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Gov. Cuomo’s visit to Georgia blasted as ‘absurd’ amid NY’s coronavirus death total
NY Post ^ | July 20, 2020 | 2:23pm | Bernadette Hogan and Carl Campanile

Posted on 07/20/2020 12:06:26 PM PDT by conservative98

Gov. Andrew Cuomo went down to Georgia Monday to advise local officials there on how to curb the coronavirus pandemic — but critics said the trip was nothing more than an ill-conceived public relations stunt given all the deaths that New York suffered.

New York was the hardest hit by the COVID-19 outbreak in the early spring and more than 25,000 residents have died from the killer bug — more than any other state. And Cuomo has come under heavy criticism for his early edict that may have led to more than 6,000 nursing home deaths.

While the pandemic has eased in the Empire State following shutdown orders and social distancing measures, the pandemic is now raging in the Peach State and other parts of the country and New York officials are already planning for a “Wave 2” to hit New York.

Upstate Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin called Cuomo’s trip “absurd and obscene.”

“Cuomo is acting like a conquering hero. New York leads the nation cases and deaths. He refused to act early and failed to contain the coronavirus. His policies contributed to more deaths in nursing homes,” said McLaughlin, a Republican.

“This trip is unbelievable. He’s definitely trying to rehab his image.”

The trip could also be viewed as a slap at Georgia’s Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, who has battled with Democratic mayors in the Peach State over how to handle the outbreak. Kemp sued Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms over the city’s mandate for residents to wear masks, which he opposed as onerous.

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The three-term Democratic governor insisted he wasn’t visiting Savannah as a public relations offensive to toot his own horn.

“I feel compelled to go because I know a little bit about this,”Cuomo said.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Georgia; US: New York
KEYWORDS: briankemp; cuomo
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To: conservative98

21 posted on 07/20/2020 12:34:37 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: conservative98

Local law enforcement should have arrested the Yankee son of a Marxist.


22 posted on 07/20/2020 12:34:45 PM PDT by backwoods-engineer (Politics is the continuation of war by other means. --Clausewitz)
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To: conservative98

And now the winner of the “most annoying Yankee” award, goes to… Andrew Cuomo.


23 posted on 07/20/2020 12:38:16 PM PDT by bort
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To: conservative98
The arrogance of this clown.

His refusal to quarantine upon his return has further opened the can of worms for anyone who's been directed to quarantine from ANY state on New York's COVID list.

Shame on Georgia for allowing him to enter the state.

24 posted on 07/20/2020 1:02:18 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: conservative98

Current KungFlu death count:
GA 3,110
NY 32,187
Would you take CuHomo’s advise?


25 posted on 07/20/2020 1:05:21 PM PDT by Harpotoo (Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US:-))
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To: conservative98
will Cuomo quarantine when he gets back from Georgia?

Based upon Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order 205, issued June 25, 2020, the following states meet the criteria for required quarantine: Georgia!

26 posted on 07/20/2020 1:27:48 PM PDT by Lockbox
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To: 1Old Pro

OMG I was think the same ROFL


27 posted on 07/20/2020 1:29:15 PM PDT by Patriot Babe
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To: conservative98
Will Cuomatose obey his own 14 day quarantine rule?

If he fails to do so he abdicates all MORAL authority.

28 posted on 07/20/2020 1:44:08 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: conservative98
Did Cuomo bring his Carpetbag?


29 posted on 07/20/2020 2:05:21 PM PDT by BwanaNdege ( Experience is the best teacher, but if you can accept it 2nd hand, the tuition is less!)
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To: conservative98
So what was his expert advice? Whack all your old folks early, so your "recovery" statistics look good?

I left New York in 2013 (leaving behind most of my family as well as over 300 years of family roots) to escape that arrogant dictator and the mess he made of the state. (Although, to be fair, he only put the final nails in the coffin his father began.)

He needs to stay the hell away from my new home. Just the thought of him setting foot in Georgia makes me want to hurl. Oh, how I despise that man!!!

30 posted on 07/20/2020 2:47:11 PM PDT by NoLongerTrappedInNY
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To: conservative98

Is Cuomo quarantining for two weeks after the trip to Georgia?


31 posted on 07/20/2020 3:04:34 PM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: conservative98

Didn’t he quarantine travelers from Georgia?


32 posted on 07/20/2020 3:05:07 PM PDT by Brilliant
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To: conservative98

Cuomo should take de Blasio with him to give advice on how to lower the crime rate.


33 posted on 07/20/2020 3:06:26 PM PDT by Kid Shelleen (Beat your plowshares into swords. Let the weak say I am strong)
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To: All; conservative98

It’s even worse than some of us realized.

From my email from NY State Sen. James Tedisco:

“....It’s been suggested that at least 6,400 New Yorkers have died in nursing homes from COVID-19. However, that number may be significantly undercounted as that doesn’t take into account those who may have been infected in a nursing home and then were released and died in a hospital. ..”

Come on NYS voters - WAKE UP!


34 posted on 07/26/2020 10:40:33 AM PDT by Sun (Pray that God sends us good leaders. Please say a prayer now.)
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