MSNBC: Abbott, Cruz, and Cornyn are on their way to Uvalde.

[AngryOldDem]

What unmitigated gall. Just stay away — for once, it really is too soon to have you gunhumpers there, getting in the way. This is carnage you all helped to create.

[rurallib]

1. rubbing salt in the wounds

[Botany]

56. Are they gonna lift up those dead children with prayer?

Link to tweet

Greg Abbott and Ted Cruz slated to speak at Texas NRA rally days after grade school massacre

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Sen. Ted Cruz are slated to speak to the National Rifle Association on Friday, just days after a teen gunman in the city of Uvalde, Texas, allegedly killed 18 children and one adult in a horrific massacre.

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Former president Donald Trump is also scheduled to attend that NRA rally at Houston’s George R. Brown Convention Center, according to a press release put out by the pro-gun group earlier this month.

[ChazInAz]

81. Impressive.

Teddy skipped right over "thoughts" and went straight to "prayers".
"Fervently lifting", at that.
I'm impressed.

[Samrob]

80. No one or no group should host them. Should be booed and pilloried with those tomatoes Trump is

afraid of.

[JoanofArgh]

2. For optics only. They really don't give a shit.

In 2 days Abbott and Cruz will give speeches glorifying AR-15's at the NRA convention.

[3catwoman3]

38. An NRA convention where the attendees...

…are not allowed to bring their guns.

Hypocrisy at its worst.

[JoanofArgh]

40. Yep.

Unbelievable.

[mitch96]

53. Optics? get out the eggs and rotten tomato's for optics... nt

[leftieNanner]

68. And Pies

Trump is terrified of pies.

[mitch96]

83. Yes, I forgot the pies... More pies!!! nt

[Mister Ed]

3. Take the rotten bastards to view the morgue.

Then let them answer to grief-stricken parents.

[dchill]

4. This!

[LoisB]

7. Yes!

[AngryOldDem]

15. ABSOLUTELY!

Also to the classroom.

[mucifer]

26. they are evil monsters they might even enjoy it

[calimary]

45. THIS, DAMMIT!!!

[llashram]

78. this

although none mentioned here headed to the NRRA gun fest have a conscience. They really don't give a damn.

[llmart]

85. +1000

And have someone guard the doors and keep them in that morgue for a good long time to see what they have wrought.

[SoCalDavidS]

5. It's Texas, And They Need To Go For Fundraising

This will get them votes.

[Beachnutt]

6. This should be shoved in their face

and the tv cameras

[calimary]

46. THIS, TOO, DAMMIT!!!

Oh MAN, am I EVER keeping this one!

[Scrivener7]

8. I hope Uvalde has lots of rotting fruit and vegetables.

[Wounded Bear]

11. Should be some left over from Abbot's fucking border blockade...

[2naSalit]

27. I hope they get run out of town...

Like when McCain tried to go get a photo op at an Indian reservation and they ran him off before he got in the door. That's what should happen in Houston.

[True Blue American]

71. Mike DeWine was booed off the stage in Dayton.

Went back to Columbus, said,” Those people are angry, the have a right to be, “ and promised a gun control bill, nothing.

This year he signed an open carry bill and did away with any training. See if he shows up now.

[Auggie]

9. ... and probably to blame Democrats

[exboyfil]

10. Checking on the welfare of the guns I am sure

Make sure they have been properly cared for - oiled and stored after use and all.

[SoonerPride]

12. It would be a tragedy if someone met them carrying an AR15

A terrible tragedy indeed

[VGNonly]

13. Makin bacon

[LakeVermilion]

87. WTF!

Its the laugh at the end that tells me he could care less.

[JohnSJ]

14. What kind of reception do they expect?

[AngryOldDem]

18. It will be truly interesting to see.

If these bastards really have to visit, have the decency to wait a few days. Or just not go at all.

[JohnSJ]

20. You are so right, because there is little chance they will provide any comfort to what these people

are going through

[2naSalit]

30. But, but...

Their dance cards are full already, they have to go to the gun humpers' annual ball. They are just going for talking points and photo ops. I would love to see a big portion of Houston show up and block them from even getting in the damn door.

