Parson, his wife both test positive for COVID-19; governor postpones travel, debate

[LibinMo]

Source: St Louis Post-Dispatch

JEFFERSON CITY — Gov. Mike Parson postponed an event in St. Louis Wednesday and a debate on Friday after First Lady Teresa Parson tested positive for COVID-19. Later Wednesday, in a brief recorded statement, Parson said he also tested positive, but was awaiting the results of a second test to confirm that result.

“Myself and the first lady are both fine,” Parson said. “I was tested, those results, the preliminary results has come back as a positive test.... Right now, I feel fine — no symptoms of any kind.”

Read more: https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/missouri-governors-wife-tests-positive-for-covid-19-governor-postpones-travel/article_41f02713-3067-5199-9358-a48af21af2f6.html

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Parson has consistently refused to order a statewide mask mandate. I pray he will change his stance.

[TeamPooka]

1. no symptoms. Too bad.

[LibinMo]

2. It's early.

[Rebl2]

21. Exactly

My father tested negative 3 times before he tested positive. He is out of quarantine now, but two days after getting out of quarantine he developed pneumonia from the Covid. He is okay for now.

[lagomorph777]

37. I hope it hits him hard.

[sfstaxprep]

3. Thoughts & Prayers

Not the kind he would expect though.

[aeromanKC]

4. Perhaps he won't have time to change his position

Go Nicole Galloway for Governor!!!

[kimbutgar]

5. Darn hoping for him getting it and suffering or a Herman Cain outcome !

This governor thru his negligence has contributed to his citizens getting the CV. I want a karmic payback.

[LibinMo]

9. My late husband was in a nursing home here in Missouri.

He died of Covid-19 last month. I have a lot of anger towards Trump and Parson over their neglect. It's been very, very hard for me to deal with.

[kimbutgar]

14. I'm so sorry for your loss. Parsons and MF45 really have blood on his hands in my opinion.

Needless deaths and it didn’t have to be this bad.

I work a part time in a job where we move seniors from their homes into assisted living and in the last two months we have been able to go in to move in a new residents or move a resident from self care to mother memory unit. I feel so sorry for the residents who haven’t been able to see their family members and they will come up to talk with me because they want to talk to someone who is not a caregiver.

[LibinMo]

16. Thank you.

He was in the memory care wing. I was able to speak with him on the phone a few times a week and am grateful for that. All the staff was wonderful but I could tell they were swamped. I accepted that he wasn't going to live a long time. It's his dying alone, with no family there that makes it so hard to bear.
No one deserves that.

[BumRushDaShow]

15. OMG so sorry to hear this

I can imagine that fury and the "why why why" and not being able to think because it could have been prevented.

[LibinMo]

17. I yell profanities at the TV a lot

whenever Trump or any of his clones come on. Good thing I live alone so no one can hear me. When RBG died I had to turn the television off for two days. It became too much for me.

[BumRushDaShow]

19. I haven't had the TV on since I finally watched the movie "A Face in the Crowd" that I DVR'd

a couple years ago... and I did that over a month ago. I'm at the point where I'll either read what is going on (newspapers/news sites) or will turn on the local news radio station for about 90 minutes in the morning and 90 minutes in the evening. And even then, I'm yelling at the computer and radio (and it gets turned off if 45 starts talking).

[lostnfound]

18. I'm so sorry that happened.

I can’t imagine having such a personal loss over the stupidity of these horrible politicians.

[Rebl2]

22. Sorry for

your loss. I responded to your first post about it being early. My father is in a nursing home with my mother. They have recovered somewhat except my father developing pneumonia. I also just have to turn the tv off at times. Both Parson and trump have blood on their hands as far as I’m concerned.

[LibinMo]

25. Thank you

I'll be praying for a happier outcome for you. At least they are together and recovering. My husband also tested negative twice before testing positive.

[Rebl2]

30. Thanks for

your prayers.

[Gore1FL]

31. I am sorry for your loss.

The consequences of Trump are very real; I am am sorry such consequences hit you so directly and strongly.

I wish you peace and comfort.

[jb5150]

6. I don't care ...

not even a little

[FoxNewsSucks]

24. Me either. He deserves it.

I'm only sorry for all the people infected because he wouldn't mandate masks. And the innocent people he probably is infecting now.

[CottonBear]

7. Karma

[dem4decades]

8. You pray for that, I'll pray for something else.

[beachbumbob]

10. karma. He should ask the

Cain family how it worked out, How many deaths did this guy's non action lead to I wonder?

[Rebl2]

23. Many deaths

caused because parson and trump chose to treat it like it’s a simple cold or flu. Idiots the both of them.

[Faux pas]

11. HA HA HA

Asshole

[tinymontgomery]

12. Have a virtual debate

then the moderator can cut them off when their time is up.

[still_one]

13. No symptoms Parson? Then why did you get tested? It also is reported that your wife

has reported "mild" symptoms:

Link to tweet

?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1308874665004347392%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_3&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rawstory.com%2F2020%2F09%2Fpro-trump-governor-who-opposes-mask-mandates-tests-positive-for-19%2F

Is that why you got tested. Are you self-isolating, or are you doing a Rand Paul?

[NewDayOranges]

20. Maybe they'll get it and just get over it...

This was our stupid Governor's response when asked about Missouri school kids going back to school and being exposed to Covid!

[LibinMo]

26. One of my children teaches here in Mo.

Masks are optional for students and staff. And social distancing is nearly impossible due to lack of facilities. It IS stupid. I worry constantly.

[Karma13612]

34. Seriously? OPTIONAL??

Sendings good thoughts your way.

[Earth Bound Misfit]

27. F*ck him. What's next?

[progree]

28. Missouri: 8th highest state in per capita new cases, 7 day moving avg

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html

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and 13% more daily new cases then 14 days ago (using 7 day moving averages), and generally recording new all-time highs most days (for Missouri)

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/missouri-coronavirus-cases.html

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with a 11.6% test positivity rate (compare to U.S. overall 5.0%)
https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/testing/individual-states/missouri

[hatrack]

29. Well, Gov. Chucklenuts, guess it wasn't a hoax after all . . . .

I've got a few extra masks for 14 days from now.

[riversedge]

32. Lets hope he uses this time to think about his actions and the effect on his family and

the people of his state.

[Demonaut]

33. thoughts and prayers, seriously

[llashram]

35. don't really care

he got what he wanted. To hopefully prove something. Positive? Good!!!

[LiberalLovinLug]

36. Maybe I'm a bad person but why can't one of these R covid deniers get more sick?

Not die, just have to be on life support with a ventilator for awhile. Or one of their family members even. I see no change in attitude from these Trumpaholic governors and R leaders that get the virus. Because they all usually get mild symptoms or no symptoms, and it only feeds the Trump narrative that its "no big deal".

[BigDemVoter]

38. Maybe that motherfucker needs to lose a family member.