SC Gov. McMaster doubles down on no school mask mandates ...

[left-of-center2012]

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) on Monday affirmed his decision to not issue a mask mandate in his state as some other governors have amid a renewed surge in COVID-19 largely due to the delta variant.

Speaking on Monday, McMaster said issuing mask mandates for children was the "wrong thing to do."

"We're not going to do it. We're not going to shut our state down as other states did," he said.
"Mandating masks is not the answer. Personal responsibility is the answer,
common sense is the answer and we have an abundance of both in South Carolina."

The Republican governor stopped short of recommending vaccination, instead
calling on residents to "make your (own) decision."

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/567024-sc-gov-mcmaster-doubles-down-on-no-school-mask-mandates-urges

[SoonerPride]

1. Yeah, who cares about kids anyway?

"Little twerps can cough all over each other for all I care" said McMaster.

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

2. They don't even have...

an abundance of common sense in the Governor's mansion.

[East-A-Squared]

3. McMaster and his supporters lack personal responsibility

and common sense.

[RKP5637]

4. Well, I guess his attitude is fuck them, they can't vote for me yet. n/t

[Thomas Hurt]

5. mandating masks shuts down entire states now....woooo doggies.

[ace3csusm]

7. Ya you caught that too ... I though i missed something

[tanyev]

11. Idiot Abbott's been conflating those two things, too.

Must be the new GOP talking point. Mask mandates allow more things to stay open. If you stay open without mask mandates you are throwing an all you can eat buffet for the Delta variant.

[rickyhall]

6. Abbott, De Satan, now this clown, who else for Psycho Governor Award.

[ace3csusm]

8. Anyone know who CHina is doing are they seeing a rise as well

[Bleacher Creature]

9. How is someone this strident about literally doing the opposite of his job?

The single most important job of a Governor is to protect the people of his or her state. This is literally the opposite of that.

[ProfessorGAC]

10. At Least It Seems....

...he's not trying to prevent locales from mandating in their own schools.
He's an idiot, obviously. But, not as big an idiot as DeSantis.

[OneBlueDotS-Carolina]

12. More Gov. HeeHah McMaster

McMaster: School mask mandate is ‘wrong thing to do, and we’re not going to do it’

He compared a mask mandate to having commuters park their cars.

“If everybody parked their cars, we’d probably have a whole lot fewer accidents on the road than we do, because people are driving, but we have to drive and commerce has to go on,” he said. “We have to go to school, children have to learn, and if it is not necessary for the government to require to mandate that they wear a mask over the opposition of the parents and we’re simply not going to do that, that is not the government’s role.”

This conference follows the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Controls’ announcement that 92% of the cases they have sampled have tested positive for the delta variant of COVID-19.

McMaster said Friday state law is “very clear” about mask mandates. A state budget proviso prohibits South Carolina educational institutions from using appropriated funds to mandate masks.

https://www.live5news.com/2021/08/09/gov-mcmaster-speak-covid-19-response/

[ProfessorGAC]

13. I Did Say He Was An Idiot!

Your reply proves it!

[GoCubsGo]

14. Fucking idiot is being a fucking idiot.

Same shit. Different day. Meanwhile, my shithole town has no ICU beds available, thanks to the latest COVID-19 outbreak among the fucking idiots who put this fucking idiot in office.

Have I told you lately how much I hate this hellhole of a state?