Gov. Mike Parson (r): Still wringing your hands, eh?

28 Saturday Mar 2020

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Come on, do the right thing. Delay just means more death and suffering. Flatten the goddamned curve.

Make a #StayAtHomeOrder happen.

Governor Mike Parson (r) [2018 file photo].

Yesterday afternoon, from the Missouri State Medical Association:

MO State Medical Assn @MOMedicalAssn
We sent this 500 cases ago. #StayAtHomeOrder #moleg
[….]
3:44 PM · Mar 27, 2020

To recap, from the original letter March 23, 2020:

[….]

On behalf of the physicians and surgeons practicing in Missouri, the Missouri State Medical Association requests the enactment of a “shelter-in-place” requirement by executive order.

We appreciate the previous actions you have taken regarding this crisis, and understand the interwoven policy issues at play during this critical time. However, we now believe that a
statewide “shelter-in-place” order is the only way to curb the exponential spread of COVID-19 in Missouri.

If things progress as is, COVID-19 patients will deplete the state’s available hospital beds, ventilators, and precious personal protection equipment. Any additional time without a “shelter-in-place” requirement wastes crucial healthcare resources, including manpower.

As physicians, we understand our role as the first line of defense against this virus. We accept the likelihood that a number of physicians will contract COVID-19 while treating the citizens of Missouri. Despite that known fact, we are prepared to carry out our responsibilities for as long as needed.

We ask for your assistance as we begin this difficult journey.

[….]

But, he hasn’t.

Mike Parson (r) [2016 file photo].

Not yet. And delay in a pandemic means more people die.

Stay Home. Wash your hands. Don’t touch your face. Good luck to us all.
#FlattenTheCurve

Previously:

Gov. Mike Parson (r): Do the right thing (March 23, 2020)

Gov. Mike Parson (r): “What, me worry?” (March 26, 2020)

Gov. Mike Parson (r): “What, me worry?”

26 Thursday Mar 2020

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The Alfred E. Neuman of governors.

Governor Mike Parson (r) [2018 file photo].

Today:

Charles Jaco @charlesjaco1
Gov. AWOL emerges from his bubble, announces more COVID-19 cases, refuses to close businesses, does the thoughts & prayers soft-shoe, scuttles back inside. A daily briefing from Punxsutawney Phil would be more useful.
[….]
4:01 PM · Mar 26, 2020

Yep.

Gov. Mike Parson (r): handwringing, on the other hand, is still a state function

25 Wednesday Mar 2020

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“…the pandemic is of such severity and magnitude that an effective response is beyond the state and local governments…”

“…it’s already clear the COVID-19 pandemic will have a more sweeping impact on the entire state of Missouri than any other previous disaster that has affected our citizens…”

Then, shut the state down, man. It’s long past time for a mandatory “shelter in place” order.

Governor Mike Parson (r) [2019 file photo].

Governor Parson Requests Federal Major Disaster Declaration for Missouri in Response to COVID-19
March 25, 2020

Jefferson City Governor Mike Parson has requested that President Donald J. Trump approve a major disaster declaration for the entire state of Missouri to provide federal assistance for state and local COVID-19 pandemic preparedness and emergency response efforts.

In the request filed Tuesday, Governor Parson said the pandemic is of such severity and magnitude that an effective response is beyond the state and local governments.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has already had a devastating effect on the state of Missouri, straining hospitals, healthcare facilities and nursing homes, businesses large and small, schools, and tens of thousands of Missourians who have been forced out of their jobs,” Governor Parson said. “Although it is continuing to develop, it’s already clear the COVID-19 pandemic will have a more sweeping impact on the entire state of Missouri than any other previous disaster that has affected our citizens. There is an urgent need for federal assistance to help Missouri families meet today’s challenges and the many more that we will face.”

Governor Parson requested two programs statewide, Disaster Unemployment Assistance and Crisis Counseling, under the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Individual Assistance Program, which provides assistance to individuals and families. The Governor said the closure of multiple employment sectors will greatly impact all Missourians and that the state and local capabilities to provide mental health services will also require federal assistance.

Governor Parson also requested FEMA’s Public Assistance Program to assist local governments and qualifying nonprofit agencies with emergency response expenses, including those of first responders, in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. He also requested that FEMA assist with debris removal expenses if needed for the removal and disposal of bio-hazard and other contaminated materials as a result of the pandemic response.

On March 13, Governor Parson declared a state of emergency in Missouri and activated the State Emergency Operations Plan in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 21, Governor Parson directed Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Director Dr. Randall Williams to order social distancing statewide. Dr. Williams limited social gatherings in Missouri to no more than 10 people; directed Missourians to avoid eating or drinking in restaurants, bars, or food courts; and ordered that schools remain closed.

