We are in a public health emergency, and for that reason, I am reinstating the statewide public health emergency as of today. There will be no statewide mask mandate imposed by me. There’s no discussion about restrictions on business mandates on businesses. We are wide open in Arkansas. We’re going to be doing business in Arkansas… We have to live with the threat of the virus.”

— Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R), quoted by the Daily Beast.

lunacy
idiocy

-There is a dire public health emergency. To combat this, we are doing absolutely nothing.

-There’s a fire in the theater! Please remain seated!

once we actually fought a war to keep these states in the union. what the hell for?