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Texas Governor Greg Abbott has tested positive for COVID (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2021 OP
Hahaha hahaha hahaha hahaha Nevilledog Aug 2021 #1
tots and pears . stonecutter357 Aug 2021 #2
Karma LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2021 #3
Is it terrible of me Jilly_in_VA Aug 2021 #4
Now if only Deathsantis would get it too. BigmanPigman Aug 2021 #8
then I'll join you at the terrible table TxGuitar Aug 2021 #17
Would be super cool if he could not get admitted to any hospital because they're full LeftInTX Aug 2021 #22
Not me. It'll just fuel the anti-vaxxers. nolabear Aug 2021 #30
So he's an actual carrier. lagomorph777 Aug 2021 #5
For this thread LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2021 #6
Karma. nt TexasTowelie Aug 2021 #7
His karma ran over his dogma. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2021 #26
I'm straining to maintain decorum about the news. TexasTowelie Aug 2021 #32
Well he must have wanted it. Texaswitchy Aug 2021 #9
No symptoms but he received regeneron? boston bean Aug 2021 #10
It's a preventative treatment most effective at the earliest stages of detection. nt TexasTowelie Aug 2021 #33
I thought signs of symptoms. It states he has no symptoms. boston bean Aug 2021 #39
Nothing but the best for the ruling class. Crunchy Frog Aug 2021 #36
He is christofascist fanatic, the only thing that will change his mind on CV is dying. Thomas Hurt Aug 2021 #11
Jesus will protect Gov. Abbott sarcasmo Aug 2021 #12
The vaccine and monoclonal antibodies will be protecting Greg LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2021 #19
Science. nt TexasTowelie Aug 2021 #34
Good chance he spread it around last night Nevilledog Aug 2021 #13
Sharing is caring Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2021 #27
You can actually see the aerosol cloud. BannonsLiver Aug 2021 #28
It's deleted.... spanone Aug 2021 #29
Super spreader with no masks LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2021 #14
Collin County is doing fairly well on vaccinations (just over 60%), tanyev Aug 2021 #42
For obvious reasons I cannot say what I'm thinking... but you know! NurseJackie Aug 2021 #15
A video of a super spreader event LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2021 #16
Good. Sorry not sorry. n/t moonscape Aug 2021 #18
I hope the Dumbass gets real sick. walkingman Aug 2021 #20
He won't. Fully vaxxed plus Regeneron antibodies. Crunchy Frog Aug 2021 #37
Keep Hope Alive!!! walkingman Aug 2021 #38
Well bless his heart!1 UTUSN Aug 2021 #21
*He's" fully vaccinated. Of course. Roland99 Aug 2021 #23
That's a shame SoonerPride Aug 2021 #24
That asshole won't change his COVID policy one damned bit blogslug Aug 2021 #25
Nope Just Like When He Passed Tort Reform After Receiving Millions in Punitive Damages... Stallion Aug 2021 #43
I'm shocked, shocked!!! Well not that shocked! Initech Aug 2021 #31
Of course he's getting Regeneron antibodies even though he doesn't need them. Crunchy Frog Aug 2021 #35
Texas requests mortuary trailers struggle4progress Aug 2021 #40
Greg Aboot may have had a vaccine booster LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2021 #41
Greg is being given special treatment including third vaccine and unwarranted monoclonal antibodies LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2021 #44
Texas Democrats Wish Gov. Abbott A Speedy Recovery After Testing Positive for COVID-19 LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2021 #45

Jilly_in_VA

(9,965 posts)
4. Is it terrible of me
Tue Aug 17, 2021, 05:02 PM
Aug 2021

to kind of hope that Governor Hot Wheels gets good and sick? Maybe a dose of Covid is just what he needs.......

TxGuitar

(4,190 posts)
17. then I'll join you at the terrible table
Tue Aug 17, 2021, 05:22 PM
Aug 2021

I hope it's nasty, and has long term effects. Maybe even make him sick enough that he can't run. My "thoughts and prayers" would be that there's a ventilator with his name on it in the future.

