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FYI the "Governor" is Mike Parson "As governor, Parson signed a bill criminalizing abortion after eight weeks of pregnancy and opposed Medicaid expansion. He o

FYI the "Governor" is Mike Parson "As governor, Parson signed a bill criminalizing abortion after eight weeks of pregnancy and opposed Medicaid expansion. He oversaw the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, where he issued a temporary stay-at-home order in April 2020, allowed schools districts to decide whether or not to close, and limited postal voting during the 2020 U.S. elections. Parson also oversaw Missouri's reaction to the George Floyd protests, during which he pledged to pardon Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the couple involved in the St. Louis gun-toting controversy, if they were convicted of any crimes; he issued their pardons in August 2021." Sounds like a great guy.

mmmpop 5y ago
Soapbox much? The dude's clearly a moron but this isn't a thread about any of the topics mentioned in your quote. You're actively making HN a shittier place with comments like this.
- sophacles 5y ago
  > You're actively making HN a shittier place with comments like this. Please find your way to the nearest mirror and take a very hard, long look.
- josefresco 5y ago
  The title only said "Governor" so I was like "gee, who is this guy/gal?" and so I RTFA and went back to the comments. Many were still referring to him as "Governor" and not by name so I thought it would be useful to mention his name. I then started reading his Wikipedia page and discovered he's a real piece of crap (IMHO) and decided to include that summary in my post. Am I starting crap? Maybe, but I think some background on his recent decisions in his role as Governor would be relevant to an article questioning a recent decision in his role as Governor.
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logicalmonster 5y ago
What is the source of the pasted quote? I have no idea what kind of person the Governor is (outside of being technically illiterate) and am not interested in a partisan bickering match, but despite disagreeing with some points there, some of the actions listed there are arguably great moves (with the devil being in a lot of nuanced details that your list didn't go into)
- josefresco 5y ago
  It's from his Wikipedia page.
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handrous 5y ago
I am reliably informed by people with some insight into Missouri government that Parson is exceptionally terrible. Incompetent or malicious, depending on the day. I gather the previous (also Republican) governor, Greitens, who may or may not have been into some weird/illegal sex stuff and was forced out over it, was actually pretty good. Seemed to truly care about governing well and improving the functions of state government, at least, which Parson does not.
- Splendor 5y ago
  He is terrible, but in today's GOP there is nothing exceptional about Governor Parson.

mmmpop 5y ago

Soapbox much? The dude's clearly a moron but this isn't a thread about any of the topics mentioned in your quote. You're actively making HN a shittier place with comments like this.

sophacles 5y ago
> You're actively making HN a shittier place with comments like this. Please find your way to the nearest mirror and take a very hard, long look.
josefresco 5y ago
The title only said "Governor" so I was like "gee, who is this guy/gal?" and so I RTFA and went back to the comments. Many were still referring to him as "Governor" and not by name so I thought it would be useful to mention his name. I then started reading his Wikipedia page and discovered he's a real piece of crap (IMHO) and decided to include that summary in my post. Am I starting crap? Maybe, but I think some background on his recent decisions in his role as Governor would be relevant to an article questioning a recent decision in his role as Governor.
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logicalmonster 5y ago

What is the source of the pasted quote? I have no idea what kind of person the Governor is (outside of being technically illiterate) and am not interested in a partisan bickering match, but despite disagreeing with some points there, some of the actions listed there are arguably great moves (with the devil being in a lot of nuanced details that your list didn't go into)

josefresco 5y ago
It's from his Wikipedia page.
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handrous 5y ago

I am reliably informed by people with some insight into Missouri government that Parson is exceptionally terrible. Incompetent or malicious, depending on the day. I gather the previous (also Republican) governor, Greitens, who may or may not have been into some weird/illegal sex stuff and was forced out over it, was actually pretty good. Seemed to truly care about governing well and improving the functions of state government, at least, which Parson does not.

Splendor 5y ago
He is terrible, but in today's GOP there is nothing exceptional about Governor Parson.