GOP Sues Melissa Gilbert To Force Her To Run For Congress After A Balcony Fell On Her

[Michelle420]

She was attempting to unseat the Republican incumbent, Mike Bishop. Instead of engaging in a talk about policy, Bishop immediately attacked Gilbert by claiming she was a “tax cheat,” and saying that she has a stylist for her dog while dodges paying taxes.

The irony of a Republican complaining about someone not paying enough taxes is immense. Gilbert did owe some back taxes, due to career bumps in her acting plus a divorce, and has already settled on a payment plan with the IRS.

Fast forward just a bit to May of this year. Gilbert’s doctors said that it was medically impossible for her to continue in her congressional campaign for health reasons. In 2012, she had a fall and injury while she competed on Dancing With the Stars. Barely a few weeks after that, she was under a balcony when it collapsed. These left her with some permanent health issues.

GOP Sues Melissa Gilbert To Force Her To Run For Congress After A Balcony Fell On Her

WTF, now the GOP is forcing candidates to run even when they have medical problem?

 

[Alex.]

"Macomb Assistant Prosecutor Suzanna Skhreli will officially replace actress Melissa Gilbert as the Democratic candidate for the 8th Congressional District seat, the Secretary of State's office has determined.

The official replacement comes three months after Gilbert, famous for her role as Laura Ingalls on the show "Little House on the Prairie," dropped out of the race due to lingering medical issues from injuries sustained in 2012. "

Suzanna Shkreli to replace actress Melissa Gilbert on 8th Congressional ballot


Geez

 

[irosie91]

where is Michael Landon when his little ?? uhm LAURA?
NEEDS him

 

[Michelle420]

'Little House' Democrat Melissa Gilbert owes back taxes, so GOP wants her on ballot - MyNewsLA.com
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‘Little House’ Democrat Melissa Gilbert owes back taxes, so GOP wants her on ballot
As the Detroit Free Press reported last week: “In a letter to Chris Thomas, the state’s elections director, and the state Board of Canvassers, lawyers for the [GOP] said it should be up to the board — not Thomas — to determine if Gilbert can withdraw as the Democratic nominee in Michigan’s 8th Congressional District.

“Thomas sent a letter to Democratic officials this week saying their choice to replace Gilbert with assistant Macomb County prosecutor Suzanna Shkreli could be certified for the November general election ballot after the results of the Aug. 2 primary are certified by the board at its meeting next Monday.”

The strange advocacy of a Democrat confused people, including a spelling-challenged Arizonan, who tweeted to Gilbert: “just found out your a Republican. Man what a disappointment half pint. #unfollowed”

When set straight, the Arizonan apologized.

Mucking up the issue even more is the fact the Gilbert won the August Democratic primary — even without her party’s support.

 

[Michelle420]

Michigan Republican Party Objects to Melissa Gilbert’s Withdrawal From Congressional Race | On Breaking

Michigan Republican Party Objects to Melissa Gilbert’s Withdrawal From Congressional Race
Swati Sharma | August 23, 2016

Lawyers said that Melissa Gilbert hadn’t “adequately proved that she would be physically unfit to serve in Congress,” in a letter to the state’s election director Friday. Gilbert recently had surgery.

The state Republican Party is challenging a decision by the Michigan Secretary of State’s office to let “Little House on the Prairie” actress Melissa Gilbert withdraw from a congressional race due to poor health.

In a letter to Chris Thomas, the state’s elections director, and the state Board of Canvassers, lawyers for the party said it should be up to the board — not Thomas — to determine if Gilbert can withdraw as the Democratic nominee in Michigan’s 8th Congressional District.

Thomas sent a letter to Democratic officials this week saying their choice to replace Gilbert with assistant Macomb County prosecutor Suzanna Shkreli could be certified for the November general election ballot after the results of the Aug. 2 primary are certified by the board at its meeting next Monday.


“Under Michigan’s election law,” Thomas wrote state Democratic Party Chairman Brandon Dillon on Monday, “a congressional candidate may withdraw after having won the party’s nomination by notifying the party that he or she has become physically unfit.”

But in their letter to Thomas and the board, lawyers Jason Hanselman and Gary Gordon argued that Gilbert — who withdrew from the race citing neck and back injuries suffered years ago and underwent surgery earlier this month — hadn’t “adequately proved that she would be physically unfit to serve in Congress.”

The two suggested that Thomas had acted unilaterally and called on the board to take up the issue at its Monday meeting, saying to do otherwise would be disenfranchise the will of the voters. Thomas told the Free Press on Friday that the board is free to take it up if it wishes.

Gilbert made the surprise announcement that she was dropping out of the race months ago but because the deadline had passed, she could not be removed from the Aug. 2 primary ballot. Democratic officials coalesced around Shkreli, a political newcomer, to take on U.S. Rep. Mike Bishop, R-Rochester.

 

[TheOldSchool]

"Macomb Assistant Prosecutor Suzanna Skhreli will officially replace actress Melissa Gilbert as the Democratic candidate for the 8th Congressional District seat, the Secretary of State's office has determined.

The official replacement comes three months after Gilbert, famous for her role as Laura Ingalls on the show "Little House on the Prairie," dropped out of the race due to lingering medical issues from injuries sustained in 2012. "

Suzanna Shkreli to replace actress Melissa Gilbert on 8th Congressional ballot


Geez

Yes the Michigan election board declined the GOP's callous actions.