LeftInTX

(25,258 posts)
22. Would be super cool if he could not get admitted to any hospital because they're full
Tue Aug 17, 2021, 05:41 PM
Aug 2021

Video of him sitting outside begging for a room would be priceless

nolabear

(41,959 posts)
30. Not me. It'll just fuel the anti-vaxxers.
Tue Aug 17, 2021, 05:48 PM
Aug 2021

What I hope is he gets a good dose of talking to from doctors who point out that the vaccine is very contagious, that he should isolate, that he may have infected others if he wasn’t masked, and that he should be ashamed of himself.

TexasTowelie

(112,128 posts)
32. I'm straining to maintain decorum about the news.
Tue Aug 17, 2021, 05:53 PM
Aug 2021

The nicest thing I can say is that Gov. Abbott should not expect any sympathy from me.

Nevilledog

(51,080 posts)
13. Good chance he spread it around last night
Tue Aug 17, 2021, 05:11 PM
Aug 2021


Tweet text:
Sawyer Hackett
@SawyerHackett
Before this is deleted, here is Greg Abbott at an indoor, maskless political fundraiser LAST NIGHT.

He is one of 20,123 Texans who tested positive for COVID-19.
Image

tanyev

(42,552 posts)
42. Collin County is doing fairly well on vaccinations (just over 60%),
Tue Aug 17, 2021, 08:30 PM
Aug 2021

but there's still a good chance that quite a few in that room have refused to get vaccinated.

blogslug

(37,999 posts)
25. That asshole won't change his COVID policy one damned bit
Tue Aug 17, 2021, 05:44 PM
Aug 2021

I hope the his regeneron IV is improperly inserted and it feels like a lead pipe shoved into his vein.

Stallion

(6,474 posts)
43. Nope Just Like When He Passed Tort Reform After Receiving Millions in Punitive Damages...
Tue Aug 17, 2021, 08:33 PM
Aug 2021

...after a tree fell on him causing his paralysis. He got his-screw the rest of us

Crunchy Frog

(26,579 posts)
35. Of course he's getting Regeneron antibodies even though he doesn't need them.
Tue Aug 17, 2021, 05:55 PM
Aug 2021

He has to keep up with his crisis management.

struggle4progress

(118,280 posts)
40. Texas requests mortuary trailers
Tue Aug 17, 2021, 06:28 PM
Aug 2021

John Bacon
Jorge L. Ortiz
USA TODAY

... Texas has requested five mortuary trailers from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Texas trails only Florida among states with the most COVID deaths a day, both averaging more than 160. No other state is above 50 ...

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/08/17/covid-booster-shots-vaccinations-mask-mandates-biden-administration/8160102002/

LetMyPeopleVote

(145,130 posts)
44. Greg is being given special treatment including third vaccine and unwarranted monoclonal antibodies
Tue Aug 17, 2021, 08:53 PM
Aug 2021

Greg should not have received a third does of a vaccine nor should he have been given monoclonal antibodies if he is not showing symptoms. Greg is special




"Governor Abbott is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, in good health, and currently experiencing no symptoms," Mark Miner, the governor's communications director, said in a statement. "Everyone that the Governor has been in close contact with today has been notified. Texas First Lady Cecilia Abbott tested negative."....

Abbott has told people he received a third booster dose of a vaccine, two sources said. Abbott's office did not respond to a request for comment about a booster shot. Except for people with compromised immune systems, booster shots have not been authorized by the Food and Drug Administration, although the Biden administration is expected to announce a program to administer them soon.


In addition, it was not proper for Greg to get monoclonal antibodies when he had no symptoms.

LetMyPeopleVote

(145,130 posts)
45. Texas Democrats Wish Gov. Abbott A Speedy Recovery After Testing Positive for COVID-19
Wed Aug 18, 2021, 12:46 AM
Aug 2021

I am glad to be a member of a party that will wish Greg Abbott a speedy recovery. This makes me smile



Chris is the Harris County Attorney who is suing Greg


Rep Anchia is or was one of the state reps who went to Washington to break quorum

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