Anonymous wrote:Beto is not done because there is a long way to the election. But this will play only to his base which in Texas is 25% of the vote. The middle in Texas is about 30%. That group leans right center. This will not play with them. This was a bad day for Beto. But other events may turn the tide. If I were running against him in Texas I would wait until September and go up with an ad that has Beto crashing in and the mayor saying this was no place for this conduct and Texas deserves better.

Great because then Beto could run an ad with Abbott saying Texas deserves better and O'Rourke says, "I agree and here I am."

Beto is not done because there is a long way to the election. But this will play only to his base which in Texas is 25% of the vote. The middle in Texas is about 30%. That group leans right center. This will not play with them. This was a bad day for Beto. But other events may turn the tide. If I were running against him in Texas I would wait until September and go up with an ad that has Beto crashing in and the mayor saying this was no place for this conduct and Texas deserves better.

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The shooter/killer was pretty much an abandoned child by his loser parents. Serious issues that the police did not flag nor did others in his community. No doubt this is due in part to lack of resources. Police department hurting for folks as are our education systems. He snapped. It is a no brainer that guns should not be legal for purchase at 18. No brainer that automatic rifles should not be available OTC like cough syrup.

The harder work - that nobody talks about - is why so many kids have nothing and nobody.

+1 It's amazing how many Republicans have no brains.

Don’t both sides this, PP. these deaths are 100% on the GOP and their voters.

WTF?
These deaths are 100% on the damn killer.

You’re too simple to understand.

Someone's being political, and it isn't Beto.

I have heard there is mounting pressure for Abbott to resign.

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Anonymous wrote:If you think this was anything more than a political stunt by Beto, you are naive.
He cannot allow Abbott to have the stage when he has a campaign to run........

Question is....... What is his stance on gun rights now? Is he for 2A or against 2A? Does he still want to confiscate everyone's AR-15?
He has been on both sides of the fence on this issue.... where does he stand now?

No, Abbott is the one pulling the political stunt. What other reason could there be to justify the murder of children? He needs to appease the NRA to stay in power.

Do you even hear yourself? He was providing updates on this horrible crime like governors do.
Beto couldn't help himself. He will never be governor and likely never hold elected office again.

I would wager my paycheck that Beto is interviewed on MSNBC before the day is through. And, he will be hailed a hero by the left for interrupting a press conference in which authorities were updating the public and mourning the loss of lives.

Did you actually watch the live press conference? He gave no new info. He said he asked around town (did not mention any actual mental health experts) and everyone said mental health was the issue. So, that is what he is running with. He then spent more time talking about how the police need the support of the mental health professionals than the family of the dead kids.
He absolutely did not use this press conference to update. It was a bunch of excuses that they made up last night to avoid the gun issue.

Every minute of it. And, yes he did give new information regarding posts the killer made in advance of his heinous act.

What new information. Everything he said about the shooter had been on the ABC special an hour earlier. S I said earlier, a bunch of white male twits.

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Anonymous wrote:If you think this was anything more than a political stunt by Beto, you are naive.
He cannot allow Abbott to have the stage when he has a campaign to run........

Question is....... What is his stance on gun rights now? Is he for 2A or against 2A? Does he still want to confiscate everyone's AR-15?
He has been on both sides of the fence on this issue.... where does he stand now?

No, Abbott is the one pulling the political stunt. What other reason could there be to justify the murder of children? He needs to appease the NRA to stay in power.

Do you even hear yourself? He was providing updates on this horrible crime like governors do.
Beto couldn't help himself. He will never be governor and likely never hold elected office again.

I would wager my paycheck that Beto is interviewed on MSNBC before the day is through. And, he will be hailed a hero by the left for interrupting a press conference in which authorities were updating the public and mourning the loss of lives.

Did you actually watch the live press conference? He gave no new info. He said he asked around town (did not mention any actual mental health experts) and everyone said mental health was the issue. So, that is what he is running with. He then spent more time talking about how the police need the support of the mental health professionals than the family of the dead kids.
He absolutely did not use this press conference to update. It was a bunch of excuses that they made up last night to avoid the gun issue.

Abbott is always about political stunts. Stopping trucks from entering texas, abortions law, changing the law to let these type of terrorist buy weapons, etc etc. It’s time to kick Texas out of the Union.

How about we just kick the Republicans out of office. That state is blue and the GOP has cheated to keep it looking red; no reason to inconvenience millions of Democrats there for the crimes of the Republicans.

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Anonymous wrote:If you think this was anything more than a political stunt by Beto, you are naive.
He cannot allow Abbott to have the stage when he has a campaign to run........

Question is....... What is his stance on gun rights now? Is he for 2A or against 2A? Does he still want to confiscate everyone's AR-15?
He has been on both sides of the fence on this issue.... where does he stand now?

No, Abbott is the one pulling the political stunt. What other reason could there be to justify the murder of children? He needs to appease the NRA to stay in power.

