"Governor Kemp does not give a damn about us," Savannah mayor says after mask decision

[groundloop]

Source: CBS News

Savannah Mayor Van Johnson slammed Georgia Governor Brian Kemp in a tweet on Wednesday after Kemp explicitly banned cities and counties in the state from ordering people to wear masks in public. Johnson said the governor is ignoring science.

"It is officially official," Johnson tweeted. "Governor Kemp does not give a damn about us. Every man and woman for himself/herself. Ignore the science and survive the best you can. In #Savannah, we will continue to keep the faith and follow the science. Masks will continue to be available!"

At least 15 local governments across the state had adopted face masks orders, even though Kemp had earlier said cities and counties had no power to make those decisions, The Associated Press reports. Kemp voided the local orders on Wednesday. His new order bans local governments from requiring masks on public property.

Earlier this month, Johnson signed an emergency order requiring face coverings in public spaces and in commercial businesses in Savannah, CBS Savannah affiliate WTOC reported. During a news conference last week, Johnson said some businesses were not following the order and he amended the order to include a penalty of $500 for violators.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/savannah-mayor-van-johnson-governor-brian-kemp-face-mask-decision-georgia/

[Sherman A1]

1. Wow

Mr. Mayor, you are just picking up on that?

[customerserviceguy]

2. You can take the three governors

of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, line them up, and call them the Three Stooges.

[ananda]

4. Can there be four? Abbott of Texas is bad too.

nt

[customerserviceguy]

5. Well

I was going for adjoining states, but sure, why not!

[wcollar]

9. Larry, Moe, Curly, and Shemp!

Except even the Stooges weren't this stupid!

[customerserviceguy]

10. Ah, yes

there were indeed more than three Stooges. At least they were amusing.

[Docreed2003]

12. Guess that makes Bill Lee in TN Curly Joe

[lagomorph777]

13. If I had them lined up, I'd get other ideas.

[customerserviceguy]

17. Mine would be

Whack-a-Mole!

[not fooled]

16. And don't forget Dumbass Douchey

of AZ--a trump humper for the ages, currently killing off thousands in his mismanaged state.

[Dustlawyer]

19. Texas Governor Abbott would be a fourth Stooge then.

[bluewater]

6. What part of masks preventing the WEARER from spreading Covid-19 don't you understand?

Honestly.

[groundloop]

7. DAMN, you beat me to it. I was typing when that post got hidden.

I was a bit more long winded and the post got hidden before I finished.

But yeah, it's proven science that wearing a mask does much more to protect others than it does to protect the mask wearer, although there is still a benefit to the mask wearer.

[kimbutgar]

8. They are all following dear fuhrers orders

They think if people don’t wear masks the corona virus will go away.

[abakan]

15. I'm no longer sure this is just stupidity

I'm beginning to believe this is purposeful and aimed straight at the election. These people are
scheming and I think working off Putins playbook to weaken and destroy the country. If there are enough
dead or dying by election time the election can be cancelled because sick people can not revolt.
This is not a conspiracy theory it is just my thoughts, I am entitled to them.

[bucolic_frolic]

11. There are people like Kemp everywhere

I was in NJ today in a store and a customer wasn't wearing a mask. And these small older stores with inadequate ventilation are no help.
They put signs in the stores - state law says wear a mask, but they look the other way when customers don't comply.

In this mindset, every little cough seems worth 14 days of quarantine. I think this is day one of my 14.

[Sancho]

14. No one wants to say it...

...but a long as minority, hispanic, and poorer people are the ones getting sick...Kemp doesn't care. If it was WASPs he would order masks in a second.

[NCjack]

18. Kemp can't see the problem because his head is too far up Trump's ... nt