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50 Shades Of Blue
(10,064 posts)agingdem
(7,866 posts)he had something to say and he was not going to allow anyone to talk over him...good for him
Irish_Dem
(47,518 posts)Peregrine Took
(7,417 posts)RiverStone
(7,228 posts)To stand up to the gun lobby and the cowardly republicans who are in their pockets as bought and paid for.
jcgoldie
(11,655 posts)fuck the political pragmatism calculations of it... beto will change minds.
crickets
(25,987 posts)ProudMNDemocrat
(16,811 posts)1. He has a long term strategy.
2. He knows his argument frame.
3. He refuses to be nice.
4. He is throwing punches.
In a nutshell, he is getting across to voters. Beto got under the skins of Gregg Abbot and the Mayor of Uvalde, Texas. Getting into "good trouble" in the way Beto can. Rest assure he will be in Houston on Friday to join in on any protesting when the NRA has their rah-rah convention.
LakeArenal
(28,858 posts)ProudMNDemocrat
(16,811 posts)Ohioboy
(3,248 posts)malaise
(269,219 posts)GoTexas voters! Go Beto!
walkingman
(7,671 posts)Lonestarblue
(10,106 posts)dalton99a
(81,637 posts)BComplex
(8,073 posts)crooks in Texas at the school were representing the other 10%. They kicked out the voice of the American people, and stood for the dregs.
regnaD kciN
(26,045 posts)patphil
(6,230 posts)This man has passion; he isn't afraid to speak truth to power.
There's not a bit of bullshit in this guy.
On the other hand, Abbott, Patrick, and Paxton could fertilize a 10,000 acre farm with the crap they're spewing out...human manure spreaders.
And they're totally unconcerned about the deaths their morally depraved and spiritually bankrupt gun policies are causing.
SunImp
(2,228 posts)WiVoter
(914 posts)He will be governor of Texas. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
llmart
(15,557 posts)People with backbone and courage and unafraid of the likes of Abbott and his goons. He is young, he is passionate, he has energy and he is sincere.
We need more just like him.
dchill
(38,565 posts)erronis
(15,382 posts)The machine has caused democrats to lose what they could have won.
(Howard Dean democrat here.)
In It to Win It
(8,296 posts)I won't hold my breath though
Emile
(23,024 posts)was sickening. Beto is rightly fired up.
Pepsidog
(6,254 posts)Skittles
(153,226 posts)repukes like to point to mental illness as the cause, not guns - but they fail there as well - they show ZERO support for adequate mental healthcare
calimary
(81,527 posts)a record of mental health problems.
a brief description of his sad life pretty much indicates he had severe mental issues that were never addressed
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calimary
(81,527 posts)Saying the things that need to be said.
And REPEATED!!!!!
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Novara
(5,857 posts)Once he has a bit of that experience under his belt, then he should run for president. I didn't like him running for president before because I didn't think he had enough experience.
Wild blueberry
(6,670 posts)Thank you.
TomSlick
(11,118 posts)I bet Abbott is still fuming.
hamsterjill
(15,224 posts)I heard it on good authority that Cruz was especially peeved that Beto took most of the media with him outside.
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towerbum
(263 posts)NJCher
(35,765 posts)ABC.
This clip was inside and when he spoke, the security around Abbott looked very threatened and then they started advancing on Beto.
I wish I could watch it twice. Wow, unbelievable.
The beginning of the segment talked about how Abbott was saying guns are not the problem.
I don't live in Texas and from what I've heard they're gun crazy down there, so maybe Abbott can get away with this. I find it unbelievable myself.
dalton99a
(81,637 posts)FM123
(10,054 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,364 posts)Jump into the rage and shock and anger while it's raw and hot, instead of cowering into the background with fear. Couple the rage with change while people can really feel it. This is how it's done. This is how you make change.
leftyladyfrommo
(18,874 posts)A lot of fire is good when the stakes are so damn high.
SYFROYH
(34,185 posts)in comments and questions by this brave man. And the sad part is, gun nuts booted him...
Glaisne
(517 posts)He's got nothing to lose. He needs to keep being confrontational calling out the Repubs. Being nice will not work.