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Cassi Pollock @cassi_pollock
News: Houston Mayor @SylvesterTurner says @HoustonFirst officials have sent a letter to the @TexasGOP's SREC canceling the party's in-person convention scheduled next week.
The public health concerns outweighed anything else," Turner says.
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Houston Canceling TX GOP Convention (Original Post)
blogslut
Jul 2020
OP
Ha! Couldn't take the heat of the speakers appearing remotely while everyone else died?
soothsayer
Jul 2020
#2
It's the right thing to do but it's not going to make the Vulgar Orange Pig happy.
HotTeaBag
Jul 2020
#4
It's not safe enough to have a Texas GOP convention, but open those schools NOW!
SoonerPride
Jul 2020
#8
RGTIndy
(203 posts)1. It's the Texas State GOP Convention not the RNC n/t
I'll fix that. thanks!
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)2. Ha! Couldn't take the heat of the speakers appearing remotely while everyone else died?
HotTeaBag
(1,206 posts)4. It's the right thing to do but it's not going to make the Vulgar Orange Pig happy.
But it puts him in a tough situation because he can't really afford to start attacking Republicans in Texas.
Gothmog
(145,794 posts)5. Yeah
torius
(1,652 posts)6. Attendees can watch the Two-Minute Hate
in the comfort of their own homes.
LeftInTX
(25,719 posts)7. Ha Ha
Now they will have to deal with a hastily put together virtual event...good luck with that!
SoonerPride
(12,286 posts)8. It's not safe enough to have a Texas GOP convention, but open those schools NOW!
Seems about right