He Is Lying. People Are Dying': Calls for Texas Governor to Resign as He Blames Power Outages on Win

[douglas9]

As millions of Texans struggled desperately to keep warm amid power outages stemming from the devastating winter storm sweeping the nation, the state's Republican governor late Tuesday blamed solar and wind for the blackouts—despite the fact that Texas relies overwhelmingly on fossil fuels—and claimed the crisis shows that the Green New Deal would be a "deadly deal" for the United States.

"Texas is blessed with multiple sources of energy, such natural gas and oil and nuclear, as well as solar and wind," Gov. Greg Abbott said in an appearance on "Hannity" Tuesday night. "Our wind and our solar got shut down, and they were collectively more than 10% of our power grid. And that thrust Texas into a situation where it was lacking power in a statewide basis."

Abbott was far from the first Republican to deploy such blatantly false talking points in response to the ongoing crisis in Texas, which has left at least 10 people dead. But the governor's decision to appear on Fox News and attack a policy that has not even been implemented as Texans resorted to burning their belongings to keep their children warm was viewed as yet another example of his failed leadership.

"Five million Texans are without power tonight and temperatures are below freezing. People will most certainly die tonight because of it," said Sawyer Hackett, senior adviser to Julián Castro. "But Gov. Abbott had time to go on Sean Hannity to blame the Green New Deal."

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/02/17/he-lying-people-are-dying-calls-texas-governor-resign-he-blames-power-outages-wind

[riversedge]

1. "But Gov. Abbott had time to go on Sean Hannity to blame the Green New Deal."

with no electricity most would not have seen this.

[BeerBarrelPolka]

2. This will out the Texans

If the Texas populace supports their politicians and allows them to cast blame on the Dems, well.....fill in the blanks.

[llashram]

3. how ironic

this is ironic to me... Texas an historical oil producing powerhouse with 5 millions without power. In the middle of a major freeze event. How ironic indeed... REPUBLIkkkANs and their greed and corruption. Can't live with them. I pray for the children and infirm.

[jojog]

4. The new Big Lie - Green New Deal has not passed as legislation

[rickyhall]

5. So he blames his incompetence on a dream.

REPUGS CAN'T GOVERN.

[DBoon]

6. Weren't those wind generators PRIVATE investments?

Is Abbott casting his wrath against the almighty invisible hand of the free market?

Such blasphemy will not go unpunished in Texas.

[dalton99a]

7. Abbott and his gang are corrupt lying ERCOT whores