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Shell_Seas

(3,454 posts)
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 04:41 PM Jul 2024

Greg Abbott, the Czar of Border Lies: How His Falsehoods Fuel Republican Rhetoric

From Neanderthal Comments to Border Lies: The Journey of Deception

https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/greg-abbott-the-czar-of-border-lies





The mountains of lies about the border all began with Governor Greg Abbott. In fact, we can pinpoint the exact moment that the lies started.

It was early 2021, and COVID-19 was raging out of control. Greg Abbott’s billionaire donors pressured him to end COVID-19 restrictions in Texas. You probably remember Abbott’s right-hand man, Dan Patrick, going on TV and encouraging low-wage workers to sacrifice their lives for the sake of the economy.

Although 100,000 Texans lost their lives to COVID-19, Abbott decided to remove state-level COVID-19 restrictions because the bottom line of his donors was the most important thing. In response, President Joe Biden accused Abbott of “Neanderthal thinking.” That was March 3, 2021.

While many of us agree with Biden, it was that word, “Neanderthal,” which gave Abbott the fuel he needed to start an anti-Biden border crusade, which has now cost Texas taxpayers $13 billion. Within days of being referred to as a “Neanderthal,” Abbott launched his first attack against Biden.

Over the last three years, we have watched every Republican from Texas to Timbuktu cry, scream, and shout about the border. The border crisis. Biden’s border crisis. The border invasion. It’s important to remember, at the very core of the over-inflated border lies, is Greg Abbott’s hurt feelings over being a “Neanderthal.”

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Greg Abbott, the Czar of Border Lies: How His Falsehoods Fuel Republican Rhetoric (Original Post) Shell_Seas Jul 2024 OP
Scabbott Clouds Passing Jul 2024 #1
Razor wire was no way to follow Jesus' telling us to welcome the stranger. surfered Jul 2024 #2
The wall Donald says he completed. The wall to keep the immigrants out. Abbot is letting them in. keithbvadu2 Jul 2024 #3
But Abbott hasn't been duncang Jul 2024 #4
Even Donald Linda ladeewolf Jul 2024 #5
Calling abbott a Neanderthal is an insult joshdawg Jul 2024 #6
What? SARose Jul 2024 #7

keithbvadu2

(40,120 posts)
3. The wall Donald says he completed. The wall to keep the immigrants out. Abbot is letting them in.
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 05:10 PM
Jul 2024
https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/15/politics/fact-check-trump-announcement-speech-2024

“We built the wall, and now we will add to it. Now, we built the wall – we completed the wall – and then we said let’s do more, and we did a lot more. And we did a lot more..."

Why are you letting them in, Abbot?

Trump spent many billion$ of American taxpayer dollars because he was too much of a wussie to get Mexico
to pay like he promised.

duncang

(3,599 posts)
4. But Abbott hasn't been
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 05:11 PM
Jul 2024

Making sure the cities and counties that have been stuck with the bill get paid back. So it’s likely that $13 billion is low.

Linda ladeewolf

(394 posts)
5. Even Donald
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 07:30 PM
Jul 2024

Had to admit that the wall around Nancy Pelosi’s house didn’t keep her husband’s assailant out, so what made him think his stupid wall would keep anyone out of the US? I don’t think his listeners noticed that though.

joshdawg

(2,713 posts)
6. Calling abbott a Neanderthal is an insult
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 08:26 PM
Jul 2024

to Neanderthals.
abbott is all the MAGGATs rolled into one. Totally worthless pile of scheise.(sic)

SARose

(830 posts)
7. What?
Tue Jul 30, 2024, 02:54 PM
Jul 2024

You mean our great Christian governor failed to turn the other cheek?

I am shocked I tell you - shocked!

Asshat

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