Last week, Governor Parson’s request for low-interest federal disaster loans for Missouri small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of COVID-19 was approved by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Stay Home. Wash your hands. Don’t touch your face.

#FlattenTheCurve

Gov. Mike Parson (r): Do the right thing

23 Monday Mar 2020

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Governor Mike Parson (r) [2018 file photo].

He won’t. Not when there’s a conflict between money and the public good. Not when it’ll do the most good.

From the Missouri State Medical Association:

MO State Medical Assn @MOMedicalAssn
Missouri #physicians request statewide #ShelterInPlace executive order. #moleg #COVID19
[….]
12:17 PM · Mar 23, 2020

[….]

On behalf of the physicians and surgeons practicing in Missouri, the Missouri State Medical Association requests the enactment of a “shelter-in-place” requirement by executive order.

We appreciate the previous actions you have taken regarding this crisis, and understand the interwoven policy issues at play during this critical time. However, we now believe that a
statewide “shelter-in-place” order is the only way to curb the exponential spread of COVID-19 in Missouri.

If things progress as is, COVID-19 patients will deplete the state’s available hospital beds, ventilators, and precious personal protection equipment. Any additional time without a “shelter-in-place” requirement wastes crucial healthcare resources, including manpower.

As physicians, we understand our role as the first line of defense against this virus. We accept the likelihood that a number of physicians will contract COVID-19 while treating the citizens of Missouri. Despite that known fact, we are prepared to carry out our responsibilities for as long as needed.

We ask for your assistance as we begin this difficult journey.

[….]

They do science and, you know, medicine. They understand math and the meaning of the term “exponential,” too.

Governor Mike Parson (r) [2019 file photo].

Do the right thing.

#ShelterInPlace

Missouri – Order – Social Distancing – Starting Monday, March 23, 2020

21 Saturday Mar 2020

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This afternoon:

Governor Parson Directs DHSS Director to Require Social Distancing Statewide
March 21, 2020

Jefferson City The Order includes new measures to protect the health and safety of Missouri citizens and frontline workers.

“As the COVID-19 crisis continues to develop, this is a critical step in protecting the health and safety of Missourians,” Governor Parson said. “I cannot emphasize enough how important it is for all citizens to practice social distancing and abide by this order, which is backed by intense deliberation and knowledge.”
The Director of the Department of Health and Senior Services, finding it necessary to protect public health and prevent the further spread of COVID-19, pursuant to the authority granted under section 192.020, RSMo, hereby orders the following:

In accordance with the guidelines from the President and the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, every person in the State of Missouri shall avoid social gatherings of more than ten (10) people. For purposes of this Order, “social gatherings” shall mean any planned or spontaneous event or convening that would bring together more than ten (10) people in a single space at the same time.

In accordance with the guidelines from the President and the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, every person in the State of Missouri shall avoid eating or drinking at restaurants, bars, or food courts; provided, however, that the use of drive-thru, pickup, or delivery options is allowed throughout the duration of this Order.
In accordance with the guidelines from the President and the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, people shall not visit nursing homes, long-term care facilities, retirement homes, or assisted living homes unless to provide critical assistance.

In accordance with the guidelines from the President and the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, schools shall remain closed. This Order does not prohibit schools from providing child care and Food and Nutritional Services for those children that qualify. Teachers and staff may enter the building as long as they follow the directives set forth in this Order.

This Order does not prohibit people from visiting a variety of places, including grocery stores, gas stations, parks, and banks, so long as necessary precautions are taken and maintained to reduce the transmission of COVID-19, including maintaining at least six feet (6’) of distance between all individuals that are not family members.
For offices and workplaces that remain open, individuals shall practice good hygiene and, where feasible, work from home in order to achieve optimum isolation from COVID-19. The more that people reduce their public contact, the sooner COVID-19 will be contained and the sooner this Order will expire.

Local public health authorities are hereby directed to carry out and enforce the provisions of this Order by means of civil proceedings.

The Order will take effect beginning 12:01 A.M. Monday, March 23, 2020 and remain in effect until 12:01 A.M. Monday, April 6, 2020 unless extended by further order of the Director of the Department of Health and Senior Services with said extensions not to exceed the duration of the effective period of Executive Order 20-02.
“This is a serious time for our state and nation, and we must continue taking all steps necessary to stop the spread of COVID-19,” Governor Parson said. “The more people reduce their public contact, the sooner the virus will be contained and the sooner we can overcome this challenge.”

Stay Home. Wash your hands. Don’t touch your face.
#FlattenTheCurve

Gov. Mike Parson (r): couldn’t recognize the right thing to do even if it walked up and smacked him up side the head with written and numbered step by step instructions

18 Wednesday Mar 2020

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Governor Mike Parson (r) [2018 file photo].

