Ottawa County: The Shitshow

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Very indepth feature story in the Washington Post today about Ottawa County. The have an HVAC contractor running the heath department? Evangelical activism at it's worst.

I have gifted the story, follow the link...

Ottawa County offers a glimpse of what happens when one of the building blocks of American democracy is consumed by ideological battles. https://wapo.st/41N8Hkw


Here's my favorite part:

Moss and the board’s choice to run the county health department was Nathaniel Kelly, an HVAC service manager with degrees from an online university and no experience working in public health. Kelly, who did not respond to multiple requests for comment, had regularly pushed discredited covid treatments, such as the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin.

Before Moss could install Kelly, he needed a reason to fire Hambley. Then came a report on an obscure right-wing website that the health department was a sponsor of a local public university’s “Sex Ed Week,” which included an event called “Kinky Karaoke” and information about polyamory.

Hambley’s office issued a press release saying the health department’s role in the student-organized event was limited to testing for sexually transmitted diseases, which it did monthly on the campus. The new county administrator ordered Hambley to retract the statement, claiming it was a lie.

And Moss, appearing on a conservative radio show, suggested Hambley was engaged in a coverup. “There needs to be accountability,” he said. The next day, Hambley filed a lawsuit in state court, accusing the board of micromanaging the department and illegally attempting to dismiss her without cause.

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Based on how things are going in the state GOP, the entire party has gone apeshit...


Going only by the name "Bryce", this attendee yells “antifa!” as he exits an Ottawa County board meeting after publicly speaking in January. (Evan Cobb for The Washington Post)

[Bryce]

Moss and the board’s choice to run the county health department was Nathaniel Kelly, an HVAC service manager with degrees from an online university and no experience working in public health.

Kind of reminds me of our current Transportation Secretary.

[teetoppz28]

Moss and the board’s choice to run the county health department was Nathaniel Kelly, an HVAC service manager with degrees from an online university and no experience working in public health.

Kind of reminds me of our current Transportation Secretary.

And the previous administration's Secretary of Education.

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Moss and the board’s choice to run the county health department was Nathaniel Kelly, an HVAC service manager with degrees from an online university and no experience working in public health.

Kind of reminds me of our current Transportation Secretary.

That isn’t exactly apples to apples…

[Matt]

Moss and the board’s choice to run the county health department was Nathaniel Kelly, an HVAC service manager with degrees from an online university and no experience working in public health.

Kind of reminds me of our current Transportation Secretary.

Are you suggesting Pete knew NOTHING about trains?

[Graham Wellington]

Moss and the board’s choice to run the county health department was Nathaniel Kelly, an HVAC service manager with degrees from an online university and no experience working in public health.

Kind of reminds me of our current Transportation Secretary.

Are you suggesting Pete knew NOTHING about trains?

That is partially correct - the trains he is familiar with features a different style of caboose.

[Bryce]

And the previous administration's Secretary of Education.

And they say conservatives live in the past.

[TC Talks]

Moss and the board’s choice to run the county health department was Nathaniel Kelly, an HVAC service manager with degrees from an online university and no experience working in public health.

Kind of reminds me of our current Transportation Secretary.

You mean the former McKinsey consultant? Not quite the same as an online certificate holder.

[TC Talks]

Moss and the board’s choice to run the county health department was Nathaniel Kelly, an HVAC service manager with degrees from an online university and no experience working in public health.

Kind of reminds me of our current Transportation Secretary.

Are you suggesting Pete knew NOTHING about trains?

I bet you could teach him a thing or two

[teetoppz28]

And they say conservatives live in the past.

And conservatives are masters of whataboutisms... What's your point?

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And they say conservatives live in the past.

And conservatives are masters of whataboutisms... What's your point?

Bryce rarely has a point except to convey his bigotry in a variety of colors.