Posted on 03/30/2020 9:41:56 AM PDT by BenLurkin
The Democrat doubled down on remarks he made last week defending his decision -- or lack thereof -- not to cancel February 25 Mardi Gras events. He conceded that the raucous partying scene "likely" contributed to the spread of the virus in the New Orleans area, where health experts now say the next coronavirus "hot spot" is emerging. Just one day prior to the city's Mardi Gras festivities, the president said "the coronavirus is very much under control" before going on to tout the day's stock market gains.
Speaking on several Sunday morning TV news programs, Bel Edwards tried to re-focus the conversation on the state's need for respirators and federal government supplies rather than rehashing the past. He warned Louisiana's largest city will run out of ventilators by April 4 and hospital beds by April 10.
But Bel Edwards did confirm Sunday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- and all other federal government agencies -- made no mention of scaling back Mardi Gras celebrations over coronavirus concerns.
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Katrina. Again.
RE: No One From Federal Government Told Us to Cancel Anything
Can’t this incompetent make a decision on his own without Washington telling him what to do? That’s what he was elected for!
They didn’t tell you to move the school buses either, right.
Laissez les bons temps roulez.
Uhh...you can make that decision, Bel. Just a thought.
Does he need the Fed Gov to tell him everything?
Did the Federal government tell you how to get lunch every day?
apparently the mayor needs mommy and daddy govt to tell them what to do..too stupid to make the best decision for their city
Is COMMON SENSE illegal in Louisiana???
The CDC did not cancel it. I guess is that the city cancelled it. Why did the city also not cancel Mardi Gras. My guess is $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
This reflects the incompetence of Ray Main and Kathleen Blanko from Katrina.
What kind of State Leaders need a Baby Sitter to come in and tell them how to manage their state ???!!!
Laissez les bons temps roulez.
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. roulent
NNTTM.
;)
Ray Nagin
Couldn’t lose all those tourist dollars you know.
In January, everyone in the country knew that that COVID-19 would be become a devastating pandemic.
With that knowledge, the incompetent leaders of Louisiana did nothing to cancel Mardi Gras or issue Stay at Home Orders.
Had they taken such actions in January or very early February, this disaster would have been avoided.
WHO had yet call this a pandemic. Trump was still in the dark due to China’s lying and coverup.
Yeah, that office was conspicuously silent in 2005, too. What a colossal joke.
There are MANY examples of local politicians in the state and city TELLING people to attend EVERYTHING.
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