Gov. Abbott tests positive for COVID-19

[George II]

Source: Valleycentral.com (NBC23)

Posted: Aug 17, 2021 / 03:54 PM CDT / Updated: Aug 17, 2021 / 03:54 PM CDT

AUSTIN — Texas Governor Greg Abbott tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, according to a press release.

The Office of the Governor issued the following statement:

“Governor Greg Abbott today tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. The Governor has been testing daily, and today was the first positive test result. Governor Abbott is in constant communication with his staff, agency heads, and government officials to ensure that state government continues to operate smoothly and efficiently. The Governor will isolate in the Governor’s Mansion and continue to test daily. Governor Abbott is receiving Regeneron’s monoclonal antibody treatment.

“Governor Abbott is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, in good health, and currently experiencing no symptoms. Everyone that the Governor has been in close contact with today has been notified. Texas First Lady Cecilia Abbott tested negative.”

Read more: https://www.valleycentral.com/news/gov-abbott-tests-positive-for-covid-19/

[OnDoutside]

1. Fingers crossed, eh ?

[TheRealNorth]

4. In this case....

I am cheering for Covid to win.

[RKP5637]

13. K&R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t

[KS Toronado]

28. I am cheering for Covid to win also.

[onetexan]

91. Lol ditto. Is he beong a hypocrit & masking too ?

Or is he acting like the Con & shedding virus on everybody? Damn fool got what he deserves.

[Eliot Rosewater]

42. Simple math, if he stays in power more people die.

The longer any con has anything to say about anything, let alone Covid, the more people come to harm or die.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

53. The Ltg. Governor is a worst asshole

Dan Patrick is a major league asshole

[Lonestarblue]

60. Indeed he is. As bad as Abbott is, Patrick is worse.

[Eliot Rosewater]

63. All the more reason why the GOP in TX is making sure people cant vote, and that will kill them.

Just a matter of time before this is a confrontation.

[lastlib]

105. "Covid-19 Tests Positive For Gov. Abbot."

There. Fixed it.

Critical to ID which is the patient and which is the disease.........

[rdking647]

112. im not

only becausue next in line ,the lt governor is even worse.... patrick makes abbot look like a dem

[TexasBushwhacker]

131. Yeah, Abbott is awful, but Patrick is nutz n/t

[DemocraticPatriot]

136. It is REALLY too bad that the son of a bitch is vaccinated.

If anyone deserves to suffer the full effects from COVID, it is THIS bastard.

[MOMFUDSKI]

98. lol

But in truth we just need ONE of these assholes to croak.

[wnylib]

125. Alas, it's not likely. He is vaccinated,

in good health, and asymptomatic.

The best we can hope for is long term side effects that incapacitate him.

But what about his children? Did he expose them? I would not wish them ill just because their father is a genocidal killer. How old are they?

EDIT: Just looked up his personal life. One kid, presumably adult, given the governor's age.

[OnDoutside]

137. I agree with you.

[mcar]

2. Oh

I'm having eggplant for dinner.

[hot2na]

3. Did he get vaccinated?

[zentrum]

7. Article says he is.

[Gregory Peccary]

10. The article says he's fully vaccinated

[greenjar_01]

12. December 22, 2020

Looks like he needed that eight month booster.

[mucifer]

47. same could be said for us health care workers

[aggiesal]

71. Why get the booster when he can help DeSantis top donor and get ...

Regeneron’s monoclonal antibody treatment!

Grifters got'a grift.

[aggiesal]

74. Was this date the 1st shot, 2nd shot or J&J shot? ...

How did you get this date?

[bahboo]

127. hmmm...one of the early ones I see....

and in the meantime he rails against it for others. Asshole....

[blueseas]

102. F'ing hypocrite

Being vaxxed and the discouraging others - low life

[SergeStorms]

118. Burns your ass, doesn't it? 🔥

And he'll receive every beneficial drug known to medical science. Like 45 getting massive doses of steroids so he could be released ASAP so he appeared to be a super man.

I imagine Abbott will do the same. He an 45 are cut from the same mold.

[Skittles]

124. AND getting tested daily, courtesy of the taxpayers

the hypocrisy of repukes is ENDLESS

[Srkdqltr]

5. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

[monkeyman1]

6. hope he get's sick as hell !!

[RKP5637]

19. Yep!!! It's great news. That POS has caused more harm to people. Fuck him, I could care less. n/t

[monkeyman1]

27. next should be ronny Deathsentence in floriduh !!

