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Key members of the coronavirus task force Gov. Brian Kemp tapped to shape the states pandemic strategy said they didnt know about his decision to reopen some shuttered businesses until he announced it at a press conference.
In interviews and public statements, a half-dozen members of the task force said they only learned about Kemps move to let barber shops, theaters and dine-in restaurants begin to resume operations after he made it public.
Among them are the leaders of special committees assigned to help inform the public about the states efforts to stem the outbreak.
Bernice King, a co-chair of the community outreach committee, said in a video she was considering stepping down after she found out about Kemps plans from a text message from a friend.
Like many of you who are in the state of Georgia, Im extremely concerned about the governors plans and what his decisions will mean for the safety, health and lives of Georgia residents, said King, the chief executive of The King Center and daughter of the slain civil rights leader.
https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/members-kemp-coronavirus-task-force-didn-know-about-his-order-reopen-businesses/pRXy3myfIP1Jd8pn3gMfLJ/
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)and hope the idiot made the right choice.
IllinoisBirdWatcher
(2,315 posts)regardless of what the politicians say. Our lives depend upon it.
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)Our fool gov Abbott is opening earlier than I would like but I am not changing my approach.
All of them making an ideological bet with other people's lives and they could win.
I hope they win otherwise a lot of people will die unnecessarily.
IllinoisBirdWatcher
(2,315 posts)Our Governor Pritzker is taking the safe approach which I support, and another reason I'm glad to live here.
But I fear for friends and family in your state. I know they will take the safe approach, but who knows about their neighbors. And who knows what dream world your governor lives in.
Thanks for your posting.
GWC58
(2,678 posts)Atlanta didnt know! Its appalling, their quote, not mine.