Cue Tom Petty and the Won't Back Down music.
Perhaps the critics are right. Perhaps there will be a virus rebound and this will be a total disaster.
We are going to find out.
I disagree with Trump on this one. I think he wants to get re-elected and he knows his position will not turn his base away but may soften the hearts of some in the middle.
Love it! That said, I think Trump didn’t know what he was talking about ... the barbers and tattoo artistas are supposed to be swathed in PPE, use disposable everything and even...get this - wear those plastic face shields.
I hope Kemp fights back, because that might encourage DeSantis of FLorida to get moving again, or at any rate, tell the mayors and county commissioners (who are really the ones blocking it) to get going.
The same “critics” who told us millions would die. Pay them no attention.
Hoping Kemp hangs tough. MSM is desperate to stop him. Dr Doom’s fraud will be exposed.
Btw I tried to contact Kemp but they have a lousy website and contact system. I live just across the border in Jax and I wanted to send him some support. Anybody know how to do this?
I am hitting the gym at 10 AM tomorrow. They sent me an email that they are opening. Love that he didn’t allow local governments to close private businesses.
Then I am going to get a haircut. On Monday, I am going to a restaurant and eating at an actual table.
He better not back down now.
Yeah but what does the real governor of Georgia, Stephanie Abrams think? ;-)
One country did not SHUTDOWN, Sweden.
And the infection/mortality rate in Sweden is no higher than most anywhere else.
I will pray that his plan works, and Georgia can get back on track. Somebody has to make the decision, and this guy is willing to do that, and live with it. The rest of the country has to take the same chance...the sooner, the better.
Head fake.
Fantastic!
Hate to say it, but Trump was wrong on this one. Hope it was a head fake as some here think. I wondered if it has occurred to anyone that these small parlors are probably owned and staffed by people just climbing up the first rungs of the American Dream, and their economic demise would be absolutely brutal?
Washington Post is calling Georgia America’s number one death destination. And that is tame compared to the comments from readers.
Probably.
this will be a total disaster.
We'll see.
I suspect DJT and Kemp have had a few phone calls in which Kemp agreed to take the hit from DJT to allow the President to seem cautious and gain some cred AND put the feces throwing monkeys into stillness.
I think this story is basically much ado about nothing. Trump likely has the right to say that he might not have done the opening on the scale that Kemp did, but that is about the limit of all of this. It will be interesting, of course, to see what happens with all of this in Georgia and if things go well without any problems (as they likely should), then likely Trump is not going to have a problem with saying he was incorrect in that initial assessment and that will be the end of that.
Maybe we will find out. Fauci, Birx and the CDC can make the models report anything they want. The rest of the Left, particularly those who intend to bring down the country will cook the books and report whatever they want to discredit anyone trying to reopen.
I wonder if Trump is doing this so that he is not accused of being a dictator. There’s got to be something behind this situation because Kemp is not the only one opening his state but he’s the only one Trump has rebuked publicly.
Trump does nto do things without a reason and time and again, we’ve seen his do stuff that we look at and wonder *WTH???* and then a short time later we see what he was really up to.
I’m willing to give him time on this one.
He may be using this as a tactic to divert attention from something else that’s going on. While the media is slobbering all over this story, I’ll bet something else is up behind the scenes.
I will reserve judgment for the time being.
It was a “rebuke” with a wink.
I saw this yesterday and in no way was it a rebuke!
Yes, trump said he disagreed with the governor but said the governor should do what he felt was right.
Look, the White House Corona task force spent lots of time preparing the 3 Phases to getting back to normal and Trump can’t just say it’s okay to go against it. That would be saying his plan was baseless and everyone should do what they want.
Most of Ga. probably should be able to reopen. It is the Atlanta area that is still very active and should likely require extended restrictions. Just locking down Atlanta, however, would not “sit well” with the Democrat political base and their constituents, and they would scream discrimination.