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After getting booted, Beto went outside and kept going (Original Post) FM123 May 2022 OP
K & R! 50 Shades Of Blue May 2022 #1
he did it right.. agingdem May 2022 #2
He is showing true grit like Zelensky. Irish_Dem May 2022 #3
Well said, Irish Dem. n/t Peregrine Took May 2022 #19
Agree!! True grit is what it will take RiverStone May 2022 #27
we need this passion. jcgoldie May 2022 #4
Yes! Beto is fired up and he's *right*. nt crickets May 2022 #6
Beto is FRAMING his argument....Getting his message out. ProudMNDemocrat May 2022 #5
5. He refused to be interrupted. LakeArenal May 2022 #7
Yes indeed. ProudMNDemocrat May 2022 #9
Yes, he didn't allow the usual distraction Ohioboy May 2022 #14
He is going to win malaise May 2022 #8
I hope so - I donated today!! walkingman May 2022 #12
Please, please, let it be so! I can't stand much more of Abbott and friends. Lonestarblue May 2022 #24
Kick dalton99a May 2022 #10
Beto was speaking for 90% of Americans, and that band of political BComplex May 2022 #11
"WhY wAs He So UnCiViL???" regnaD kciN May 2022 #13
Wow! He was absolutely incandescent! patphil May 2022 #15
Good on him SunImp May 2022 #16
Infinity Rec For Beto! WiVoter May 2022 #17
THIS is what we need more of in this country! llmart May 2022 #18
Thumbs up! dchill May 2022 #20
I'll donate to Beto. Just want the money to go to his campaign, not "the machine". erronis May 2022 #21
I hope Texas isn't stupid twice not to elect this man In It to Win It May 2022 #22
That god awful governor inside politicizing over those children deaths Emile May 2022 #23
Can't buy alcohol or tobacco but 18yr old can buy AR. Pepsidog May 2022 #25
Beto makes a good point Skittles May 2022 #26
And I heard on the news that the shooter didn't have calimary May 2022 #29
um Skittles May 2022 #31
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music May 2022 #45
And Thank God he did! calimary May 2022 #28
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music May 2022 #46
I hope to hell he is the next governor of Texas Novara May 2022 #30
Beto speaks for me and everyone I know Wild blueberry May 2022 #32
He took the media with him when he left the dog-and-pony show in the hall. TomSlick May 2022 #33
They were pissed! hamsterjill May 2022 #38
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music May 2022 #47
protect Texas - Abbott & Texas republican's have got to go ! towerbum May 2022 #34
just saw clip from before the above on evening news NJCher May 2022 #35
Twitter replies: Rhiannon12866 May 2022 #36
+1 dalton99a May 2022 #37
Wonderful to see all the support - thanks for posting the twitter replies FM123 May 2022 #42
Beto is onto something big time bucolic_frolic May 2022 #39
GO GOOD GUYS! We need to defy the Maggots. leftyladyfrommo May 2022 #40
It was well orchestrated. SYFROYH May 2022 #41
truth llashram May 2022 #43
Beto needs to go all out. Glaisne May 2022 #44

agingdem

(8,541 posts)
2. he did it right..
Wed May 25, 2022, 03:14 PM
May 2022

he had something to say and he was not going to allow anyone to talk over him...good for him

RiverStone

(7,241 posts)
27. Agree!! True grit is what it will take
Wed May 25, 2022, 05:14 PM
May 2022

To stand up to the gun lobby and the cowardly republicans who are in their pockets as bought and paid for.

ProudMNDemocrat

(19,103 posts)
5. Beto is FRAMING his argument....Getting his message out.
Wed May 25, 2022, 03:17 PM
May 2022

1. He has a long term strategy.
2. He knows his argument frame.
3. He refuses to be nice.
4. He is throwing punches.

In a nutshell, he is getting across to voters. Beto got under the skins of Gregg Abbot and the Mayor of Uvalde, Texas. Getting into "good trouble" in the way Beto can. Rest assure he will be in Houston on Friday to join in on any protesting when the NRA has their rah-rah convention.