[herding cats]

22. It's a Republican district

About a 60/40 split. They'll find someone there (I'm sure they already have them lined up) to do photo ops with.

[Beachnutt]

25. Very sad to say that

there is a good chance that some of the murdered childrens families voted republican and are so fox brain washed that they will continue to support these thugs and blame the democrats.

[herding cats]

29. It's safe to assume some are Republican voters.

Some will probably appreciate their elected officials making the visit, sadly.

[AlexSFCA]

61. I wonder how many parents voted for cruz/abbott

[skypilot]

41. I was just about to post this very thing.

Good thing I scrolled down first.

[fightforfreedom]

16. They better stay away from the parents who lost a child.

One of them could snap and I would not blame them.

[MagickMuffin]

17. On their way to the NRA Rally afterwards

Republicons ARE the Pro Death Party


You can't be prolife and proguns.


If you are proguns then you support school shootings, church shootings, grocery store shootings, concert shootings, and soon to be additional shooting free zone sports arenas.

[calimary]

49. And that's how we should refer to them NONSTOP.

NONSTOP!

Until nobody can look at them without thinking of that.

Add some little pink and blue gravestones for good measure. Nineteen of them, right? Or 21 if you count the two teachers who were also gun-murdered.

[kimbutgar]

19. They should be taken into the blood strained classrooms and shown pictures of those

Slaughtered children.

[2naSalit]

31. Absolutely.

[barbaraann]

21. They need trophies.

"It's not uncommon for [serial killers] to collect 'trophies' - holding something back from victims," Dr Kirchengast told the BBC in 2019, while discussing Milat, who killed several Australian backpackers and held onto their camping equipment. "It's part of the psychopath's overconfidence - the belief they can fool everyone through manipulation or charm.”

https://www.oxygen.com/mark-of-a-serial-killer/crime-news/why-do-serial-killers-take-trophies#:~:text=%22It's%20not%20uncommon%20for%20%5Bserial,held%20onto%20their%20camping%20equipment.

Like Trump Jr. and his animal trophies.

[sinkingfeeling]

23. Hope the town has a lot of rails, tar, and feathers.

[turbinetree]

24. Hey Cruz do you fucking remember this...they do this in Texas....

[NNadir]

74. Please produce this as it's own thread.

Thanks.

[Paladin]

28. Fuck all three of them. Straight into hell. (nt)

[2naSalit]

32. +1

All the way.

[calimary]

50. ALL the way.

Wonder if Satan will tell them they have to leave their guns at the door?

[2naSalit]

51. Probably...

Since it will "kill" them every time they think about it.

[in2herbs]

33. Are they too scared to go alone, they have to have company??? nt

[hadEnuf]

34. These people make me want to puke.

[Warpy]

35. One hopes they'll visit someplace they'll come under fire

and have to cool their heels in a dank basement for a few hours, pissing themselves.

Maybe then they'll realize that doing Putin's work by letting the NRA dictate policy is a pretty bad idea, that it's not like TV shows, where gunshots produce no blood, pain, or terror.

[Ferrets are Cool]

36. You mean "thoughts and prayers" don't work from home?

[IronLionZion]

37. It's an election year

so I'd be interested to see if the tide is turning in gun loving Texas. At least some voters might like their kids to stay alive.

Unless they are still worried about being ambushed by a herd of wild hogs or government tyranny or whatever they need their assault rifles for.

[Traildogbob]

39. Well hell!

The Calvary is on the way. Gonna get something done now. I hope the citizens give em a Lindsey in the airport type of welcoming. Fuck those three child murderers. They REALLy don’t care about this killing. All brown. All three hate brown.

[Marcuse]

42. Acceptable collateral damage.

[sanatanadharma]

43. A question to ask each one, and all gun-groomers...

Since the number of dead kids in Connecticut and now in Texas, since the numbers of mass-murdered beating-heart individuals in Las Vegas and Buffalo are not enough to motivate you towards gun law sanity, my question is, "What is the magic number of dead and bleeding out in the classroom children that will?"

