Missouri governor's comments on coronavirus, McCloskeys raise eyebrows

[brooklynite]

Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A series of controversial remarks by Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on a St. Louis radio show are getting widespread attention — and some pushback.

In an interview on Friday with talk-radio host Marc Cox on KFTK (97.1 FM), Parson indicated both certainty and acceptance that the coronavirus will spread among children when they return to school this fall. The virus has killed 1,130 people in the state despite a weekslong stay-at-home order in the spring that helped slow the virus’ spread — and the state set a record on Saturday with 958 new cases.

In the same 10-minute interview, Parson said that if it came to it, he would probably pardon the Central West End couple who pointed guns at protesters marching past their home on a private street on June 28.

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“These kids have got to get back to school,” Parson told Cox. “They’re at the lowest risk possible. And if they do get COVID-19, which they will — and they will when they go to school — they’re not going to the hospitals. They’re not going to have to sit in doctor’s offices. They’re going to go home and they’re going to get over it.”

Read more: https://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/coronavirus/missouri-governors-comments-on-coronavirus-mccloskeys-raise-eyebrows/article_aeac1f42-9460-5605-9fe5-73ca3ca72b2f.html

[pandr32]

1. I hope all parents arrange for on-line teaching

Those who don't have computers should be able to use a laptop provided by the district. Teachers can still work this way.

This is what we need to be doing--not forcing children into potential pandemic hot spots.

[yuiyoshida]

2. Not that he would but He should talk to the

Governor of New York State and talk to him about how he handled Covid 19. He might learn something.

[Rebl2]

5. He would

never do that. He is like trump-he knows it all. I pray he is defeated in November.

[Rebl2]

3. The kids are

going to go home and get over it? They are also going to give to their parents, siblings, grandparents and who knows who else. He has drunk the trump poison.

[lagomorph777]

4. They're going to go home and they're going to give it to their parents.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

12. A new study indicates that teens and tweens are better spreaders than ygr than 10s and adults. nt

[IllinoisBirdWatcher]

6. The governor and senior staff should spend the first 30 days

as in-person classroom teacher aides.

Let them demonstrate what they think is safe for others.

[barbtries]

7. first of all, not all of them will go home and get over it.

second, many more will go home and give it to their parents, grandparents, and some of those people will die from it.

third, who's protecting the teachers and other adults interacting with the infected kids?

so frustrating that such stupid, ignorant, uncaring people hold powerful positions. sociopathy is the new normal.

[cayugafalls]

8. What a stupid thing to say.

Some of them will die. This is not acceptable, it is fucking murder.

If even one child dies, it is blood on his hands. Not to mention the collateral deaths due to spread.

[lastlib]

9. Practically a ready-made campaign ad for Nicole Galloway!

I hope she pushes it, or lets a PAC do it.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

10. Get ready for brain-damaged kids as a side effect of recovery from Covid-19. Serious disease. . . nt

[yankee87]

11. Get over it

Don't know if there are any long term health issues with children. I would not be willing to have my kids become a Guinea pig. If I still had school age children, I would home school for now.

[Cracklin Charlie]

13. Those children aren't in school alone.

Teachers, aides, janitors, administrators, cafeteria workers...


How many, Mike?
How many?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

14. So if their parents catch it and die from it tough shit

Right Gov.