BComplex

(9,129 posts)
11. Beto was speaking for 90% of Americans, and that band of political
Wed May 25, 2022, 03:25 PM
May 2022

crooks in Texas at the school were representing the other 10%. They kicked out the voice of the American people, and stood for the dregs.

patphil

(7,023 posts)
15. Wow! He was absolutely incandescent!
Wed May 25, 2022, 04:17 PM
May 2022

This man has passion; he isn't afraid to speak truth to power.
There's not a bit of bullshit in this guy.
On the other hand, Abbott, Patrick, and Paxton could fertilize a 10,000 acre farm with the crap they're spewing out...human manure spreaders.
And they're totally unconcerned about the deaths their morally depraved and spiritually bankrupt gun policies are causing.


llmart

(16,331 posts)
18. THIS is what we need more of in this country!
Wed May 25, 2022, 04:24 PM
May 2022

People with backbone and courage and unafraid of the likes of Abbott and his goons. He is young, he is passionate, he has energy and he is sincere.

We need more just like him.

erronis

(16,919 posts)
21. I'll donate to Beto. Just want the money to go to his campaign, not "the machine".
Wed May 25, 2022, 04:54 PM
May 2022

The machine has caused democrats to lose what they could have won.

(Howard Dean democrat here.)

Emile

(30,195 posts)
23. That god awful governor inside politicizing over those children deaths
Wed May 25, 2022, 04:58 PM
May 2022

was sickening. Beto is rightly fired up.

Skittles

(159,754 posts)
26. Beto makes a good point
Wed May 25, 2022, 05:14 PM
May 2022

repukes like to point to mental illness as the cause, not guns - but they fail there as well - they show ZERO support for adequate mental healthcare

Skittles

(159,754 posts)
31. um
Wed May 25, 2022, 05:24 PM
May 2022

a brief description of his sad life pretty much indicates he had severe mental issues that were never addressed

Response to Skittles (Reply #26)

Response to calimary (Reply #28)

Novara

(6,115 posts)
30. I hope to hell he is the next governor of Texas
Wed May 25, 2022, 05:20 PM
May 2022

Once he has a bit of that experience under his belt, then he should run for president. I didn't like him running for president before because I didn't think he had enough experience.

TomSlick

(11,943 posts)
33. He took the media with him when he left the dog-and-pony show in the hall.
Wed May 25, 2022, 05:28 PM
May 2022

I bet Abbott is still fuming.

hamsterjill

(15,515 posts)
38. They were pissed!
Wed May 25, 2022, 10:59 PM
May 2022

I heard it on good authority that Cruz was especially peeved that Beto took most of the media with him outside.

Response to hamsterjill (Reply #38)

NJCher

(38,019 posts)
35. just saw clip from before the above on evening news
Wed May 25, 2022, 06:01 PM
May 2022

ABC.

This clip was inside and when he spoke, the security around Abbott looked very threatened and then they started advancing on Beto.

I wish I could watch it twice. Wow, unbelievable.

The beginning of the segment talked about how Abbott was saying guns are not the problem.

I don't live in Texas and from what I've heard they're gun crazy down there, so maybe Abbott can get away with this. I find it unbelievable myself.

bucolic_frolic

(47,174 posts)
39. Beto is onto something big time
Thu May 26, 2022, 06:10 AM
May 2022

Jump into the rage and shock and anger while it's raw and hot, instead of cowering into the background with fear. Couple the rage with change while people can really feel it. This is how it's done. This is how you make change.

Glaisne

(543 posts)
44. Beto needs to go all out.
Thu May 26, 2022, 11:34 AM
May 2022

He's got nothing to lose. He needs to keep being confrontational calling out the Repubs. Being nice will not work.

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