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GulfCoast66

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3. My mother in Kentucky sadly has become trapped in the Fox bubble

Reply to Hermit-The-Prog (Original post)

Sat Mar 21, 2020, 12:45 AM

Mar 2020

84 years old and has had the shit scared out of her for years. Pretty sure she voted for Bevin but we never talk politics.

She absolutely loves her new governor. Thinks he is a good Christian man who cares about the people.

Told me tonight she is so glad he won.

So there is hope.

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Kentucky's Response to COVID-19 [View all] Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2020 OP

current maps from kycovid19.ky.gov ... Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2020 #1

comparison graph: KY and TN ... Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2020 #27

I'm glad Beshear was elected. SixString Mar 2020 #2

Bevin was tweeting like trump, sneering at Beshear, when this started. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2020 #5

My mother in Kentucky sadly has become trapped in the Fox bubble GulfCoast66 Mar 2020 #3

Thank you for that. I'm surrounded. Maybe some of them will awaken, too. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2020 #6

Pssst...don't tell her he's a Democrat... Wounded Bear Mar 2020 #17

Oh I know.. so appreciate you have Gov Cha Mar 2020 #4

Thanks, Cha. No problem for us to hunker down. ... Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2020 #7

It must be like almost Cha Mar 2020 #8

It's a relief, but our legislature is still RED. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2020 #9

Oh yeah I forgot about the RED Cha Mar 2020 #10

If you look at the very first map up there, see the yellow county, surrounded by white ones? Stonepounder Mar 2020 #11

We live in Madison county, Corgigal Mar 2020 #12

Found it Corgigal Mar 2020 #13

Thanks! Glad that's available on youtube. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2020 #18

Our Mr. Rogers Corgigal Mar 2020 #19

I hadn't made that connection. ... Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2020 #20

Cause he makes us feel guilty Corgigal Mar 2020 #23

Waives from Madison county in Richmond! MelissaB Mar 2020 #15

Heyya Corgigal Mar 2020 #16

Dang! I LOVE Berea. MelissaB Mar 2020 #28

Thanks for the post, HTP but you missed one little detail.... KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #14

Should be to fire both their senators. pwb Mar 2020 #21

Gonna try Corgigal Mar 2020 #24

Maybe it's time to ask... RealityChik Mar 2020 #22

Indeed! Andy Beshear has leaned into this 100%. SKKY Mar 2020 #25

I hope governors are talking to each other, in the absence of any leader at federal level. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2020 #26