Inslee, Culp joust on COVID, climate, crime in feisty debate

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

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OLYMPIA — Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee and Republican Loren Culp clashed on COVID restrictions, climate change and gun rights Wednesday in their only televised debate before the Nov. 3 election.

With ballots going in the mail next week, the hourlong match-up provided many voters with an introduction to Culp and revealed the stark difference between his political beliefs, policy approaches and leadership style and those of Inslee.

Though the pandemic kept them from sharing a stage — the men spoke from separate studios at TVW headquarters in Olympia — it didn’t deter the challenger from blasting the two-term incumbent’s handling of the state’s response to the coronavirus as too heavy-handed with a mask mandate and limits on the pace at which he allows counties to reopen their economies and people to regain a degree of normalcy in their daily lives.

“The problem is when you have one person in the governor’s office telling everyone what they’re going to wear,” he said. “I will be a governor that understands the servant role of state government. We need someone to represent ‘We the People’ and stand up for citizen rights.”

Inslee defended his steering the state through the uncharted waters of the pandemic. He acknowledged the limits on social gatherings and businesses are “hard on people” but it is keeping the infection rate down.

“This is working. This is working big time,” he said, noting his decisions are based on science. “We are saving lives.”

https://www.heraldnet.com/news/inslee-culp-joust-on-covid-climate-crime-in-feisty-debate/

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. Culp thinks democracy leads inexorably to communism. He is against democracy. Look for his tweet. nt

[Canoe52]

2. Culp (we call him Gulp) said democracy is really mob rule.

[MizLibby]

3. I never heard of Culp before this year when his signs began popping up...

My area is saturated with Culp signs, they love him here. I looked him up on Wikipedia and found out:
Loren Culp dropped out of high school
Loren Culp has never before run for public office.
And he is Police Chief in the town of Republic (est. pop. 1,078) and the only police officer.

Quoting from Wikipedia "Culp is against restrictions on gun ownership, including bans on bump stocks and age restrictions on semi-automatic weapons passed as part of I-1639. He condemned the killing of George Floyd but supported the use of force in the shooting of Jacob Blake, stating 'I would have shot that person'"

I'ts pretty clear that my townsfolk love him because he loves guns as much as they do and he is a racist as much as they are. I'm sorry I missed his debate with Inslee. I lie, no I'm not.