Beto O'Rourke confronts Texas governor during update on Uvalde elementary school shooting

[groundloop]

Source: CNN

Texas Democratic gubernatorial nominee Beto O'Rourke confronted Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and other officials on Wednesday during a press conference about Tuesday's deadly shooting at an elementary school in the state.

"Gov. Abbott, I have to say something," O'Rourke -- a former congressman who represented El Paso, Texas, and is a former Senate and presidential candidate -- said as he approached the stage in Uvalde, Texas.

"The time to stop the next shooting is right now and you are doing nothing," O'Rourke told Abbott.

"You said this is not predictable. This is totally predictable," he said of Tuesday's shooting at a local elementary school where where 21 people -- including 19 children -- died and 17 were injured.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/25/politics/beto-orourke-uvalde-greg-abbott/index.html

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Beto was then led away by officers after Uvalde's Mayor shouted obscenities at him.

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Of course he was removed by law enforcement, he told the truth

This is America, you cant do that here anymore.

[ShazzieB]

23. At least not in Texas!

I don't believe that's true of the whole country, but in Texas, Florida, and a depressing number of other states? Hell, yes.

[SunSeeker]

2. Man, those Republicans on stage really lost their shit. Truth hurts I guess. nt

[TheRealNorth]

5. The Republicans all are for free speech....

Until its someone else exercising their freedom. Then they go berserk trying to kick the person out or shout them down.

Did the Abott and Cruz sycophants start shouting "U.S.A., U.S.A."?

[ck4829]

3. K&R

[ProudMNDemocrat]

4. Beto will not forget this treatment.

For it will continue to be front and center during the campaign and debates.

[ShazzieB]

25. Yes! Beto knows how to use it, and use it he will!

[hot2na]

6. K&R

[SharonClark]

7. He should have walked in fully armed.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

8. Here is part of an email from Beto

I got this email this morning

But our thoughts and our thanks are not enough. These massacres are not natural disasters, acts of God, or random. They are totally predictable, direct consequences of the choices made by Greg Abbott and the majority of those in the Texas legislature.
The moment to stop Uvalde was right after Sandy Hook. After Santa Fe High. After El Paso. But instead, Abbott ignored the pleas of law enforcement and turned his back on our communities by making it easier to carry loaded guns in public. The moment to stop the next slaughter is right now.
There will be more Uvaldes, El Pasos, Sutherland Springs, and Santa Fes until we decide to put the lives of our kids ahead of the political careers of gun lobby politicians like Greg Abbott.
He holds the highest office in the state. He has had seven years to save lives but has chosen to make matters worse — by rejecting universal background checks, by opposing red flag laws, by signing permitless carry, and by doing nothing to protect our communities from gun violence.
The only way to change this is by winning political power so that we can protect the lives of those in our lives. We win in Texas and it becomes possible to stop this bloodshed. If we fail in this election, then the slaughter of children in Uvalde becomes our future.

[ananda]

18. So sadly true.

Slaughter of innocents has been our future for quite awhile.

I want our future to change too!

Go Beto !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dalton99a]

9. Kick

Link to tweet

[IcyPeas]

21. Beto is right, they talk about Mental Health when they are the ones who are insane.

[The Jungle 1]

10. That has to be a record.

I have never seen that many repukes on a stage with their thumbs up their asses.
How do they do it.
We need to follow the example set today. It is time to disrupt.

[JohnnyRingo]

11. Just how harsh were the obscenities the mayor used?

Stay classy your honor.

[twodogsbarking]

14. Here

"You're a sick son of a bitch," Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin yelled at O'Rourke, adding, "It's on assholes like you!"

[JohnnyRingo]

17. What!!? Does that even make sense?

You'd think Beto was advocating kiddie porn.
I guess it's Texas and you have to go big.

Thanx!

[localroger]

22. Also from Republican playbook: Accuse the other guy of what you're actually doing. /nt

[Bengus81]

19. I thought I was watching Smoky and the Bandit

We all know who that fat ass Mayor was playing.

[Eliot Rosewater]

29. Cons like that, fascist nazis like that actually believe the problem is not enough guns

so of course we are to blame.

[Cha]

12. Thank You, Beto🤷‍♂️💕🤷‍♂️

💙💛

[Paladin]

15. Texas DUers, get yourselves a "Beto For Governor" sticker. (nt)

[Eliot Rosewater]

28. Everybody should get one no matter your state

[Paladin]

32. Good point. Thanks. (nt)

[jgmiller]

16. Did anyone else notice the "look" of the civilians on stage?

The law enforcement were in their uniforms but most of the rest of the civilians (Abbott, Patrick etc) looked like they were trying to dress up like they were law enforcement too. It was like little children trying to prove they are tough by playing cops. Then big meanie Beto shows up and within 10 seconds they show just how truly weak and pathetic they are.

[twodogsbarking]

33. I noticed that immediately. I just assumed it was liars' attire.

[Torchlight]

20. Abbott and the clowns with him

sure do get triggered easily when reality interferes with the careful staging and politicizing of a tragedy.

Delicate snowflakes.

[The Grand Illuminist]

24. Texas will lose memory, give it time.

Much as I want Beto to win, Texas is too hopeless of a state to consider this.

[ShazzieB]

26. Yay for the crowd that was clustered around Beto with upraised phones!

All those people recording every word he said makes me hopeful of seeing some good videos on Twitter, et al.

I couldn't hear anything Beto said over the yelling of all those officious jackholes on the stage, although the stuff he told reporters outside was pretty awesome.

[Ziggysmom]

30. GQP. They are all nuts.

[moonshinegnomie]

31. tweet of the day

Link to tweet

?s=20&t=l3PDB7tCJBY-GSWA85dRYg

[ck4829]

34. Kick