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Originally Posted by Gabriel
That does seem a little strange. Usually with a big event if the Governor declines an invitation he or she will send a representative like the Lieutenant Governor or at least write some sort of letter. However, MI is a big state and people do get busy. Also, remember that she didn't accept the invitation and not show up, she simply declined it which is her right. I once asked Woodie Flowers to come and give a talk at my college to help promote our FIRST team, he declined, that doesn't mean he's a phony or that he doesn't care about FIRST.
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Inviting an organizations National Advisor, whom is also a College Professor, to give a speech in order to promote one team... I can understand why he wouldn't. There are 900 teams, if he goes to visit one just because they ask, everyone will know about it and send in requests to him. For a governer of a state, to decline a visit to a well established competition within the state, for an organization which expresses many of her campeign promises.. that's a whole 'nother bag of marbles.