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(02-16-2021 07:07 PM)FortWorthRaider Wrote:  

(02-16-2021 07:01 PM)BroncoMinor Wrote:  

(02-16-2021 06:10 PM)ess Wrote:  

(02-16-2021 05:53 PM)FortWorthRaider Wrote:  I took their move to be just how it sounded, they didn't want to be aligned with a divisive white supremacist who also happens to be a Trumper that was appointed as part of a strategy (by a fellow Trump style trust fund baby no less) to primary Fred Upton.

Did I miss something?

No

Quote:“If you’re gonna do business in Kalamazoo, you’re gonna value diversity, equity and inclusion,” Knott said.

Why hide behind all of this ^^^ nonsense?

While building rhetorical walls.

Very Trumpesque.

Valuing diversity, equality, and inclusion is actually the complete opposite of being Trumpesque. And rejecting Trumper Lee Chatfield seems pretty consistent with everything they said. There are going to be consequences for all of these politicians who continue to support an inciter of insurrections. They want all of us to present like none of this happened.

Hey pal, don't be jumping on all these different threads!

Good try. This is a thread about a downtown KZoo arena. If it happens to have some political elements because of Chatfield, so be it. Also, never said you can't talk politics. 15 separate threads on basically the same topic is a little much.

The blowback from Chatfield's hiring at Southwest Michigan First has been swift and unrelenting.

- Kalamazoo City Commision has halted their partnership and funding.
- Kalamazoo County is also reconsidering the partnership.
- The Kalamazoo Community Foundation has cut ties.
- WMU president Montgomery denounced the hire.
- KVCC president Washington has resigned from the SWMF Board of Directors.
- The Kalamazoo Promise has cut ties.

(02-19-2021 02:53 PM)ColinApocalypse Wrote:  The blowback from Chatfield's hiring at Southwest Michigan First has been swift and unrelenting.

- Kalamazoo City Commision has halted their partnership and funding.
- Kalamazoo County is also reconsidering the partnership.
- The Kalamazoo Community Foundation has cut ties.
- WMU president Montgomery denounced the hire.
- KVCC president Washington has resigned from the SWMF Board of Directors.
- The Kalamazoo Promise has cut ties.

Good for them.

One hire trashed years of Ron Kitchens work.

(02-20-2021 10:18 AM)okgc Wrote:  One hire trashed years of Ron Kitchens work.

THAT is the real sad part. Great point.

The guy that hired him for less than sincere purposes should be under the microscope.

Looks like this controversy has reached it’s conclusion. He resigned.

https://www.woodtv.com/news/southwest-mi...DRydVsaln0

(02-22-2021 10:30 AM)Flashboski Wrote:  Looks like this controversy has reached it’s conclusion. He resigned.

https://www.woodtv.com/news/southwest-mi...DRydVsaln0

Good riddance!