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21. It's the lousy bill, the low-life Republican legislature and Abbott himself that deserve the scorn

Reply to DanieRains (Original post)

Thu May 20, 2021, 03:42 PM

May 2021

Not the color of the sycophants he surrounded himself with for his photo op. The bill would not have been made any easier to swallow if he had surrounded himself with Native Americans and black folks. In fact, that would have been even more cynical.

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Anyone Notice All The White People Standing Behind Abbot When He Signed The Heartbeat Bill In Texas? [View all] DanieRains May 2021 OP

I didn't notice it. Paladin May 2021 #1

I noticed that, and I also noticed the WOMEN standing there too. CaliforniaPeggy May 2021 #2

How can any woman be a Republican? Diamond_Dog May 2021 #3

Something like that must be going on! Good to see you today, my dear Diamond_Dog! ♥ CaliforniaPeggy May 2021 #5

Greetings to you as well, Peggy! Diamond_Dog May 2021 #6

I wonder if these are women who Ilsa May 2021 #11

There were very few women in the picture -- but they were front and center JT45242 May 2021 #13

I always wonder about that too, are they beaten into submission or what. Most likely RKP5637 May 2021 #14

They are Christian women. nt. Mariana May 2021 #20

I surprised he didn't sign that law excluding brown and black fetuses. Omnipresent May 2021 #4

That's crazy ISrassis May 2021 #7

reference photo for all yall lucky boos who missed it on the news Bucky May 2021 #8

Sickening. Diamond_Dog May 2021 #10

Yep, aren't they cute? It's so much better to watch young kids die from neglect, abuse and Vinca May 2021 #18

as far as abbott is concerned they are his only constituents spanone May 2021 #9

I can't think of much good that's come from the white, Christian patriarchy. CrispyQ May 2021 #12

The US is filled with really sick people, gross and sick. I really wonder where the US is headed in RKP5637 May 2021 #15

I have a few Trumpers in my extended family CrispyQ May 2021 #16

The hatefulness in the US is amazing ... and much of it sounds as if from mentally disturbed RKP5637 May 2021 #17

All I know is when red states make it totally Tree Lady May 2021 #19

It's the lousy bill, the low-life Republican legislature and Abbott himself that deserve the scorn DFW May 2021 #21

Yep, and I also noticed that the majority of them were old and/or men. GoCubsGo May 2021 #22