[agingdem]

30. oh, god, yes!!

...that fully vaccinated sonofabitch is killing our children...I want unrelenting excruciating pain, a choking vomit spewing cough, raging fever, sucking air thru a ventilator...and that still isn't enough...

[sheshe2]

8. Who?

[RKP5637]

22. Yep, Abbott, the Grim Reaper! n/t

[certainot]

9. bummer. but there's still time.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

11. I will not say what I want to say, I will not say what I want to say, I will not say what I want to

[OnDoutside]

15. Say it, you're amongst friends

[Probatim]

25. Let me...

Fuck him. He should have worn a mask.

[dianaredwing]

14. Lucky he can afford the treatment

But have to admit I'm rooting for the Vid on this one.

[generalbetrayus]

16. Finally, some POSITIVE news

about Greg Abbott.

[magicarpet]

17. Can he be inflicted with ten different strains just to see what happens ?

No Regeneron,... just shove an aspirin up each nostril and give him an warm Epsom salt and Lysol enema.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

23. Hahahahaa

[monkeyman1]

31. BLEACH !!!

[magicarpet]

48. ....(bleach up the bum - won't that sting a bit)....?

Oh yes,... It is Tex-ass Governor Abbott,...

.... that is fine and okay.

[LeftInTX]

62. Abbott is getting Regeneron

VIP treatment which no one else in Texas is getting....

[mrsadm]

106. Does anyone know what is the cost of Regeneron's monoclonal antibody treatment?

[magicarpet]

129. Regeneron costs paid by federal government.

How much do they cost?

Under deals that each company struck with the federal government, the doses will be free of charge, although some patients, depending on their insurance coverage, may have to pay for administering the drug, which must be infused by a health care provider.

In November, the federal government waived co-payments for the cost of administering the treatment for people covered by Medicare.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/23/health/coronavirus-antibody-drugs.html

[Evolve Dammit]

116. bleach injections round the clock; or oral, I don't care Do U?

[NurseJackie]

18. I won't say it... but you KNOW what I'm thinking.

[George II]

24. ...

[sheshe2]

76. I do.

[SheltieLover]

104. Schadenfredue

[Grokenstein]

21. He will recieve medical treatment you'll never have access to

...he will recover, learn nothing, and continue trying to kill the rest of us.

[rurallib]

39. Wish he would get to the hospital and they tell him they have no openings

a boy can dream can't he?

[Unknown Beatle]

26. He gets covid but will,

in all probability, continue with his boneheaded mandates, e.g. no masks in schools.

[ananda]

29. Of course he's getting Regeneron.

No more words....

[greenjar_01]

32. Greg Abbott smooching and glad handing last night

Link to tweet

[sheshe2]

82. Oh lookie, a super spreader event.

Hope they all get.

[TexasBushwhacker]

132. 600 people, not a mask in sight n/t

[Larissa]

83. So the Governor

. . . is a super-spreader. Lots of gray hairs in the crowd, but I'm sure they're all vaccinated. This is just the kind of event that scientists warned about: crowded room, insufficient ventilation, showers of spittle lubricated with booze.

[sarge43]

33. Tots and pears, Gov.

[BumRushDaShow]

34. Just saw a WaPo breaking - he's getting Regeneron.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who has sought to ban mask mandates in schools, tests positive for the coronavirus

By Felicia Sonmez
Today at 5:10 p.m. EDT

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has tested positive for the coronavirus, his office said Tuesday.

Abbott is among the Republican governors who have resisted public-health mandates aimed at stemming the tide of the virus’s delta variant, which has caused a new spike in cases as the country attempts to reopen schools, restaurants and other businesses.

A spokesman for Abbott said the governor is “fully vaccinated against COVID-19, in good health, and currently experiencing no symptoms.”

Abbott also is receiving Regeneron’s monoclonal antibody treatment, the spokesman said.Abbott’s escalating efforts to stop mask mandates have ended up in the Texas courts.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/abbott-tests-positive-covid/2021/08/17/12664ee4-ff9e-11eb-85f2-b871803f65e4_story.html

[roamer65]

37. Hopefully it doesn't work.

[monkeyman1]

40. got money in the stock market on it !

[BumRushDaShow]

58. TFG did a fixed-price contract

of up to 300,000 patients @$1500 per treatment, and any lesser numbers using it will increase the cost per treatment (but obviously the company still gets its $$$)

[barbtries]

70. they hate science

until they love it. genocidal FUCK.

