After this weekend's mass shooting in Odessa and Midland, TX, where a shooter armed with an assault-style rifle killed 7 and wounded at least 22 people, we saw the pro forma responses from Rethuglican hack politicians, from the mayor of Odessa blaming violent video games, to the National
In a sign of how much Texas Rethuglicans care, the day after the Odessa killings, a bill they passed loosened the state's gun laws, making it easier to carry guns in schools, churches, and after natural disasters. For the cynical Governor, it appears to be all about the cycle of buy more guns / gun lobby contributes to me / I loosen gun laws / buy more guns, repeat endlessly. He even tweeted his disturbing perspective in 2015, urging Texans to load up on guns, copying the NRA:
— 🤷🏻♀️VentingOutLOUD🤷🏻♀️🏳️🌈 (@Smwslife) September 2, 2019
CNN's Carol Costello wrapped up the disgust decent people feel at Abbott's transparent "tired of the dying" crocodile tears in two words:
Yeah. Right. https://t.co/EsCpHBLDM7— Carol Costello (@CarolC) September 2, 2019
Turning Texas purple, if not in 2020 but soon after, will achieve the moral goal of sweeping many of these NRA-owned Rethuglican hacks from office and into the ignominious obscurity they deserve.
I'm tired of the dying he said, as he cut more gun laws and made it possible for more people to carry guns into churches and schools, with easier background checks. Such crocodile tears!
ReplyDeleteMike “Asshole” Turner, R, a Dayton area Representative, recently had a brief flash of awareness when his daughter was in proximity of the Oregon District shooting in Dayton. Suddenly he grew a small conscience and talked about new gun legislation.
I won't wish a shooting on the Texas Republicans, because that would be wrong. No one should have to go through that, as my son just did. But maybe they need to have a moment like that, where they see up close what assault weapons can do to loved ones.
donnah -- Well said. There's something to walking a mile in someone else's shoes.
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