No action taken on bid to keep Melissa Gilbert on ballot

The GOP has no shame these days. Remember, these people are pretending that a photoshopped image of Hillary Clinton's tongue is enough to disqualify her from the Presidency.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

GOP Sues Melissa Gilbert To Force Her To Run For Congress After A Balcony Fell On Her

They sued her after a balcony fell on her?

In 2012, she had a fall and injury while she competed on Dancing With the Stars. Barely a few weeks after that, she was under a balcony when it collapsed.

The balcony fell on her in 2012, she ran for office in 2015 they sued in 2016.

Doesn't anyone edit these stupid fucking stories?

 

[Katzndogz]

It was a blatant attempt to manipulate the ballot.

 

[TheOldSchool]

It was a blatant attempt to manipulate the ballot.

^ Ah yes cue the soulless c*nt

 

[Alex.]

"Macomb Assistant Prosecutor Suzanna Skhreli will officially replace actress Melissa Gilbert as the Democratic candidate for the 8th Congressional District seat, the Secretary of State's office has determined.

The official replacement comes three months after Gilbert, famous for her role as Laura Ingalls on the show "Little House on the Prairie," dropped out of the race due to lingering medical issues from injuries sustained in 2012. "

Suzanna Shkreli to replace actress Melissa Gilbert on 8th Congressional ballot


Geez

Yes the Michigan election board declined the GOP's callous actions.

No action taken on bid to keep Melissa Gilbert on ballot

The GOP has no shame these days. Remember, these people are pretending that a photoshopped image of Hillary Clinton's tongue is enough to disqualify her from the Presidency.

The only callous around here is the one on your ass from posting incessantly about crapola.

 

[Alex.]

where is Michael Landon when his little ?? uhm LAURA?
NEEDS him

Driving on the highway to heaven talking to God.

 

[whitehall]

Gilbert is a democrat. The GOP is merely trying to force the radicals who run the Democrat party machine in Detroit to adhere to the law and keep Gilbert's name on the ballot.

 

[irosie91]

Gilbert is a democrat. The GOP is merely trying to force the radicals who run the Democrat party machine in Detroit to adhere to the law and keep Gilbert's name on the ballot.

she can't get sick?

 

[IsaacNewton]

She was attempting to unseat the Republican incumbent, Mike Bishop. Instead of engaging in a talk about policy, Bishop immediately attacked Gilbert by claiming she was a “tax cheat,” and saying that she has a stylist for her dog while dodges paying taxes.

The irony of a Republican complaining about someone not paying enough taxes is immense. Gilbert did owe some back taxes, due to career bumps in her acting plus a divorce, and has already settled on a payment plan with the IRS.

Fast forward just a bit to May of this year. Gilbert’s doctors said that it was medically impossible for her to continue in her congressional campaign for health reasons. In 2012, she had a fall and injury while she competed on Dancing With the Stars. Barely a few weeks after that, she was under a balcony when it collapsed. These left her with some permanent health issues.

GOP Sues Melissa Gilbert To Force Her To Run For Congress After A Balcony Fell On Her

WTF, now the GOP is forcing candidates to run even when they have medical problem?

'dafuq? This is a real story?

 

[irosie91]

She was attempting to unseat the Republican incumbent, Mike Bishop. Instead of engaging in a talk about policy, Bishop immediately attacked Gilbert by claiming she was a “tax cheat,” and saying that she has a stylist for her dog while dodges paying taxes.

The irony of a Republican complaining about someone not paying enough taxes is immense. Gilbert did owe some back taxes, due to career bumps in her acting plus a divorce, and has already settled on a payment plan with the IRS.

Fast forward just a bit to May of this year. Gilbert’s doctors said that it was medically impossible for her to continue in her congressional campaign for health reasons. In 2012, she had a fall and injury while she competed on Dancing With the Stars. Barely a few weeks after that, she was under a balcony when it collapsed. These left her with some permanent health issues.

GOP Sues Melissa Gilbert To Force Her To Run For Congress After A Balcony Fell On Her

WTF, now the GOP is forcing candidates to run even when they have medical problem?

'dafuq? This is a real story?

Imagine ----little laura Ingalls

 

[Katzndogz]

It was a blatant attempt to manipulate the ballot.

^ Ah yes cue the soulless c*nt

Oh brilliant. That personal attack just destroys every argument. Jealous much you spineless pussy, or is that troll much.

 

[TheOldSchool]

It was a blatant attempt to manipulate the ballot.

^ Ah yes cue the soulless c*nt

Oh brilliant. That personal attack just destroys every argument. Jealous much you spineless pussy, or is that troll much.

You love it you old c*nt. You believe the worst of humanity and do your best to meet your own expectations. Some people may be trolls on the internet; you're a troll in your entire existence.

 

[Alex.]

"Democrats were excited because they’d managed to recruit Melissa Gilbert, best known as the star of the TV series Little House on the Prairie, to run for Congress against freshman Republican Mike Bishop in his Lansing-area district. They thought with her star power, he might just be vulnerable.

Unfortunately, they neglected to notice that Gilbert owed hundreds of thousands in back taxes to the IRS. She also seemed to object to things like showing up in the district and campaigning, or answering questions. Eventually, when it was too late for the state to take her name off the ballot, she announced she has back problems and didn’t want to run after all."

Melissa Gilbert today will win a prize she doesn't want

There is always more to the story

 

[IsaacNewton]

If I remember correctly someone dropped a house on Sarah Palin in 2008 and she still ran. But then somebody stole her shoes and melted her sister and some silver guy knocked up her daughter. Bad year for the Palins..

 

[Alex.]

Gilbert discussing strategy with her campaign manager during happier times.