[BumRushDaShow]

78. Or in other words

The GQP "rules for thee but not for me..."

[Botany]

101. And they are anti abortion until they need the mono ..

.... clonal antibodies which are produced by using "ground up dead babies."

I hope the virus kills him because he has knowingly promoted the disease with his policies.

[world wide wally]

35. Tsk tsk

[NurseJackie]

36. Here he is... Maskless at a maskless indoor fundraiser

Link to tweet

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

108. Sharing the love

[Skittles]

135. fucker is always talking about "personal responsibility"

[Texaswitchy]

38. Should have worn the mask.

The masks help keep you safe.

[Skittles]

134. he's always talking about PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

here he is, hours before testing positive

Link to tweet

[left-of-center2012]

41. Why God, why ?

Why didn't you also infect DeSantis?

[ChazInAz]

43. Pity about that.

[Polly Hennessey]

44. Oh, some good news on the domestic front.

I do not wish him well.

[Jerry2144]

45. My deepest sympathy

Goes to those virus particles inhabiting that soulless despot

[Paladin]

46. Yeah, well. Boo-fucking-hoo. (nt)

[packman]

49. Well, ain' that sumthing

[BigmanPigman]

68. That should be played on a loop.

[WA-03 Democrat]

88. I love it!

Sometimes a sound perfectly fits a moment in time.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

50. Here is a video of a super spreader event

Last edited Tue Aug 17, 2021, 06:49 PM - Edit history (1)

Link to tweet

[Bristlecone]

51. Wishing him nothing but the worst.

[lonely bird]

52. Um, this sums up my feelings toward these death cultists

[Chainfire]

54. You have to anticipate how the Republican faithful will handle this, it will be,

"See, he got Covid and he was fully vaccinated, so it proves the vaccine doesn't work." Followed by, "He probably got Covid from the vaccine." If there was justice in the world he would choke to death on his words.

[Gilbert Moore]

55. The Governor has been testing daily

" The Governor has been testing daily, and today was the first positive test result. "

Tested daily ? WTF !

[barbtries]

79. by testing daily

he knew he'd get the monoclonal antibodies. I'd like to test daily too after the time I just spent in CA. We all could be and it would be a game changer, at home tests, very inexpensive, if you're positive you stay home.

[JohnSJ]

56. Wonder how many people that asshole infected

[sheshe2]

84. One would hope all the attendees...

And none of the help.

[JohnSJ]

85. I hear ya sheshe

[johnthewoodworker]

57. I would love to hear the Republican/Nazis write a good Abbott song after his COVID demise.

[musette_sf]

59. How about the "let the olds die" Lt Gov?

Dan Patrick, COME ON DOWN!

[Champp]

61. d'oh

[gab13by13]

64. I'm not sure I believe it.

[Scottie Mom]

65. KARMA IS A BITCH!!!!!!

[tclambert]

130. Sometimes karma is absolutely beautiful.

And lately she's been working extra long hours. So I'm fine with her bitchiness.

[barbtries]

66. fully vaccinated,top line treatment.

isn't he special.

[bluestarone]

81. EXACTLY mY thoughts!

WTF? vaccinated and STILL gets this treatment? (with no symptoms)

[hamsterjill]

93. Yes. That pisses me off.

Some are more equal than others.

[Thunderbeast]

67. If only there was a simple way to prevent the spread of this airborne respiratory virus..

Oh wait...There is!

[Texaswitchy]

69. No mask.

All those people close together.

[riversedge]

72. All these maskless folks will need to isolate................

@therecount
·
17m
Here's what Gov. Abbott was up to last night.

Link to tweet

?s=20

[70sEraVet]

73. I've hit the 'recommend' button, but to tell the truth

I've enjoyed reading the comments more than reading the article!
(No more F...cks to give! Hilarious!)

[paleotn]

75. Awww. Bless it.

[deurbano]

77. What an evil piece of shit! HE gets tested DAILY (while banning mask mandates), then takes Regeneron

while asymptomatic?!! And he goes maskless indoors, in crowds, so who knows how many he's infected (and that they'll infect) who won't have that same "elitist" access to constant testing... with Regeneron administered at the first positive result! So much Republican competition for Head Weasel!

[raccoon]

80. I wish a POS like him, who apparently doesn't give a shit how many Texans die,

Wouldn’t get all these wonderful treatments that average people have no chance of getting.

