INSKEEP: Kayla Fugate is a public defender in Bowling Green, Ky., and part of a Facebook group - a 100,000-member Facebook group - that is dedicated to praising Governor Beshear's handling of the pandemic. Eastern Time so he can tell me that it's going to be OK. KAYLA FUGATE: I like to call him Daddy Andy just because I look forward to 5 p.m. And you can even get in Andy Bae-shear (ph) T-shirt. KING: People in other states may be a little envious or offering to trade their governors for Beshear. KEANE: And all the sort of, like, reassuring cast of characters, too, has suddenly injected, I think, a lot of Kentuckians with a sense of stability and predictability during a time when the news cycle is moving so fast. Keane, who wrote a story about Beshear fandom, says the briefings have become must-see TV. Rogers, as Captain America, as Ryan Gosling. An ocean of memes and videos celebrates Beshear - Beshear as Mr. INSKEEP: Yeah, it's a little like Andrew Cuomo of New York - people are paying attention well beyond his jurisdiction. KING: The governor's calming presence and his use of repetitive catchphrases in addition to his fast action during this crisis has led to a kind of online crush. She is editor-in-chief of Salon and based in Kentucky.ĮRIN KEANE: I was noticing that my group texts of, like, Louisville-based friends - which are mostly but not entirely women - they were citing, like, what Andy said or, you know, ooh, I have to go watch Andy it's time for beers with Beshear at 5 o'clock (laughter). Erin Keane only recently realized they were becoming a thing. Governor Beshear's briefings started weeks ago.
I want to start the way we always start, and that's reaffirming that we will get through this. KING: Every day, he assures his constituents.īESHEAR: We're going to make it through this.
Eastern Standard Time has become very important to people who live there because that is when they get to hear Governor Andy Beshear, a Democrat.ĪNDY BESHEAR: All right, good afternoon. In Kentucky, there are at least 120 cases of COVID-19, and so 5 p.m.
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