Mississippi governor says his goal 'has never been to get rid of the virus' in defense of his

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: Business Insider

decision to end COVID-19 mask mandate

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, a Republican, in an interview Sunday defended his decision to roll back the state's mask requirement even as public health officials warn such actions are premature.

"The numbers don't justify government intervention at the levels we are seeing in other states," Reeves, who in the said he still encouraged residents to wear masks, said in an interview with Jake Tapper on CNN's "State of the Union."

"Unlike President Biden, who wants to insult Americans and insult Mississippians, I actually trust Mississippians to make good decisions," Reeves added.

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"Our objective in Mississippi has never been to get rid of the virus," Reeves said. "Our approach has been not only to protect lives but to protect livelihoods."

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/mississippi-governor-says-his-goal-has-never-been-to-get-rid-of-the-virus-in-defense-of-his-decision-to-end-covid-19-mask-mandate/ar-BB1ekXYu?li=BBnbcA1&ocid=DELLDHP

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[Srkdqltr]

1. So, in other words, your business is more important than lives.

Ok

[RVN VET71]

16. Because nothing says "Pro-Life" like telling your people that

profits are more important than their lives.

[Glorfindel]

2. If you listen to these monsters long enough...

sooner or later, you'll hear them tell the truth. Reeves is an insult to pond scum everywhere.
Mississippians must be so PROUD.

[rickyhall]

3. He says the people don't have to be told. Does he ever go outside?

[CurtEastPoint]

4. WTF is wrong this this man. OH! I see. He is a Dumpsucker.

[Aristus]

11. Incontrovertible proof right there that politics is show business for ugly people.

Ugly inside and out...

[marble falls]

19. That is a truly disturbing and creepy photo. This is going to require a beer and a coupla hits ...

... so thanks, sincerely AND sarcastically.

Cheers!

[CurtEastPoint]

22. ya welcome! You deserve it, I'm sure!

[Tommymac]

30. GACK ACK Why did I look in this thread.

Now my stomach is roiling and cramping.

[CurtEastPoint]

32. I know... I should have put a warning.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. Hey Dopey Taterhead, what good is your livelihood if you're NOT ALIVE?

Honestly, can they make them any dumber?

[packman]

6. One word

IDIOT

Everyone in America knows Mississippians cannot make good decisions - they elected you

[Initech]

7. Sure, go ahead kids! Take a dip in this raw sewage! Uncle Tate trusts you!

[brush]

8. Where do they get these idiots? Every time these states open up...

prematurely, a covid spike follows.

How many times does it have to happen for these fools to learn.

[HUAJIAO]

36. Because, jesus........

[COL Mustard]

37. And Freedumb!!!

[IronLionZion]

9. Because masks kill livelihoods somehow

[Evolve Dammit]

10. You can't fix it. We all want to, but you can't. Giving a giant middle finger to your people.

[DSandra]

12. They love COVID because it enforces social darwinism

And they LOVE to hurt and kill the weak, especially the ones made weak by white supremacy.

[AllTooEasy]

13. I don't trust Mississippians. Install the mask Mandates.

In fact, I don't trust Humans to put the good of humanity above their selfish, individual desires roughly %99 of the time.

Why couldn't we have evolved from red pandas, butterflies, ...anything but poo-throwing monkeys?

[AllTooEasy]

14. "Protect Livelihoods" - the same argument used by the South to fight the Civil War.

These people haven't changed...and never will.

[Irish_Dem]

15. Translation: I am in the pocket of business and to hell with sick and dead people.

[Judi Lynn]

17. Can you imagine Mississippi politicians who might be too stupid to become the governor?

Is anyone threatening his rights if he expects the governor to drive only on the streets?



Is violence actually protected by the First Amendment?

[sandensea]

27. They've got a history of 'em

Haley Barbour - CCC (the renamed KKK) luminary, and the father of modern far-right politics in the state



Ross Barnett - Best known for his role in the (failed) Ole Miss standoff, he believed "the white race would not survive integration"



Ted Bilbo - rabid white supremacist, and war profiteer



Jim Vardaman - "We'll lynch every Negro in the state if need be, to maintain white supremacy"

[Initech]

34. I believe this is what is known as "failing upward".

[marble falls]

18. You know what Gov Abbott said when he read this ...

"Thank gawd for the great and regal state of Mississippi!"

[Walleye]

20. How does wearing masks hurt the economy? None of these idiots have an answer to that.

[Fritz67]

21. "[T]rust Mississippians to make good decisions"?!

How can we do that when they vote for someone as dumb as you?

[torius]

23. So red states sued blue states over the Presidential election

because blue votes "affect" the red states ... so how about safety states sue negligent states over Covid spread because it affects the safety states?

[C Moon]

24. What about airports in Mississippi and Texas?

I hope masks are still required there.

[LuckyLib]

25. Louisiana wishes:

[Yavin4]

26. Republican policy makers want people to suffer and die. That's the whole point of their mission.

If government makes it so that there is less suffering and dying, then that means two things. One, the people will want government to do even more to lessen suffering and dying which threatens the GOP's donor base, and two, the people will become less angry and mean which makes it harder to demagogue them on social issues like race, gender, religion etc.

[OnlinePoker]

28. Mississippi is the 12th lowest of all states and territories in vaccine uptake

They're at 16,108 doses administered per 100k population, including 8.6% of the population having received both shots.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/map-covid-19-vaccination-tracker-across-u-s-n1252085

[hay rick]

33. Ha! I saw the interview.

He said that Mississippi had 40% fewer hospitalizations per capita than the national average and 40% more inoculations per capita so they were favorably positioned to disregard CDC guidance because they were in a better position than the country as a whole. These numbers tell a different story.

[turbinetree]

29. Well he admitted that he is a homicidal maniac, and just wants people to die and his quote

is just fucking disturbing, but how he thinks as liberaitian act's in real time:

"Our objective in Mississippi has never been to get rid of the virus," Reeves said. "Our approach has been not only to protect lives but to protect livelihoods."

[AllaN01Bear]

31. i think its time for a federal enforcable mask mandate .

[Historic NY]

35. WTF go his state if public health isn't a priority.