Do you even hear yourself? He was providing updates on this horrible crime like governors do.
Beto couldn't help himself. He will never be governor and likely never hold elected office again.

I would wager my paycheck that Beto is interviewed on MSNBC before the day is through. And, he will be hailed a hero by the left for interrupting a press conference in which authorities were updating the public and mourning the loss of lives.

Did you actually watch the live press conference? He gave no new info. He said he asked around town (did not mention any actual mental health experts) and everyone said mental health was the issue. So, that is what he is running with. He then spent more time talking about how the police need the support of the mental health professionals than the family of the dead kids.
He absolutely did not use this press conference to update. It was a bunch of excuses that they made up last night to avoid the gun issue.

Abbott is always about political stunts. Stopping trucks from entering texas, abortions law, changing the law to let these type of terrorist buy weapons, etc etc. It’s time to kick Texas out of the Union.

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Anonymous wrote:If you think this was anything more than a political stunt by Beto, you are naive.
He cannot allow Abbott to have the stage when he has a campaign to run........

Question is....... What is his stance on gun rights now? Is he for 2A or against 2A? Does he still want to confiscate everyone's AR-15?
He has been on both sides of the fence on this issue.... where does he stand now?

No, Abbott is the one pulling the political stunt. What other reason could there be to justify the murder of children? He needs to appease the NRA to stay in power.

Do you even hear yourself? He was providing updates on this horrible crime like governors do.
Beto couldn't help himself. He will never be governor and likely never hold elected office again.

I would wager my paycheck that Beto is interviewed on MSNBC before the day is through. And, he will be hailed a hero by the left for interrupting a press conference in which authorities were updating the public and mourning the loss of lives.

Did you actually watch the live press conference? He gave no new info. He said he asked around town (did not mention any actual mental health experts) and everyone said mental health was the issue. So, that is what he is running with. He then spent more time talking about how the police need the support of the mental health professionals than the family of the dead kids.
He absolutely did not use this press conference to update. It was a bunch of excuses that they made up last night to avoid the gun issue.

Every minute of it. And, yes he did give new information regarding posts the killer made in advance of his heinous act.

So he gave proof of the complete failure of the GOP’s cockamamie nonsense? People have been begging the blocking GOP to keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers and the dangerously mentally ill and… nothing. So take your faux concern and yeet it into the sun. I hope you forget to vote this November.

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Anonymous wrote:If you think this was anything more than a political stunt by Beto, you are naive.
He cannot allow Abbott to have the stage when he has a campaign to run........

Question is....... What is his stance on gun rights now? Is he for 2A or against 2A? Does he still want to confiscate everyone's AR-15?
He has been on both sides of the fence on this issue.... where does he stand now?

No, Abbott is the one pulling the political stunt. What other reason could there be to justify the murder of children? He needs to appease the NRA to stay in power.

Do you even hear yourself? He was providing updates on this horrible crime like governors do.
Beto couldn't help himself. He will never be governor and likely never hold elected office again.

I would wager my paycheck that Beto is interviewed on MSNBC before the day is through. And, he will be hailed a hero by the left for interrupting a press conference in which authorities were updating the public and mourning the loss of lives.

Did you actually watch the live press conference? He gave no new info. He said he asked around town (did not mention any actual mental health experts) and everyone said mental health was the issue. So, that is what he is running with. He then spent more time talking about how the police need the support of the mental health professionals than the family of the dead kids.
He absolutely did not use this press conference to update. It was a bunch of excuses that they made up last night to avoid the gun issue.

Every minute of it. And, yes he did give new information regarding posts the killer made in advance of his heinous act.

Actually, those were known well in advance of this press conference. Abbott also said that there was no warning. Right after the kid posted he was going to kill his grandmother, he killed his grandmother and he was going to kill at a school. Seems like warning to me - granted it was less than an hour but don’t pretend there wasn’t warning. Abbott also started with the shooter was a high school drop out and failed to mention how to obtained not one, but two, assault rifles and also posted photos of those on social media. That seems like warning to me.

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Anonymous wrote:It was Beto O'Rourke. He was being an a-hole.

No, he was the only one telling the truth about Abbott. Abbott's comments were bland platitudes. "The parents need our love." He did not even allude to gun control and was making excuses. Good for O'Rourke.

More laws will NOT solve this issue. It just won't.
Abbott was giving updates and showing compassion for those who have suffered through this.

Beto was interrupting and being an ass. He planned this confrontation - even having people acting as "seat holders."
We know he pulls these stunts to get attention. We saw it with his last run against Cruz and his failed run for president. He'll be a three time loser.

Abbott said "it could have been worse".

It could have been had the border agent not taken out the shooter. Or if the other law enforcement who were there had not engaged him. It could have been much worse.
He also said, "As horrible as what happened.... it could have been worse. The reason it was not worse is because law enforcement officials did what they do. They showed amazing courage by running toward gunfire for the singular purpose of trying to save lives. And it is a fact that because.... [of their actions]..... they were able to save lives. Unfortunately, not enough."

