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Let him Speak (Original Post) malaise May 2022 OP
K & R . . . Lovie777 May 2022 #1
K&R. Paladin May 2022 #2
They weren't there to have a discussion. Sogo May 2022 #3
Old white farts disseminating White-Wing talking points Brother Buzz May 2022 #5
They only like the second amendment FM123 May 2022 #4
It crossed my mind during this interaction MontanaMama May 2022 #6
That's exactly what I thought. yorkster May 2022 #7

Sogo

(7,191 posts)
3. They weren't there to have a discussion.
Wed May 25, 2022, 03:20 PM
May 2022

They were there to begin to disseminate the rwing talking points.

Brother Buzz

(39,895 posts)
5. Old white farts disseminating White-Wing talking points
Wed May 25, 2022, 03:26 PM
May 2022

And never mind the elementary school in Uvalde, Texas is 80% Latino.

FM123

(10,372 posts)
4. They only like the second amendment
Wed May 25, 2022, 03:25 PM
May 2022

first amendment goes out the window when it's something they don't want to hear.

Way to go Beto!

MontanaMama

(24,721 posts)
6. It crossed my mind during this interaction
Wed May 25, 2022, 03:27 PM
May 2022

between Beto and Abbott's goon squad that bullets could have flown at any moment. Most of that room was probably packing.

yorkster

(3,832 posts)
7. That's exactly what I thought.
Wed May 25, 2022, 03:52 PM
May 2022

As Beto was ushered out, that feeling gave way to a kind of a general anxiety - like this damn country is on the verge..

But, man he sure was speaking truth to power. Rare to see that kind of naked truth and courage.

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