Arkansas banned mask mandates. As schools get ready to reopen, the governor says he regrets signing

[demmiblue]

Mere months after Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed a bill that banned local mask mandates across Arkansas, the state’s top Republican has asked lawmakers to reconsider the prohibition so school districts might require children to don face coverings when they return to classrooms this fall.

“In hindsight, I wish that it had not become law,” he said at a news conference on Tuesday.

In March, when covid-19 cases were declining, Hutchinson allowed a statewide mask mandate to expire. About a month later, he signed a bill that barred local officials from requiring face coverings.

Now, Hutchinson wants to undo that legislation. On Tuesday, he called for a special session to reevaluate the ban.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/08/04/arkansas-mask-mandate-ban-schools/

[Haggard Celine]

1. Gee, who could have envisioned this happening?

Let's just cater to the whims of the most ignorant among us. Fucking Republicans are incapable of governing!

[madaboutharry]

2. This really demonstrates republicans are not leaders.

They engage in knee jerk reactions without actually bothering to think of the ramifications of their “it’s about freedom” bullshit.

[Catherine Vincent]

42. Yep!

[CrispyQ]

3. I told my husband, "When they start losing their children maybe they'll believe Covid is real."

I'm so sorry for the children of these ignorant, gullible jerks, who seem willing to sacrifice their kids to own the libs.

[Botany]

8. It is happening now

"Children make up more than 2,000 of the new COVID-19 cases reported in Louisiana"

https://www.fox8live.com/2021/08/02/children-make-up-more-than-2000-new-covid-19-cases-reported-louisiana/

[Blues Heron]

4. having a low IQ like pukes often do often leads to regrets

do to poor decision making. Dude should not be Governor.

[greenjar_01]

5. Asa Hutchinson is not a stupid person

The fact that he boarded this crazy train is a deep humiliation. Now he can't get off.

Choo choo.

[NJCher]

38. I beg to differ

He's stupid.

We teachers can spot 'em. It's a look in the eyes. Years of experience in telling who catches on and who doesn't.

Asa: Dull.

[ananda]

6. I knew it! When their children start dropping...

Reeps start caring.

[Ocelot II]

9. Nobody complained about the polio vaccine because kids were getting polio.

At first, covid was mostly killing old people, and who cares about old people? Now that kids are getting sick maybe the GOPers will care a little more - though those kids are already born instead of fetal, so maybe not.

[uponit7771]

11. Ah !! Thx for this info, I've been asking MAGA I know why they didn't fight against polio its becaus

... they were kids

[LeftInTX]

48. Polio vaccine is required for school attendance

MAGATs complain because "they can"

[viva la]

17. Oh, I think they don't care about kids really

But they know it looks bad.

Notice how passive Asa makes it... like the legislation just happened like a tornado. Not HIS fault.

[Ocelot II]

18. But maybe if they find it politically expedient to pretend to care about kids

they might do something.

[jaxexpat]

37. It will be fun to watch these desperados try to put this cat back in the bag.

"Scratches for all", catchy motto.

[Scrivener7]

7. Dumbass

[malthaussen]

10. When your brains are in your ass, all you have is hindsight. n/t

[calimary]

29. Gracious Sakes that's a good one!!

DAAAAAAAAAAYUM, malthaussen!

“When your brains are in your ass, all you have is hindsight.”

Gotta remember that one!

[lagomorph777]

12. So the "Party of Life" deliberately decided to murder children,

But now they're having second thoughts?

[RockRaven]

13. Child-killer now wants to avoid accountability for his child-killing by pretending he opposes

the law with his signature on it.

When irresponsible and immoral ghouls like this turd engage in reactionary political virtue-signalling that interferes with public health policies formulated by experts, people get killed -- in an entirely predictable manner.

Kids are going to die because of this law, and he's going to say it's not his fault because he called for the law to be overturned (after signing the damn thing for personal gain).

[tanyev]

14. And the winner of this week's Profiles in Cowardice award...

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

56. "Profiles in Cowardice"- I like that one.

[North Shore Chicago]

15. Rescinding this

will give more fire to 'smokey eyes.'

Watch her with glee in her voice if this undoing goes through.

[Blue_true]

49. How is that? She is not running against him, he is term limited. nt

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[North Shore Chicago]

57. Her future ads running for Gov.

[xmas74]

16. And just to the north in Missouri

The governor has doubled down on never issuing any public health mandates and trying to take all power away from local health departments. The Attorney General in Missouri is issuing lawsuits against any Missouri city or county that issues a mask order.

[ShazzieB]

27. I just don't understand this obsession of GQP governors with FORBIDDING local mask mandates.

It's one thing to refuse to enact a statewide mask mandate, but going to such lengths to prevent local governments, school systems, etc. from making decisions for their own localities seems like a whole extrw level of crazy, as well as an unnecessary power grab.