It could have been 0. If the shooter had not been able to buy any guns.

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Anonymous wrote:If you think this was anything more than a political stunt by Beto, you are naive.
He cannot allow Abbott to have the stage when he has a campaign to run........

Question is....... What is his stance on gun rights now? Is he for 2A or against 2A? Does he still want to confiscate everyone's AR-15?
He has been on both sides of the fence on this issue.... where does he stand now?

No, Abbott is the one pulling the political stunt. What other reason could there be to justify the murder of children? He needs to appease the NRA to stay in power.

Do you even hear yourself? He was providing updates on this horrible crime like governors do.
Beto couldn't help himself. He will never be governor and likely never hold elected office again.

I would wager my paycheck that Beto is interviewed on MSNBC before the day is through. And, he will be hailed a hero by the left for interrupting a press conference in which authorities were updating the public and mourning the loss of lives.

Did you actually watch the live press conference? He gave no new info. He said he asked around town (did not mention any actual mental health experts) and everyone said mental health was the issue. So, that is what he is running with. He then spent more time talking about how the police need the support of the mental health professionals than the family of the dead kids.
He absolutely did not use this press conference to update. It was a bunch of excuses that they made up last night to avoid the gun issue.

Every minute of it. And, yes he did give new information regarding posts the killer made in advance of his heinous act.

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Anonymous wrote:If you think this was anything more than a political stunt by Beto, you are naive.
He cannot allow Abbott to have the stage when he has a campaign to run........

Question is....... What is his stance on gun rights now? Is he for 2A or against 2A? Does he still want to confiscate everyone's AR-15?
He has been on both sides of the fence on this issue.... where does he stand now?

No, Abbott is the one pulling the political stunt. What other reason could there be to justify the murder of children? He needs to appease the NRA to stay in power.

Do you even hear yourself? He was providing updates on this horrible crime like governors do.
Beto couldn't help himself. He will never be governor and likely never hold elected office again.

I would wager my paycheck that Beto is interviewed on MSNBC before the day is through. And, he will be hailed a hero by the left for interrupting a press conference in which authorities were updating the public and mourning the loss of lives.

Did you actually watch the live press conference? He gave no new info. He said he asked around town (did not mention any actual mental health experts) and everyone said mental health was the issue. So, that is what he is running with. He then spent more time talking about how the police need the support of the mental health professionals than the family of the dead kids.
He absolutely did not use this press conference to update. It was a bunch of excuses that they made up last night to avoid the gun issue.

Correct. Just more NRA propaganda.

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Anonymous wrote:It was Beto O'Rourke. He was being an a-hole.

No, he was the only one telling the truth about Abbott. Abbott's comments were bland platitudes. "The parents need our love." He did not even allude to gun control and was making excuses. Good for O'Rourke.

More laws will NOT solve this issue. It just won't.
Abbott was giving updates and showing compassion for those who have suffered through this.

Beto was interrupting and being an ass. He planned this confrontation - even having people acting as "seat holders."
We know he pulls these stunts to get attention. We saw it with his last run against Cruz and his failed run for president. He'll be a three time loser.

Abbott said "it could have been worse".

It could have been had the border agent not taken out the shooter. Or if the other law enforcement who were there had not engaged him. It could have been much worse.
He also said, "As horrible as what happened.... it could have been worse. The reason it was not worse is because law enforcement officials did what they do. They showed amazing courage by running toward gunfire for the singular purpose of trying to save lives. And it is a fact that because.... [of their actions]..... they were able to save lives. Unfortunately, not enough."

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Anonymous wrote:If you think this was anything more than a political stunt by Beto, you are naive.
He cannot allow Abbott to have the stage when he has a campaign to run........

Question is....... What is his stance on gun rights now? Is he for 2A or against 2A? Does he still want to confiscate everyone's AR-15?
He has been on both sides of the fence on this issue.... where does he stand now?

No, Abbott is the one pulling the political stunt. What other reason could there be to justify the murder of children? He needs to appease the NRA to stay in power.

Do you even hear yourself? He was providing updates on this horrible crime like governors do.
Beto couldn't help himself. He will never be governor and likely never hold elected office again.

I would wager my paycheck that Beto is interviewed on MSNBC before the day is through. And, he will be hailed a hero by the left for interrupting a press conference in which authorities were updating the public and mourning the loss of lives.

Did you actually watch the live press conference? He gave no new info. He said he asked around town (did not mention any actual mental health experts) and everyone said mental health was the issue. So, that is what he is running with. He then spent more time talking about how the police need the support of the mental health professionals than the family of the dead kids.
He absolutely did not use this press conference to update. It was a bunch of excuses that they made up last night to avoid the gun issue.