[Paper Roses]

86. No sympathy from here. He'll get the best treatment, the rest of us...

We hope that our precautions work. We have no way to cope with full hospitals. Many of us are alone and have no help if we get this virus. We have had shots, we distance,wear masks everywhere, we do our best. Must be nice to be a big 'politico' and have access to treatment denied to the rest of us.

Shots, yes, booster maybe, final result, who knows. It may seem crass but I have no sympathy for Abbott and his buddy in Florida.

[Bird Lady]

87. Couldn't have happened to a better asshole

I do not wish him dead, but I can't help but hope he gets real sick.
It might change his mind about mandated masks for children.

[sheshe2]

89. Wonder if he has small grandchildren.

They all have a preexisting condition that makes them vulnerable...that would be their grand father and his party.

[3auld6phart]

90. Wowsers

I know it’s not nice to wish tuff luck on
losers, but this asshole deserves a full
dose of Lady Karma. Great news indeed.

[bluescribbler]

92. Karma's a b***h.

Of course, he is fully vaccinated. Good enough for him, but too good for the peasants. I guess.
Is it wrong for me to hope he suffers?

[BradAllison]

115. Was it known he was vaccinated prior to this news?

I wonder if his base is upset now.

[yaesu]

94. I'm sure he will have the best treatment capitalist pigs can buy. nt

[DinahMoeHum]

95. The Schadenfreude meter just went off the charts. . .

. . .and gone kaput.

[SarcasticSatyr]

96. Karma, I don't ask you for much ....but

please work your magic this time.

[Warpy]

97. If he's vaccinated and not very ill, why is he getting the monoclonal antibodies?

Theater?

Proving to the rubes they don't need a vaccine because Regeneron cures all?

Disgusting.

[tanyev]

99. He's also gotten a booster shot already and gets daily testing.

So many things that the people he’s lecturing about personal responsibility do not have access to.

[cloudbase]

100. Lt. Dan is no doubt saying his "special" prayers. n/t

[Paladin]

103. That's a nasty image---but probably truthful. (nt)

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

107. He'll get a morgue trailer all to himself.

[monkeyman1]

119. agreed for public enemy #1 - DEATHSENTENCE #2 & LIST IS GROWING !

[Orrex]

109. Good. Fuck him.

[justgamma]

110. Are we sure he's got it?

Could be an ad for Regeneron. See how great it works on him. I don't trust anything they say.

[hamsterjill]

111. Where's the ivermectin since it works so well!

n/t

[hay rick]

113. Unfortunately this will be used to over-publicize "breakthrough" cases,...

sell more over-priced Regeneron, and minimize the importance of both masking and vaccines. Ken Griffin owes him $5 million.

[roamer65]

114. In this particular case, I'm rooting for the virus.

Go Delta, go!

[rickyhall]

117. Not to worry, Gov De Satan has the cure.

[Trueblue Texan]

120. awwwwww, nt

[Major Nikon]

121. Sending tots and pears

[kimbutgar]

122. Is it wrong of me to want karma to befall him?

[Skittles]

123. testing daily, on the taxpayer dime

he is truly a piece of shit

[UpInArms]

126. I hope he gets first hand ventilator skills

eom

[LetMyPeopleVote]

128. Greg is being given special treatment including third vaccine and unwarranted monoclonal antibodies

Greg should not have received a third does of a vaccine nor should he have been given monoclonal antibodies if he is not showing symptoms. Greg is special

Link to tweet

"Governor Abbott is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, in good health, and currently experiencing no symptoms," Mark Miner, the governor's communications director, said in a statement. "Everyone that the Governor has been in close contact with today has been notified. Texas First Lady Cecilia Abbott tested negative."....

Abbott has told people he received a third booster dose of a vaccine, two sources said. Abbott's office did not respond to a request for comment about a booster shot. Except for people with compromised immune systems, booster shots have not been authorized by the Food and Drug Administration, although the Biden administration is expected to announce a program to administer them soon.

In addition, it was not proper for Greg to get monoclonal antibodies when he had no symptoms.

Link to tweet

[LetMyPeopleVote]

133. Texas Democrats Wish Gov. Abbott A Speedy Recovery After Testing Positive for COVID-19

I am glad to be a member of a party that will wish Greg Abbott a speedy recovery. This makes me smile

Link to tweet

Chris is the Harris County Attorney who is suing Greg

Link to tweet

Rep Anchia is or was one of the state reps who went to Washington to break quorum

Link to tweet

[NurseJackie]

138. ME: "Get well soon!" (wink-wink)

[twodogsbarking]

139. A lot of people are cheering for him to