Democratic Primaries

highplainsdem

(48,958 posts) Thu Aug 15, 2019, 09:47 AM Aug 2019

Watch live: O'Rourke holds event in El Paso + 19 minute VIDEO

https://thehill.com/video/campaign/457526-watch-live-orourke-holds-event-in-el-paso-tx

I got up late, missed the start of this, don't know if MSNBC covered the start, but they're no longer covering O'Rourke.

Editing to add a tweet from O'Rourke's account with live video:

Link to tweet

Twitter thread at O'Rourke's account, quoting much of the speech and starting with a tweet with VIDEO of 19 minutes of the speech (unfortunately missing both the start and the last minute or so) starts here:

Link to tweet

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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******Watch live: O'Rourke holds event in El Paso****** + 19 minute VIDEO (Original Post) highplainsdem Aug 2019 OP

kick highplainsdem Aug 2019 #1

again highplainsdem Aug 2019 #2

Says he will not stay in Texas and run for Senate because that would "not be good enough" for El highplainsdem Aug 2019 #3

Says he's going next to Mississippi to the scene of that ICE raid. He's going to the places highplainsdem Aug 2019 #4

He'd suggested before what he said just above that he couldn't go back to Iowa State Fair type highplainsdem Aug 2019 #5

"We, the people of the border, can lead the way." Ends speech thanking crowd. highplainsdem Aug 2019 #6

"they're no longer covering O'Rourke" left-of-center2012 Aug 2019 #7

Who at MSNBC said that? highplainsdem Aug 2019 #8

It was a panel discussion left-of-center2012 Aug 2019 #9

Well, MSNBC had Garrett Haake there. They should have covered the speech live, instead of highplainsdem Aug 2019 #12

Twitter thread from MSNBC's Garrett Haake about the speech: highplainsdem Aug 2019 #10

I saw it on cspan2 - very powerful. wildflower Aug 2019 #11

+1 dalton99a Aug 2019 #14

ABC News story with video of Beto talking to the press after the speech: highplainsdem Aug 2019 #13

kick highplainsdem Aug 2019 #15

Kicking and Bookmarking MustLoveBeagles Aug 2019 #16

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highplainsdem

(48,958 posts)

1. kick

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu Aug 15, 2019, 09:53 AM

Aug 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

highplainsdem

(48,958 posts)

2. again

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #1)

Thu Aug 15, 2019, 10:01 AM

Aug 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

highplainsdem

(48,958 posts)

3. Says he will not stay in Texas and run for Senate because that would "not be good enough" for El

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu Aug 15, 2019, 10:04 AM

Aug 2019

Paso. Says it's necessary to take the fight directly to Trump.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

highplainsdem

(48,958 posts)

4. Says he's going next to Mississippi to the scene of that ICE raid. He's going to the places

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu Aug 15, 2019, 10:06 AM

Aug 2019

hurt worst by Trump.

"Anyone that this president puts down, we're going to do our best to lift up."

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

highplainsdem

(48,958 posts)

5. He'd suggested before what he said just above that he couldn't go back to Iowa State Fair type

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu Aug 15, 2019, 10:07 AM

Aug 2019

campaigning, campaigning as usual. Those weren't his exact words but I don't have them right now, will have to look for them later.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

highplainsdem

(48,958 posts)

6. "We, the people of the border, can lead the way." Ends speech thanking crowd.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu Aug 15, 2019, 10:08 AM

Aug 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)

7. "they're no longer covering O'Rourke"

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu Aug 15, 2019, 10:14 AM

Aug 2019

They mentioned him this morning.
Said O'Rourke and Hickenlooper should drop out and run for Senate.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

highplainsdem

(48,958 posts)

8. Who at MSNBC said that?

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Reply #7)

Thu Aug 15, 2019, 10:18 AM

Aug 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)

9. It was a panel discussion

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #8)

Thu Aug 15, 2019, 10:21 AM

Aug 2019

Actually they said Bullock from Montana,
Hickenlooper from Colorado.
and O'Rourke from Texas should drop out and run for Senate.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

highplainsdem

(48,958 posts)

12. Well, MSNBC had Garrett Haake there. They should have covered the speech live, instead of

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Reply #9)

Thu Aug 15, 2019, 10:25 AM

Aug 2019

just spending more time talking about Steve King.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

highplainsdem

(48,958 posts)

10. Twitter thread from MSNBC's Garrett Haake about the speech:

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu Aug 15, 2019, 10:21 AM

Aug 2019

Link to tweet

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

wildflower

(3,196 posts)

11. I saw it on cspan2 - very powerful.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu Aug 15, 2019, 10:23 AM

Aug 2019

I wish they had played it on the networks. You could definitely see the change in him.

And his campaign is going to change: rather than go to places like the Iowa State Fair, "To those places where Donald Trump has been terrorizing and terrifying and demeaning our fellow Americans, that’s where you will find me in this campaign."