Photo of TX government press conference today

Dutch Uncle said:
Trump proved he's a pussified fat ass; he won't go to the NRA convention but will send a video. It's a half-assed measure.

AFAIK, both Abbott and Cruz will be there in person to jerk the cocks of their campaign donors. Not the NRA itself, but all of it's well-heeled members at the Convention.
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Hmmm....so they are politicizing the killings.

That's going to chap some Volsrock ass.

trump was probably asked to stay away in order to allow guns at the event again
 
AProudLefty said:
Actually Abbott won't be attending.
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Wow! Interesting to see him back out.

It appears Trump flip-flopped again and will be appearing in Houston.

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-gun-control-nra-texas-school-shooting-1710794
Among those scheduled to speak Friday are former President Donald Trump, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who had been scheduled to address the convention, decided to skip the event and instead return to Uvalde. His office said he will make recorded video remarks for the NRA event.

"Governor Abbott, if you have any decency, you will immediately withdraw from this weekend’s NRA convention and urge them to hold it anywhere but Texas," Beto O'Rourke, a Democratic candidate for governor, tweeted Wednesday.

Also set to speak Friday is Wayne LaPierre, the group's powerful executive vice president, whom the New York attorney general is trying to oust, alleging he used the organization as his "personal piggy bank." LaPierre contends the suit is political and should be thrown out.

A number of activist groups, including Black Lives Matter: Houston and the gun safety group Moms Demand Action, plan to protest outside the convention center Friday. "We don’t want, need, or accept that the NRA is planning to come here in Friday," tweeted one of the organizations, FIEL Houston, an immigrants rights group.
 
Althea said:
IF he could walk.

But he can't. Which is why he's always trying to compensate.
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Man. There's even if they unbanned me, or I was successful in sneaking in a sock, there's no way I could go back to DP now. I can't be domesticated again. I've been out in the wild too long, I'm a loose cannon.

You probably don't have a clue what I'm talking about. Don't worry about it.
 
Althea said:
Hmmm....so they are politicizing the killings.

That's going to chap some Volsrock ass.

trump was probably asked to stay away in order to allow guns at the event again
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It's what they do best.

Fox News is now pushing the better mental health care angle...a position which the Pedo Party will only continue to entertain until all the LW angst dies down.
They're mantra is "If the Democrats want better mental health care, they need to pay for it". Duh. Every the idea is broached in Congress, the Pedo Party shoots it down in a hail of political bullets.
 
Althea said:
I would love to see a few dozen armed black men show up, just to see how much 'freedom' is exhibited
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There will be demonstrations.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/do...ld-trump-converge-houston-nra-event-rcna30672
A number of activist groups, including Black Lives Matter: Houston and the gun safety group Moms Demand Action, plan to protest outside the convention center Friday. "We don’t want, need, or accept that the NRA is planning to come here in Friday," tweeted one of the organizations, FIEL Houston, an immigrants rights group.

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, a Democrat, noted at a City Council meeting this week that there had been calls for him to cancel the convention after the shooting, which he said was not feasible.

"It is a contractual arrangement, and we simply cannot cancel a conference or a convention because we may not agree with the subject matter,” Turner said. He said the "greater issue is why are elected officials going to the NRA to speak."
 
Althea said:
Meh. I envision a slap fight with hair pulling.
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Those are the best kind to watch among politicians.

All of the Bukkake Theater* when Beto showed up at the news conference was a great opener.




*Yes, I know it's Kabuki, but my version is more accurate. :thup:
 
AProudLefty said:
Why do I have this feeling that someone will shoot up the NRA convention?
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Like the 2015 Waco shoot-out among bikers? Hopefully it's all covered by cameras. :thup:

https://www.npr.org/2019/04/03/7094...-charges-in-2015-biker-shootout-that-killed-9
In a 2015 shootout in the parking lot of a Waco, Texas, restaurant, nine people were killed and 20 were injured. After the gunfight, police arrested 177 bikers, and a grand jury indicted 155 of them on charges of organized crime.

But no single one will be held to account for the violence, McLennan County Criminal District Attorney Barry Johnson announced Tuesday, pointing the finger at his predecessor, who he said failed to determine the charges in which "the admissible evidence would support a verdict of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt."
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Dutch Uncle said:
It's what they do best.

Fox News is now pushing the better mental health care angle...a position which the Pedo Party will only continue to entertain until all the LW angst dies down.
They're mantra is "If the Democrats want better mental health care, they need to pay for it". Duh. Every the idea is broached in Congress, the Pedo Party shoots it down in a hail of political bullets.
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Correct. Cut funding to mental health, and then blame that strawman when there is a shooting.

After trump ended any limit on people with mental health issues when buying guns.

So...paranoid schizophrenics can buy guns as long as they are medicated? Is there some sort of blood test at the gun store?


UVALDE, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday that the Uvalde school shooter had a "mental health challenge" and the state needed to "do a better job with mental health" — yet in April he slashed $211 million from the department that oversees mental health programs.
In addition, Texas ranked last out of all 50 states and the District of Columbia for overall access to mental health care, according to the 2021 State of Mental Health in America report.
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Dutch Uncle said:
There will be demonstrations.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/do...ld-trump-converge-houston-nra-event-rcna30672
A number of activist groups, including Black Lives Matter: Houston and the gun safety group Moms Demand Action, plan to protest outside the convention center Friday. "We don’t want, need, or accept that the NRA is planning to come here in Friday," tweeted one of the organizations, FIEL Houston, an immigrants rights group.

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, a Democrat, noted at a City Council meeting this week that there had been calls for him to cancel the convention after the shooting, which he said was not feasible.

"It is a contractual arrangement, and we simply cannot cancel a conference or a convention because we may not agree with the subject matter,” Turner said. He said the "greater issue is why are elected officials going to the NRA to speak."
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Sure. Outside. Given the 'freedom!' stench that will be pervasive, I'm curious if that applies to black men with guns inside the event?
 
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