Republican Gov. Brian Kemp admits he just found out that asymptomatic people can spread coronavirus

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Salon


The Georgian learned of this in the last "24 hours." But Dr. Fauci warned of asymptomatic transmission in January

IGOR DERYSH
APRIL 2, 2020 10:28PM (UTC)

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp just announced a shelter-in-place order after admitting that he did not know that asymptomatic people could spread the coronavirus, even though the country's top health officials warning about asymptomatic transmission since January.

Kemp, a Republican, said Georgia would follow the other 30 states that have already issued similar "stay at home" orders on Wednesday, because "modeling and data have dramatically changed for Georgia" over the previous two days.

Kemp said that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just announced that "individuals can be infected and begin to spread coronavirus earlier than previously thought, even if they had no symptoms. From a public health standpoint, this is a revelation and a game-changer."

"Those individuals could have been infecting people before they ever felt bad," he added. "We didn't know that until the last 24 hours."

Read more: https://www.salon.com/2020/04/02/republican-gov-brian-kemp-admits-he-just-found-out-that-asymptomatic-people-can-spread-coronavirus/

[Just_Vote_Dem]

1. Obvious liar IMO n/t

[IllinoisBirdWatcher]

2. He read the news for the first time in three months and became the April Fool. eom

[RockRaven]

3. An honest headline from Salon would read "Brain Kemp makes implausible claim that... etc"

rather than stating his implausible claim as a fact.

I do not believe he "just learned" that. It has been part of the public conversation about this virus in all forms of media and by experts for months.

[Hoyt]

4. KKKemp is a rube, and it appears his physician advisor is ineffective, at best.

[ZZenith]

5. Georgia, your governor is either a total liar or completely oblivious to reality.

Or both.

And to make matters even worse, the same holds true for your president.

[packman]

6. Well, he's a combination of several fatal flaws

1. An asshole
2. Incredibly stupid
3. A Republican
4. A Trumpite

[Wellstone ruled]

7. CYA baby.

The only person dumber than Kemp is TRump.

[Grokenstein]

8. Can't be sure.

He might be lying, or he might just be that out-of-touch, up-his-own-ass, boneheaded and willfully ignorant.
I mean, he's a Republicksum. How can you be certain?

[pazzyanne]

9. Well, we know where his head was,

and it wasn't in clean, oxygen rich places.

[Mr.Bill]

10. Somebody start a Go Fund Me account and buy him a television. n/t

[SpaceNeedle]

11. These idiot governors were trying to "keep the economy up"

for their stupid beloved orange goop. They sentenced several people to death in the process.

[groundloop]

13. They sentenced THOUSANDS of people to death

If tRump would have taken action instead of wasting time on his conspiracy theories our situation would be FAR better right now.

[paleotn]

12. Well, you're either too incompetent to be governor...

or your a fucking liar. Not much of a choice, Kemp. Did I ever say, I fucking hate Republicans and wouldn't piss on them if they were on fire? Well, there it is.

[Marcuse]

14. Not mutually exclusive.

[paleotn]

20. They're not, but....

I'm giving him an out of just being stupid. A few of them aren't evil, they're just incredibly dumb.

[Marcuse]

28. I understand, but you are a better person than I. I've got no more to give them

[Yeehah]

15. Stupid republican asshole

elected by stupid republican assholes.

[weissmam]

17. the campagne adds just write themselves

He is either a fool or an idiot, or both -that means GOP

[rzemanfl]

19. I will wash my socks while you check your spelling. K? n/t

[flibbitygiblets]

23. About time you washed those socks

[cheezmaka]

18. LOL! He could have "watched" the news for the last 3 months to get that info...

And he's a Governor??? (another Spoof from "The Trump and Friends Comedy Hour!&quot

[Lucky Luciano]

21. Resign now. nt

[flibbitygiblets]

22. I did get a chuckle listening to Morning Joe mocking him in a slow Alabama accent

[Rebl2]

24. HE IS A

LIAR! THEY HAVE BEEN SAYING THIS FOR WEEKS.

[Marie Marie]

25. Then you are too STUPID to be a Governor or any Public Servant.

Resign!

[procon]

26. Maybe people aspiring to hold a political office should

be required to pass a 5th grade final exam. They should know a bit of geography, some science is good, math, a smattering of history, definitely spelling, USGOV101, current events for dummies is the bonus question.

[sop]

27. He's been too busy purging black citizens from the Georgia voter rolls.

[Efilroft Sul]

29. Time for another Fauci Facepalm

[MissMillie]

31. I'm not sure what's worse

Saying that he "didn't know," which obviously shows that he hasn't been paying attention


or

Admitting he knew... and did nothing.




Both statements reek of apathy and/or incompetence


(Seriously, are we supposed to believe a GOP governor hasn't been watching 45's pressers--that admission should send 45 through the roof!)

[NCjack]

32. I understand that he did not know about symptomatic people can spread COVID-19.

After all, he has given 100% of his attention to rigging the 2020 votes in Georgia.

[riversedge]

33. May the angels look over the folks in Georgia, because Kemp surely is NOT!