, arguing it was “time to start blaming the unvaccinated folks” for the disease’s continued spread.told reporters in Birmingham, Ala.“Why would we want to mess around with just temporary stuff?” she said. “We don’t need to encourage people to just go halfway with curing this disease. Let’s get it done. And we know what it takes to get it done.”
Ivey went on to describe the shots as “safe” and “effective,” saying: “The data proves that it works. [It] doesn’t cost you anything. It saves lives.” But the remarks from the governor grew more pointed when she was pressed on what it would take for greater numbers of Alabamans to get their shots. “I don’t know. You tell me,” Ivey said. “Folks [are] supposed to have common sense. But it’s time to start blaming the unvaccinated folks, not the regular folks. It’s the unvaccinated folks that are letting us down.”
Alabama remains the state with perhaps the lowest vaccination rate in the country, according to the CDC: Only
_Carja Right wing Politico praising Ivey for doing the least possible. And no mention in the article of how hard she fought against shutdowns, cut federal unemployment aid or failed to take the pandemic seriously.
I’m still trying to understand the logic behind the furor for the unvaccinated. If anybody can still catch the virus and pass it along (Texas democrats) then the only harm by not getting vaccinated is to themselves. If they want to put their lives at risk why does anyone care?
'cow-min-say-yins'....eh, Billy Bob?
She's right. She can't. Right or wrong, people make their own decisions.
oh, it is well past time
Apparently Republican governors are not aware that they possess a tremendous amount of power to mandate public health measures
At this point, the Choice is vax or Covid. People can make their own decisions.
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We all should stand up for finding out the truth as to how the January 6th insurrection on our Capital happened and make all accountable! In my opinion Trump had some of the Republican Senators in on setting up the attack!
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You call that leadership!! This state deserves better!
Gov Ivey never had a dynamic effort to educate and vaccinate, allowed Fox misinformation & republican religion to prevail. We all had warnings too late from former guy. Science always wins. Your cemeteries are filling with preventable dying. YOU are responsible, ma'am. SAD
So “taking care of yourself” is getting a vaccine and not cutting back on the biscuits and gravy?
Actually she can.
No But you do have the power & authority to take care of your state's citizens by protecting them from those who threaten their lives , health & safety-No mask'rs-NO Vaxx'rs-Lock'em Up-Isolate-Keep'em there until they VAXX Up-Cannot do that ? Really?! TYPHOID MARY = Died lok'd Up
“Idiot recognizes own reflection.”
What a rube !
Ivey bears some of the responsibility because of some archaic policies.
A republican governor who gets it! Shame on all the governors who downplay covid and vaccinations because they don't want to offend their supporters. When they act like children, they need to be treated like children.
When was Ivy sober enough to actually say something that makes real sense. She can smash but now at least she is acknowledging that these dummies need to get vaccinated.
And precisely what is she doing to encourage that?
ShiaKapos No one gets out of here alive
It's really not worsening tho despite an increase in cases.
Oh please, Killer Grandma... You started this garbage!!
Oh, you mean this Governor... “Alabama’s COVID state of emergency ends”?
Alabama! Ivey all you got?
No shit, Governor.
Just another GOP leader who refuses to acknowledge her role in her state's Covid mess!
A Call to Protect People and Nature! T'h'a'c'k'e'r Pass, Nevada, Thread to Watch/read:
So, Republican leaders express hesitancy to take the vaccine (while doing so), then admonish the unvaccinated (mostly their base) for their hesitancy and then blame them for the high covid rates. R politicians prey on their bases’ ignorance, exploit it and then punish for it. WOW
“Folks [are] supposed to have common sense. But it’s time to start blaming the unvaccinated folks, not the regular folks,” Ivey, a Republican, told reporters in Birmingham, Ala. 'It’s the unvaccinated folks that are letting us down.”
Elects clowns, get a circus.
Well hell must have frozen over… Is it too late, after the GOP spent a year saying it wasn’t necessary or making up conspiracy theories, even while over 600,000 American’s died? I hope not, but quite a turn on a dime. Must be donor threats involved.
Yeah. I guess cranky is impassioned.
I get the very frustrating impression that Republicans are seeing what's happening to their voting base. What idiocy to call Covid a hoax for a year.
Impassioned? She's defensive and bears responsibility. Consequences for poor leadership and we suffer for that.
Afraid of blue states ;)
You malign even the word social, encourage disconnect between people, malign the collaboration & concern for others required for Democracy. You & those like you don't have a social conscience, you are salt in wounds. Now, GovernorKayIvey you've not a clue how to fix your mess.
Yall still out here telling ppl what to do with they bodies?
Don't listen to Boomers!!
Finally realizing they are killing their own voters. They don't give a shit about you just that your vote for them counts.
Oh wow! How astute!
I got $20 on the wingnut...NOT. 😐
Alabama in line with the latest republican line Now wants everyone to be vaccinated--over a year late in coming. 600.000 plus Americans had to pay the price for trump's nonsense and lies. Apparently bleach and the wisdom of Dr. Atlas have been given over (grudgingly) to facts.
Politico is of course leaving out that she signed a bill in may banning vaccine requirements by any business or persons.
Certainly sounds as though the GOP finally had the epiphany that they are literally killing the folks that would otherwise vote for them.
Straight from the shoulder as usual.. Great!!!
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