Of course, I don't understand much of anything about the way these red state governors have responded (or failed to respond) to the pandemic, but this particular aspect baffles me almost more than anything else. There's something so perverse about it. It's like these governors are saying, "I'm not just going to PASSIVELY stand by and let the people of my state infect each other with a deadly disease; I'm also going to ACTIVELY make damned sure nobody else can stop them from doing it. WTAF?

[Blue_true]

50. They believe in local control (state's rights, Feds stay out of state schools) until they don't.

The blatant hypocrisy is what stand out to me. Their voters reward that type of nonsense.

[SWBTATTReg]

41. I guarantee you that these efforts will fail. Everywhere I go (I'm in STL CITY MO), everyone is ...

wearing masks/all retail outlets/bars/etc. are requiring masks...

governor 'worthless' parson of Missouri is as partisan as one can get, and I wish that one day, the worthless efforts that these people spearheaded in zero efforts to stifle the spread of Covid will result in murder charges against everyone of these thugs or at least a class action lawsuit be enacted against everyone of these republican thugs.

[xmas74]

46. My local health board is full of anti maskers

In Warrensburg so we won't have a mask mandate.

If you know anyone sending a kid to University of Central Missouri let them know there will never be a mask mandate, social distancing doesn't exist and we have a 21% vaccination rate. Supposedly masks and social distancing hurts businesses. I personally think parents pulling their students out of the local university for safety issues will hurt the local economy far more.

[SarcasticSatyr]

19. DeathSantis threatened to pull funding for schools that required masks ..

He does not care how many people in Florida die.

[gratuitous]

20. Pandering is easy Asa

Governing responsibly isn't. But you know that.

[Dream Girl]

21. I canned my mind! Can I get the vaccine before I get intubated?

[irisblue]

22. Noodle spine Hutchinson is allowing his voters and citizens to die due to his cowardice

stop voting in Republicans

[Boomerproud]

23. Woulda Coulda Shoulda.

the politics of the libertarian right.

[llashram]

24. he regrets?

his probable murdering of schoolchildren, their classmates, their parents, and teachers with D-variant is unconscionable. But his Party leader and probable hero trump could murder 600,000plus Americans with lies about Covid-19, so par for the course.

[calimary]

31. I guess that's the "new 'pro-life'" schtick, 'eh?

They’re the “pro-life” party alright.



“Pro-life” my ass.

[llashram]

58. +

[calimary]

59. I'm determined to hang that highly-selective "pro-life" canard around the necks of the idiots

at every possible opportunity.

"Pro-life" my ass.

[dweller]

25. Fine example of

He fucked around, and now is finding out …


✌🏻

[ancianita]

26. Unwise governors should lose their jobs. Fuck his apology. Vote his & statehouse idiot asses out.

[Blue_true]

51. Present day Arkansas voters reward knuckleheads like him.

The last decent Governor there was Bill Clinton.

[Raftergirl]

28. Not wearing masks is what their

constituents want. He could mandate it and they still won’t wear them.

I say let the bodies pile up and maybe that be what gets these morons to get the vaccine.

That is the only way to end the pandemic.

[tavernier]

30. When You Wish Upon a Liar

(pronounced Lar with the Arkansas twang)

Moral of the story: When you wish upon Trump, you too will rue the day.

[calimary]

34. Who was it who said "everything trump touches dies"?

Rick Wilson - “recovering” republi-CON and author of a book with that title.

[Initech]

32. What could possibly go wrong?

[The Unmitigated Gall]

33. You placed partisanship and love of Trump

Over the lives of children. History will record and judge you, Mr. Hutchinson. You offered the children’s lives in sacrifice to a fascist charlatan. Burn in hell, you trumptard fuck.

[barbtries]

35. so stupid.

and so REPUBLICAN!

jeez it drives me apeshit.

[bahboo]

36. well then, try to fit it...actually LEAD....ya piece of shit...

[marble falls]

39. Regrets don't make it. Executive order, call a special session - show some concrete contrition.

[Hulk]

40. The grinning moron...

Arkansas has some great folks, some beautiful country....but some absolutely WORTHLESS representation in government.
Voters...get your collective heads out of your ass.

[MoonRiver]

43. Shows that even a Puke can learn!

[liberal_mama]

44. Maybe he should have known this was going to happen!

He doesn't seem too smart.

[LisaL]

47. There is no "maybe' about it.

NT

[LeftInTX]

45. Hutchinson can write an Executive Order to suspend it

[Blue_true]

52. He is too chickenshit.

Like republican US Senators, supporting stuff that they know is wrong and then hammer it in private.

Doing the right thing takes guts, the republican these days with the most guts is Liz Cheney, which says a lot in itself.

[LeftInTX]

53. Like Susan Collin's: "He's concerned"...but won't do anything...

[Blue_true]

54. Yep. nt

[Patterson]

55. This is Trent Garner's bill. Call him at 870-818-9219.