Posted on 04/15/2020 7:44:19 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
Protestors disrupted Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s (D) coronavirus briefing Wednesday, chanting for the governor to “open up Kentucky.”
About 100 people had gathered on the lawn of the State Capitol by the time Beshear spoke, and could be heard throughout the governor’s televised briefing, the Courier Journal reports. Beshear acknowledged the protesters about halfway through his hour-long briefing, but said he would not be adhering to the demands to reopen the state economy, which he said would lead to more fatalities.
"We do have some folks up in here in Kentucky today — and everybody should be able to express their opinion — that believe we should reopen Kentucky immediately, right now. Folks, that would kill people. That would absolutely kill people,” Beshear said, according to the Courier Journal.
"My job isn't to make the popular decision, but the right decision," he added, "and the decision that saves peoples' lives."
Kentucky has reported 2,210 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 115 deaths.
Many of the protestors appeared to be crowded together with less than the recommended six feet distance between them, and only a few appeared to wear masks or face coverings, based on photos and videos of the protests.
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Who would ever have guessed that the Communist Revolution would occur as a response to the common cold?
“My job is to...make the decision that saves peoples’ lives.”
OK, keep the economy shut down forever. Think of the lives that would be saved (for a while at least).
he was rattled during his briefing today (which coincided with the Trump’s, what an asshole).
Keep it up Kentucky - you are the majority!
How did they end up with a Dem governor anyway with a veto proof GOP state house and senate?
Let the protesting begin!
I love it I love it put the demon cats on record as being against the economy
This is what you get for voting a demrat into office.
This is what election fraud looks like
Seriously, we keep losing states to leftist takeover and scratch our heads, and yet the answer is so clear...
We have a nationalized leftist education system infused FIRST in these states. That’s why this keeps happening.
97% of college professors are liberal...what kinds of teachers do you think result from that?
The kids they teach grow up and vote.
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