It’s a fucking campaign ad from his campaign account for his 2020 election campaign:

Mike Parson @mikeparson
We’re working hard to protect our first line of defense. That’s why we have 370,000 sets of personal protection equipment on its’s way to those who need it. They will be receiving these shipments in the coming days.
[….]
1:34 PM · Mar 18, 2020

Sociopath.

Some of the comments:

If you need more information about the COVID-19 pandemic, not Gov. Parson’s campaign, call DHSS’ information hotline at 877-435-8411. Now isn’t the time to use a crisis for one’s own political gain; it’s a time to take concrete steps to save Missourians’ lives.

.@MOEthics is this a campaign ethics violation?

Is that a campaign ad on your supplies update?

Man, that is some really crass behavior on the part of @mikeparson/@GovParsonMO

Start shutting down non essential business now. My people are on a job site with a hundred people using three porta potty’s to build a 30 million dollar house for some pricks who already have three homes. Employers and contractors are too greedy or stupid to stop on their own.

Using people’s fear to collect their information for campaign use. Wow.

They’ll need it with your lack of action.

Wow. How low can you go?

NO NO NO DO NOT use this situation to solicit donations. That is awful and shameful. #VoteBlueNoMatterWho

Can’t wait to vote for @nicolergalloway. She will actually respond appropriately to a crisis.

Crass

Governor Mike seems to be as useless as good old Governor Eric

Well gee whiz, mikey

What!!!!!!

You are a disgrace. You are not taking this pandemic seriously and you are not leading; you are hiding. We need statewide directives. School districts and local municipalities need guidance to avoid confusion. After all that you post this, with a number to your campaign.

How about you close schools, eliminate their standardized testing, close bars and restaurants except to delivery or drive through traffic and get us some damn testing and PPE for our healthcare workers including mental health professionals!! What’s wrong with you??

Will someBODY please explain to me why you haven’t closed the schools or restaurants of Missouri yet?

Can I text asshole to that number?

Wow! You are such an asshat!

You jackass! Placing people’s lives in danger.. You are a moron!

Governor Mike Parson (r) [2018 file photo].

Update:

The Tweet has been deleted (3/18/20 < 5:00 p.m.). We have the receipts above.

Previously:

A complete lack of leadership (March 16, 2020)

Gov. Mike Parson (r): Uh… (March 17, 2020)

Gov. Mike Parson (r): Uh…

17 Tuesday Mar 2020

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Lead. Shut the schools down.

Governor Mike Parson (r) [2018 file photo].

This evening:

Governor Mike Parson @GovParsonMO
As of March 17, the Missouri state lab has tested 267 people for COVID-19.

• 253 negative
• 15 positive (Counties: Greene 4, STL County 4, Boone 1, Cass 2*, Cole 1, Henry 1, Jackson 1*, and STL City 1)

*Positive tests include commercial labs reporting.
[….]
6:10 PM · Mar 17, 2020

That’s a 5.62% positive rate – without widespread testing.

There doesn’t appear to be a hot spot. You think that apparent random distribution indicates its already everywhere?

Previously:

A complete lack of leadership (March 16, 2020)

A complete lack of leadership

16 Monday Mar 2020

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Shut it down, dude.

Governor Mike Parson (r) [2018 file photo].

Hochman: 49 states have ended all high school basketball games. Yep, Missouri’s the one.

It’s just not worth it.

It’s not worth risking that a high school basketball player could contract the coronavirus during a state-sanctioned sporting event.

It’s not worth going against the suggestion of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, which said Americans shouldn’t have gatherings of more than 50 people for the next eight weeks.

It’s not worth the bad PR of being the only state in the union still sending its school kids out there to play high school hoops (they might be too late on that one)…

[….]

Un-fucking-believable, but typical.

Governor Mike Parson (r) needs to shut this kind of lunacy down – because, you know, science.

House Minority Leader Crystal Quade (D) on the Governor’s Declaration of a State of Emergency

13 Friday Mar 2020

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House Democratic Minority Leader Crystal Quade [2018 file photo].

Crystal Quade

More proactive steps needed to address coronavirus spread

“The governor’s declaration of a state of emergency is an important step, but one of just many needed to mitigate the spread of coronavirus and prepare for its impact. Instead of just reacting to the situation as it unfolds, the administration must anticipate future developments and take pre-emptive action before problems occur.

“In the short-term, that includes giving local health care providers all necessary resources to protect the public, plus ensuring that no one is denied care – and left to potentially spread the virus – because of inability to pay. Longer term, the state must implement economic protections for Missourians who might be unable work or pay their bills until the crisis passes.

“We recently shared some recommendations to help address both the public health and economic implications of coronavirus. We hope the governor will quickly announce his plan and begin implementing it.”

House Minority Leader Crystal Quade
D-Springfield

Governor Mike Parson (r) [2018 file photo].