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iluvtennis

(19,874 posts)
Wed Sep 23, 2020, 05:50 PM Sep 2020

Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson, opponent of mandatory masks, tests positive for COVID-19

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1·48m
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson, opponent of mandatory masks, tests positive for COVID-19.




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Karma. Wearing a mask is the least one can do to help protect public safety. I don't get why these trumpians do not believe in science.



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Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson, opponent of mandatory masks, tests positive for COVID-19 (Original Post) iluvtennis Sep 2020 OP
Is he against ventilators too? Give his to someone else. dem4decades Sep 2020 #1
.... CatWoman Sep 2020 #2
Interesting, I thought it was his wife. Or is it now both? dhol82 Sep 2020 #3
If one person in a household gets it, its not unlikely temporary311 Sep 2020 #5
He's 65 years old per wikipedia iluvtennis Sep 2020 #6
Promising. dhol82 Sep 2020 #7
happy birthday to him CatWoman Sep 2020 #16
both have it. IcyPeas Sep 2020 #12
Hoping karma shows Mike how bad Covid can be. MontanaMama Sep 2020 #4
Stupid is as stupid does. onecaliberal Sep 2020 #8
I do NOT want him to die but a high profile death of a politician might change minds on the right. LonePirate Sep 2020 #9
They'll just cover it up like Herman Cain. RhodeIslandOne Sep 2020 #23
Thoughts and prayers. lindysalsagal Sep 2020 #10
Governor - may your lungs turn to oatmeal. Not sorry. BlueNProud Sep 2020 #11
Isn't this the second positive test for him? nt Blue_true Sep 2020 #13
He can take great comfort in knowing that this affects virtually nobody, right? tanyev Sep 2020 #14
Call me when he's on a ventilator n/t malaise Sep 2020 #15
that democrat hoax sure gets around, huh? CatWoman Sep 2020 #17
Not in enough high places malaise Sep 2020 #20
Well I hope he gets really sick. Shove a ventilator tube down his throat and Crunchy Frog Sep 2020 #18
Good I_UndergroundPanther Sep 2020 #19
I hope it doesn't happen, but it wouldn't be the first time MO elects a dead guy aeromanKC Sep 2020 #21
Is he opposed to treatment and hospitalization as well? DFW Sep 2020 #22

dhol82

(9,353 posts)
3. Interesting, I thought it was his wife. Or is it now both?
Wed Sep 23, 2020, 05:54 PM
Sep 2020

Tots and pears.
Are they over fifty with comorbidities?

temporary311

(955 posts)
5. If one person in a household gets it, its not unlikely
Wed Sep 23, 2020, 05:57 PM
Sep 2020

that other people in that househould get it also.

LonePirate

(13,431 posts)
9. I do NOT want him to die but a high profile death of a politician might change minds on the right.
Wed Sep 23, 2020, 06:01 PM
Sep 2020

He certainly is in an age group with an above average susceptibility to the virus’s effects.

aeromanKC

(3,327 posts)
21. I hope it doesn't happen, but it wouldn't be the first time MO elects a dead guy
Wed Sep 23, 2020, 06:54 PM
Sep 2020

We elected Dem. Mel Carnahan to the Senate in 2000 even though he died in a plane crash just weeks before the election.

I do hope we elect Nicole Galloway!!!!!!

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