Setzer
• The people of the United States
• Joan Baker and Shirlee Michaels
• John and Stacy Hanrahan
• Brian Bohrer
• Mark and Lori Mensack
• Don and Sue Ellen Touchton
• Brig and Lita Hart
• Dr. Joe and Dawn Morrison
• Kelly Robbins
• Randy and Janet Councill
• Dan and Helen Higgins
• Ron and Karen Green
• Victor and Cathy Brook
• Dr. Marion and Jean McMurtrey
• Dr. T.M and Cynthia Hughes
• Dave and Rose Roberts
• Dr. Richard and Linda Werner
• Tony and Maryann Cutaia
• Warren and Donna Bird
• Tom and Kye Yeaman
• Wade and Debbie McKay
• Donald and Jackie Griffith
• Vernon and Bonnie Holquin
• Brenda and William L Christian
• Donald and Linda Wead
• Byron and Kendra Hallmark
• Ted and Myrene McDaniels
• Jeffrey and Cecilia Musgrove
• David and Jan Woods
• Gary and Kathy Taylor
• Elizabeth and John Lavoie
• Eric and Patricia Scheibeler
• Kenny Stewart
• Marvin and Elsie Halliday
• The family of H. Benson
• Ray and Mary Carpenter
• The family of Vance Garfield
• Tracy Ranson and family
• The family of John Henderson
• Kendall Summers
• Susan D Johnson
• Dato Lim Kok
• James Dyson
• Scott and Diana Haskins
• Dr. Dennis Dierenfield
• Kathleen Mary Gregory
• Deborah Branch
• Alison Hubbard
• Mary Anderson
• Marilyn Perry
• RIAA and NMPA
• Leslie Giblin
• Jefferson County Schools
• Many more anonymous or otherwise unidentified victims

And the names Frank Lopick and Patricia Olson tell the story of an Amway related murder. In Michigan. I guess he and the Governor will have to share responsibility for that one.

Yes, Dick, the names do tell the story, and the fact that thousands of Dick’s Amway/Quixtar victims remain intentionally anonymous for fear of their lives, livelihoods, or reputations … well, that tells a story too.

And look at that … I didn’t even mention Alterra.

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