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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI'm sorry to say this, but Greg Abbott is an asshole.
Droning on and on about "prayer". Not a mention about getting rid of guns.
OrlandoDem2
(2,066 posts)rurallib
(62,448 posts)haven't heard what prompted your comment, but I assure it is justified.
cornball 24
(1,480 posts)BigMin28
(1,179 posts)that's exactly what he is doing. The man has no soul. I live in Texas.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)Sucha NastyWoman
(2,754 posts)Says we should pray
riversedge
(70,299 posts)Raven
(13,899 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,836 posts)RandySF
(59,224 posts)melman
(7,681 posts)Interesting.
George II
(67,782 posts)melman
(7,681 posts)You said you were sorry to call one of the worst Republicans an asshole. It's an odd comment.
George II
(67,782 posts)Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)being DU member expressing their outrage.
melman
(7,681 posts)And I didn't say there was anything strange about expressing outrage. As anyone reading can clearly see.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)and human being? JHC. There are so many of them out there. It would take 100 of us just to keep up with one SOB.
No foul. You just sounded like you were trying to start a fight. Sorry if I am wrong.
George II
(67,782 posts)Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)Unless youre brown skinned.
What a load of shit Greg - what a load of shit.
gopiscrap
(23,765 posts)El Supremo
(20,365 posts)Not that they did anything to restrict gun purchases.
What a motherfucker!
mcar
(42,372 posts)I am a strange mix of angry and numb. But that fcking hypocrite Abbott woke me the hell up.
elocs
(22,600 posts)It's important to do what we can, but we are never going to get rid of guns.
USALiberal
(10,877 posts)Amimnoch
(4,558 posts)912gdm
(959 posts)Greywing
(1,124 posts)no emotion
George II
(67,782 posts)...it sounded insincere and had the feeling of a bland stump speech that he'd repeated dozens of times.
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)He broke out in the Southern Baptist Preacher cadence those of us who escaped from that shithole cult grew up with. I just about came unglued. God, and love, and coming together. And later had throw in the mental illness thing. When was the last time an Islamic dude was excused as mentally ill!
Did you see his look when they gave the Microphone to their congress person, who was not invited to sit at the table, youll notice. And a Democratic Member.
She pretty much said its early, but if what are reading now holds up the shit is going to hit the fan. I especially liked when the Mayor, who I think is a republican, said this guy came from another part of Texas. He was not an El Pasoen. Or whatever they call themselves.
That Texas Governor is trash. Could tell in 2 minutes. All he was concerned about was the optics.
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)I mean, why are you sorry?
SMC22307
(8,090 posts)Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)Dump
Greg Abbott
Donald J Trump
Dee Margo
Bet that chief of police had a real story to tell
Maru Kitteh
(28,342 posts)Oh, and fuck you.
Rhiannon12866
(206,007 posts)And he's an actual preacher.
EveHammond13
(2,855 posts)Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)DFW
(54,436 posts)Plenty of Texans have always known that Abbott is a U.S. certified grade A prime filet of asshole.
paleotn
(17,956 posts)I give you Steve Scalise. Shot by a gunman at softball practice. Yet still supports the NRA and gun madness. These people are hopeless.
Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)Greg Abbott is a festering asshole.
Initech
(100,102 posts)At this point I will gladly tell them where they can shove their thoughts and prayers....
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)how everyone outside Texas should know that Greg Abbott is a piece of shit. Unhelpful to say the least.
lonely bird
(1,688 posts)Tex-ass is open carry. Where the fuck were all the good guys with guns?
Wait, white shooter gets caught. Unarmed black guy gets killed.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)vercetti2021
(10,156 posts)Last Republican governor this state will have
srobertss
(261 posts)His response was to warn antifada protestors who he heard were planning a border protest not to come. He said they are not welcome in Texas ever, but especially not now. He must have been confused about where to direct his anger. Cant go after white nationalists, oh no.
panader0
(25,816 posts)I understand completely what you mean. You're not sorry for Abbott,
but it is a very sorry situation. DUers who have been here a while
should know your opinions better.
I missed the speech and I'm glad I did.
locks
(2,012 posts)didn't say "That's what you get, El Paso, for letting all those criminals cross the border every day and make "fine people" angry. And not giving everyone guns so that they could have defended themselves.
srobertss
(261 posts)And/or Democrats are responsible because they didnt fund the border wall. If they could build the wall then this guy wouldnt have become so angry.
herding cats
(19,567 posts)I'm in Texas and I emphatically agree.
bsiebs
(688 posts)Mersky
(4,986 posts)He's worse than an asshole. Mean as can be, imo, and views a variety of Texans, like me, as unworthy of basic levels of respect. All the while, he's been wearing a smile that's increasingly dopey and annoying as the years go by. He's been a glass of ice water poured down my back more than a few times.
I'm working up to what I have to say about him in full. I'm not there, yet. Am still processing this day.