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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums(Mississippi Governor) Reeves' tweet 'messy, loud and wrong,' protest leader says
Earlier DU thread: Mississippi governor blames 'liberal media' for not linking coronavirus surge to protests
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Source: Associated Press
Reeves tweet messy, loud and wrong, protest leader says
By LEAH WILLINGHAM
July 6, 2020
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) A Mississippi Senate leader and a protest organizer are speaking out against Republican Gov. Tate Reevess tweet Sunday that said the liberal media is ignoring new coronavirus cases that could have been caused by protests and blaming the states recent surge on holiday barbeque parties.
Youre being messy, loud, and wrong. per usual. ... if you want to have dialogue, use it, tweeted Maisie Brown, an 18-year-old from Jackson who helped organize a protest that drew thousands to the capital in June after the killing of George Floyd. this isnt the time to be divisive & demonize people who got out to change. we were masked! up! wheres yours?
Mississippi Senate Minority Leader Derrick T. Simmons of Greenville said he doesnt think the governor or anyone else can for certain blame the increased number of COVID-19 cases on protests around the nation or in Mississippi. New cases can also be caused by people returning to work, the reopening of the economy and increased testing, Simmons wrote in a statement.
I trust media professionals with their assessments since they are trained to be factual and wont dare to condemn them for doing the tough job and informing the American people with facts, Simmons said.
Reevess tweet came a few days after a press conference where State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs said there was no evidence of any outbreaks in Mississipi caused by protests. No states where there have been major protests have reported an uptick in cases caused by protests.
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By LEAH WILLINGHAM
July 6, 2020
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) A Mississippi Senate leader and a protest organizer are speaking out against Republican Gov. Tate Reevess tweet Sunday that said the liberal media is ignoring new coronavirus cases that could have been caused by protests and blaming the states recent surge on holiday barbeque parties.
Youre being messy, loud, and wrong. per usual. ... if you want to have dialogue, use it, tweeted Maisie Brown, an 18-year-old from Jackson who helped organize a protest that drew thousands to the capital in June after the killing of George Floyd. this isnt the time to be divisive & demonize people who got out to change. we were masked! up! wheres yours?
Mississippi Senate Minority Leader Derrick T. Simmons of Greenville said he doesnt think the governor or anyone else can for certain blame the increased number of COVID-19 cases on protests around the nation or in Mississippi. New cases can also be caused by people returning to work, the reopening of the economy and increased testing, Simmons wrote in a statement.
I trust media professionals with their assessments since they are trained to be factual and wont dare to condemn them for doing the tough job and informing the American people with facts, Simmons said.
Reevess tweet came a few days after a press conference where State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs said there was no evidence of any outbreaks in Mississipi caused by protests. No states where there have been major protests have reported an uptick in cases caused by protests.
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(Mississippi Governor) Reeves' tweet 'messy, loud and wrong,' protest leader says (Original Post)
Eugene
Jul 2020
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Been lots more UNmasked family/church/bar/beach gatherings than masked protests. . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2020
#1
Upticks do not get noticed "within days". It has to spread sufficiently first & incubate
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2020
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Bernardo de La Paz
(49,045 posts)1. Been lots more UNmasked family/church/bar/beach gatherings than masked protests. . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,045 posts)2. Upticks do not get noticed "within days". It has to spread sufficiently first & incubate
The timing clearly fits with the premature re-openings around the country.
This kind of after-the-fact rationalization of failed decisions by gas-lighting the causes to direct attention away from the truth HAS GOT TO STOP!