Abbott lied

[malaise]

He knew an AR 15 was involved

Expose him and vote him out.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. YES, DEAR MALAISE--YES! n/t

[malaise]

2. Hi there

[malaise]

35. We were right

now he says he was misled :

[MiniMe]

3. What did he say?

I admit it, I haven't been listening because it is way too depressing

[Lettuce Be]

9. He said he thought it was a handgun.

I just thought, a handgun?

[malaise]

10. He specifically mentioned hand gun and

Said he may have had a rifle - he fucking knew it was an AR15

[Dial H For Hero]

12. The AR-15 is a rifle.

[malaise]

15. He said the killer had a hand gun and MAY

Have had a rifle - that was a lie

[Dial H For Hero]

19. How is that a lie? He did, in fact, have a rifle.

[CivicGrief]

20. Don't you have a hero with a gun story to post?

The point is the motherfucker knew damn well it was an AR-15.

[Dial H For Hero]

21. The AR-15 *is* a rifle.

[malaise]

23. That simple

Welcome to DU.

[CivicGrief]

27. Thanks. Longtime lurker.

[CivicGrief]

25. An assault rifle that maximizes the number of rounds and should be illegal.

Also the weapon of choice of mass murders. Stop pretending that doesn't matter.

[Dial H For Hero]

26. I'm not saying it doesn't matter. I'm just saying that he didn't (in this instance) lie.

[TheProle]

28. A little logic would go a long way here...

What would anyone, even a moron like our governor, have to gain by lying about this? Every minute detail is going to be documented and communicated. What is the “win” for telling a demonstrably false story?

This thread is a dumb hill to die on.

[malaise]

29. Ask Loudermilk n/t

[Dial H For Hero]

30. +1

[mountain grammy]

32. Not really because he's a known liar

he lies about everything and he lied about this. Of course the truth will come out but not from Abbott. He's trash. He knew exactly what he was saying and of course he knew an assault rifle was involved.

[Ocelot II]

4. His lips were moving.

[Dial H For Hero]

5. Not that I'm surprised, but how so?

[TheProle]

6. All for voting him out

But your invitations to mind read are exhausting. What was the lie?

[yorkster]

14. I listened to him and IIRC he referenced

a "handgun and maybe a riflle". I don't know if he knew the specific kind of gun, but it wouldn't surprise me at all if he
used vague language to avoid specifics, so that he would still be in favor with his NRA overlords. Their convention is in Houston this weekend. Gotta keep 'em happy right?
And if he knew, Malaise is right - he lied.

[malaise]

16. Watch the video at#10. n/t

[Disaffected]

7. Care to tell us

what he lied about?

[Polly Hennessey]

8. I'm fairly sure he said it was a rifle.

At least that is what I heard. Abbot opens mouth; lies fly out.

[Dial H For Hero]

11. An AR-15 is a rifle.

[wishstar]

13. On the clip of Abbott I saw on ABC Evening News he said handgun more than once, not assault rifle

and at very end of clip he added that maybe there was a "long gun" and I was thinking he was deliberately emphasizing handgun and not saying anything about a rifle or assault weapon even though handgun made no sense in light of the mass casualties announced.

[malaise]

17. Because you listen

And note the MAY have had a rifle. He never said assault rifle - effin LIAR.

[Dial H For Hero]

18. The guy's pond scum, but saying that he may have had a rifle wasn't a lie.

Especially given that the shooter did have a rifle as it turns out.

[malaise]

22. He was very cleat about the hand gun and

vague about the rifle- that was deliberate.why did he need confirmation for one but not the one that slaughtered 21 people?

[Dial H For Hero]

24. He said that was the information he had at that time. Now if you can show that he had different

information when he made that statement, it would be a lie.… And one which could hurt him politically.

Is this something you can document? If not, I would point out that asserting that someone is lying when in fact they are not only weakens one’s argument.

[Cheezoholic]

31. You obviously have no clue about Repuke side speak, which I believe was the point n/t

[LeftInTX]

33. When doesn't he lie?

[keithbvadu2]

34. AR-15 style rifle, the majority preferred weapon for killing schoolchildren.

AR-15 style rifle, the majority preferred weapon for killing schoolchildren.

[anarch]

37. that is what he does

that is what he always does; that and connive with rich fossil-fuel magnates to think of new ways to suppress voting and transfer more wealth from working people into their own pockets.