Cases rising again cases rising again, new variants are spreading and sadly, some of the reckless behavior we have seen on television over the past few weeks means that more new cases are to come in the weeks ahead. Im going to reflect on the current feeling I have of impending doom, we have so much to look forward to so much promise and potential of where we are, and so much reason for hope. But right now, im scared, Brian, because cases are going up. Hospitalizations and death are going down. President Biden and the CDC director offering a grim outlook on the state of the pandemic. Where does this come from? Our next guest argues. His constituents now know what to do and stay safe as his state prepares to lift the remaining covid sanctions restrictions. I should say Georgia, Governor Brian Kemp, ready to do it governor. You were one of the quickest to open up first after the immediate shutdown almost a year ago today. Why is now the right time to be the 19th state to go out a mask mandate? Good morning, Brian

thanks for having me on. We are really excited about where we are right now in our fight against covid. As you just said, our economy has been reopened for the most part working to protect livelihoods too, for almost a year now. The sectors that we have left that have been struggling are like many around the country when you think about the airline industry, business and tourism Travel Convention Center business in Georgia. You know this time of year all the way through the summer, our beaches mountains. You know there is a lot of hardworking Georgians that depend on those jobs and businesses that depend on that revenue and thats. What we have got to reopen our numbers in my conversations with Doctor Toomey are in the right place to start doing that, so we are working that way. Brian yeah, I mean business. Want you to wear a mask when you go shopping, go ahead! Wear a of course that you are not going to mandate it from the state level and thats the point. People could also use their own judgment and do what theyre comfortable with or you dont have to go to the movies you

dont have to go to Costco, especially with everything they can deliver today. Governor, go ahead. Final thought on that. I was just going to say: you know we havent had a statewide mask mandate ever the whole pandemic. We dont have one now, but people are doing the right thing everywhere I go when people are shopping, they are being respectful wearing the mask social distancing and getting people vaccinated thats how we come out of this and live with it for whoever long its going to be over next several months or even if its years thats. What we have to do. We cannot continue to shut down. People cannot survive that Brian Governor on Election day from Stacey Abrams, still not admitting that she lost the governors race. You have been in the eye of the storm so to speak, and now, first allied and now warring with the former president of the United States, went out and looked what Georgia was doing pandemic, hopefully in the rear view, mirror and made some changes and signed this into law here are some of the changes require a photo for an absentee ballot

limit time to request absentee ballots ballot drop boxes locations you can have one per county unless the county is big. Replace the Secretary of State Election Board chair with appointee, allow election board to replace election officials in underperforming counties, reduce the runoff election time and bars outside groups from handing out food and water in line first off on that last one you can get refreshments, you just dont want political organizations to hand them out its up to the precincts to do it if they want to do it, correct, yeah, thats outrageous. What people are saying and you can the political groups and others nonprofits? Whoever can still could that Brian, if theyre outside the 150 foot buffer around the polling, location or twenty five feet from the end of the line psycho. So its not like you still cant do those things. We are just trying to keep voter from being harassed and election neared while they are standing

in line preparing to vote. We have had laws like that, and most states have around the country for years. But, as you know, hypocrisy is running rampant right now. This bill makes it easy to vote and hard to cheat. I heard you mention on the tease earlier that President Biden got four pinocchios on the the Washington Post, which is incredible because theyre absolutely right. What he is saying is not true and even more hypocrisy was Stacey Abrams, celebrating New Jersey, expanding the nine days of early voting when her own state of Georgia has seventeen and we just added more opportunities on the weekend, so they are being mistruthful about what the bill does Brian. They are out communicating you, because you have the facts on your side. It seems even the Washington Post picked that out. First off the accusation from among people the President of the United States on the whole water thing, as well as other water thing as well. As other things, listen

decide, you are going to end voting at 500 when working people are just getting off work. Brian, the Washington Post, heard that, like you heard that this is what they figured out Biden falsely claims the New Georgia law ends voting hours early. It is not true right. Your hours remain the same, correct yeah. As a matter of fact, we have one hundred and thirty four out of one hundred and fifty nine counties, and this bill will actually be expanding the number of hours that people can vote in the process. So what he is saying is not true, but you know it leads to the question of this is all just a distraction for them to make a case to do an unconstitutional power grab with HR one and also to distract from the you know, water flow and crisis of people flowing across the southern border. You know, perhaps they should pay more attention to that than our genius voting

times that we have in Georgia, especially compared to his own state of Delaware, Brian, what you are trying to do. If you dont, have I dot d, you write a state number in or social security number than absentee ballot when it comes to drop boxes. This is the first time you are using them. You just lot of them. You want to put them in controlled places, one per county unless this county is really big, real, quick on drop boxes, yeah, the other side is saying we are taking that away. There is actually counties that didnt have drop boxes. This legislation requires every county to have one. So what they are saying again is not true, Brian, so governor. If theyre calling you a racist and saying you are trying to stop people from voting, and they are saying minorities shouldnt vote, you have to have your communication team. If you feel you have the facts and it seems you do on your side every day, because its relentless and again they are putting Georgia in the boycott of the storm. Major League Boston is pressuring to get their all star game out. Pga is getting pressure to move out the masters major

corporations so its up to you to save them by communicating what you are doing. I did eleven interviews yesterday getting early start today. We are pushing it hard to get the truth out there and the truth wins in the end. As you.