I had to edit out a number of my words eluding to the questioned as being less than human, more demonic and clearly not Christian and obviously insane and likely psychopathic and certainly sociopathic.

[hay rick]

44. Going to shoot the survivors?

Standard demonstration of shameless hypocrisy. All evil fucks. Karma, are you listening?

[milestogo]

47. I read today that Uvalde is Matthew Mcconnaughey's home town.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/25/entertainment/matthew-mcconaughey-uvalde-shooting/index.html

[Probatim]

48. They're a day late...

[BlueJac]

52. Are they bringing more guns and ammo? Why would they show up?

These turds should be flushed down the drain!

[Wingus Dingus]

54. They want to spread the message: Hug your guns a little tighter tonight, kiss them and tell them

you love them. The guns are being threatened by piles of dead children, and we can't let that happen.

[lastlib]

55. and if you don't have enough guns to hug, fergodsake, go get some!

Our NRA donations rests on it!

[Wicked Blue]

57. Vultures nt

[relayerbob]

58. Make them view the bodies

Every. Single. One. Of. Them.

[twodogsbarking]

59. Cruz was just on TV calling for more security in schools.

[NCjack]

60. Gaslighting SOB -- the school's fault for insufficient security.

[twodogsbarking]

63. The only time he isn't the biggest asshole in the room is when

he isn't in the room.

[Cheezoholic]

82. Hey Cruz This school had an armed security guard

He's dead. The cops were on this guys ass actively in pursuit, he killed innocent children and adults. What do you suggest you fucking nazi death-mongering chicken shit? Oh lets give the kids guns I bet.

[Demovictory9]

62. All the scummy.texas repubs gathering

[wildman76]

64. I bet they have lots of security with them

[global1]

65. It's Going To Be Interesting To Listen To Their Talking Points They've Been Given....

Whatever they've been told to say - will be the talking points for the whole of the Repug Party.

You got to think that the Repug Party and their handlers realize the fix that they are in given that the midterm election is coming up in November.

The Party will have to deal with the J6 Committee Insurrection Hearings; the Roe v Wade SCOTUS abortion issue and now this mass shooting of children and the gun issue - let alone they are saddled with TFG as being called the 'head of the Party'.

The Repug Party is on the wrong side of all these issues.

You got to think that the Repug Think Tanks stayed up all night trying to come up with a strategy to handle this shooting and came up with talking points that they have issued to these three goof-balls and the rest of the Party to be spewed to the MSM and the American People over the next 6 months.

They got to walk between the raindrops lest they be looking at a major whooping in November. Whatever their talking points are - listen carefully - because they are all the lies that we'll be hearing until November.

[Javaman]

66. they are going there to calm peoples fears...

about losing their guns.

[moonshinegnomie]

67. if a grieving parent took them out i wouldnt shed a tear

they should face protestors calling them child killers because thats what they are

[Rebl2]

69. Hope they

are met with boos and crowd blaming them for what happened yesterday.

[NNadir]

70. They're going to blather about "mental health" while ignoring their own lack of it.

[CTyankee]

72. "Have you no shame, Senator? At long last, have you no shame..."

I saw a courageous man say those words years ago, used against Joe McCarthy by Joseph Welch in those infamous McCarthy Army hearings. I was a kid at the time but it made a big impression on me. I still remember what a miserable piece of garbage that Senator was. He looked like a thug. And he was.

[LiberalLovinLug]

73. They're there to revel not mourn

[dobleremolque]

75. Why? To wash their hands in the blood of murdered children? n/t

[moondust]

76. To make sure the gunz are okay?

Cuz that's what they value.

[llashram]

77. why!!!!

they support people, sick people's right to own guns and kill people, children included. I hope they are run out of that town when they get there with eggs and rotten tomatoes having been thrown on them...

[Mr. Evil]

79. They need to feel actual fear for once.

As soon as they leave their vehicles, the vehicles should be set ablaze so that they have no means of escape.

[SunImp]

84. They shouldn't be there at all

[Hassler]

86. The Drive By politicians are stopping on their way to the NRA

convention (where guns are prohibited) in Houston

[dsharp88]

88. To admire their work.

Russia must be very pleased.