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Ohiogal

(34,825 posts)
Tue May 5, 2020, 01:38 PM May 2020

Portman, DeWine call out protesters in front of Dr. Acton's house

What is with these idiots....

And good for the supporters who came to sit on the grass and form a barrier.

https://www.dispatch.com/news/20200505/rob-portman-protests-outside-dr-amy-actonrsquos-home-are-rsquoover-linersquo?utm_content=COLD_CD&utm_term=050520

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Portman’s words echoed those of Gov. Mike DeWine.

“Members of my cabinet work hard, but I set the policy. When you don’t like the policy, again — you can demonstrate against me — that’s fair game,” the governor said during his daily press briefing Monday.

“But to bother the family of Dr. Acton, that’s not fair game. It’s not right.”

Both men were responding to a protest outside Acton’s home over the weekend by those unhappy with the restrictions she has issued relating to the coronavirus pandemic. Some of the protesters were openly carrying guns.

After DeWine spoke out Monday, a few protesters showed up again outside Acton’s home a couple of hours later. This time, a group of neighbors and other supporters sat in the grass along the sidewalk to form a wall shielding the health director’s property.

Bexley Police have been closely monitoring the protests, but have made no arrests.



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Portman, DeWine call out protesters in front of Dr. Acton's house (Original Post) Ohiogal May 2020 OP
If I were her I would set up a Sniper nest in one of the very visible windows ... mr_lebowski May 2020 #1
Prob not a bad idea. Alliepoo May 2020 #2
They criminal in the Whitehouse encourages this doc03 May 2020 #3
Hey mikey this is your party's monster .... enjoy Fullduplexxx May 2020 #4
The View Nikki28 May 2020 #5
Holy cow! Philostopher May 2020 #6
 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
1. If I were her I would set up a Sniper nest in one of the very visible windows ...
Tue May 5, 2020, 01:44 PM
May 2020

With like sandbags stacked up, and a huge, powerful rifle and scope on a tripod.

I'm not even remotely kidding.

Alliepoo

(2,490 posts)
2. Prob not a bad idea.
Tue May 5, 2020, 02:16 PM
May 2020

She looks like she’s been through the wringer on tv today. I’d imagine she’s worried sick about her family’s safety and her own as well. It was reported that some of the idiots that were in front of her house said there wouldn’t be any violence-yet. The stupid and hate runs deep in Ohio.

Nikki28

(572 posts)
5. The View
Tue May 5, 2020, 03:16 PM
May 2020

today says Sean Hands needs washing of Fox of all places protested against them too because it will effect his NRA standing.

Philostopher

(4,465 posts)
6. Holy cow!
Thu May 7, 2020, 09:39 PM
May 2020

I wasn't aware Portman had paid off the mortgage on any single vertebra of his spine. Not that he won't go back to puling and whining at the hem of Trump's robes tomorrow, but credit where credit is due, I guess...

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