# Screw Greg Abbott {Texas Governor} **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 2, 2021, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-greg-abbott-texas-governor/934141 "2021-03-02T21:00:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 26
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2022, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-greg-abbott-texas-governor/934141/502 "2022-05-14T00:10:26Z")
Republicans are loud and proud of wanting to starve Mexican babies. As Joe Biden would say: “And that’s not hyperbole.” Evil, bloodthirsty monsters, not hyperbole either. Fuck. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2022, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-greg-abbott-texas-governor/934141/503 "2022-05-14T12:39:34Z")
What happened to “every life is sacred”? n/m Stupid question. They’re brown and born. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2022, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-greg-abbott-texas-governor/934141/504 "2022-05-14T12:56:24Z")
For those who remember … TX ordered their Department for Family and Protective Services (DFPS) to automatically initiate investigations in cases where a transgender minor was receiving certain kinds of medical treatment. The TX Supreme Court just nixed that. It didn’t say that DFPS **cannot** launch such investigations; rather, it said that Governor Fuckface cannot **mandate** that they do. [https://www.reuters.com/world/us/texas-high-court-says-governor-cannot-order-transgender-child-investigations-2022-05-13/](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/texas-high-court-says-governor-cannot-order-transgender-child-investigations-2022-05-13/) > [@](#): > > “The Governor and the Attorney General were certainly well within their rights to state their legal and policy views on this topic, but DFPS was not compelled by law to follow them,” the court wrote in its ruling. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2022, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-greg-abbott-texas-governor/934141/505 "2022-05-14T13:49:01Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > What happened to “every life is sacred”? > n/m Stupid question. > They’re brown and born. _“If you’re pre-born, you’re okay. If you’re pre-school, you’re fucked!”_ _– George Carlin_ ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2022, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-greg-abbott-texas-governor/934141/506 "2022-05-14T13:58:55Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Republicans are loud and proud of wanting to starve Mexican babies. As Joe Biden would say: “And that’s not hyperbole.” > Evil, bloodthirsty monsters, not hyperbole either. Fuck. > [@running\_coach](#): > > What happened to “every life is sacred”? > n/m Stupid question. > They’re brown and born. It is worse, besides the usual discrimination you point at, Republicans are showing that they also do not care about Ukrainian refugees (and their babies). [https://www.npr.org/2022/04/16/1093212509/hundreds-of-ukrainian-refugees-are-at-the-u-s-mexico-border-hoping-for-asylum](https://www.npr.org/2022/04/16/1093212509/hundreds-of-ukrainian-refugees-are-at-the-u-s-mexico-border-hoping-for-asylum) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2022, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-greg-abbott-texas-governor/934141/507 "2022-05-14T14:05:05Z")
> [@GIGObuster](#): > > It is worse, besides the usual discrimination you point at, Republicans are showing that they also do not care about Ukrainian refugees (and their babies). - > > [Hundreds of Ukrainian refugees are at the U.S.-Mexico border hoping for asylum : NPR](https://www.npr.org/2022/04/16/1093212509/hundreds-of-ukrainian-refugees-are-at-the-u-s-mexico-border-hoping-for-asylum) Their crime is opposing the GOP Chairman. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2022, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-greg-abbott-texas-governor/934141/508 "2022-05-14T14:13:44Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > What happened to “every life is sacred”? “All lives matter”, amiright? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2022, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-greg-abbott-texas-governor/934141/509 "2022-05-14T14:14:56Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > > [@running\_coach](#): > > > > What happened to “every life is sacred”? > > “All lives matter”, amiright? - #RightLivesMatter /s ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2022, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-greg-abbott-texas-governor/934141/510 "2022-05-14T14:15:40Z")
I believe you spelled ‘white’ wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2022, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-greg-abbott-texas-governor/934141/511 "2022-05-14T14:49:45Z")
Those aren’t proper white people, so they’re not human and don’t count as lives /s ETA: come to think of it, I’ve seen extremist nutjobs actually make that argument seriously about liberals. Damn you, Poe’s law! ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2022, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-greg-abbott-texas-governor/934141/512 "2022-05-14T19:48:44Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Republicans are loud and proud of wanting to starve Mexican babies. As Joe Biden would say: “And that’s not hyperbole.” > Evil, bloodthirsty monsters, not hyperbole either. Fuck. This is so inconsistent of them (as usual). Isn’t this the same crowd that largely overlaps with the Q belief that we would be fattening babies up for human consumption? > [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > ETA: come to think of it, I’ve seen extremist nutjobs actually make that argument seriously about liberals. Damn you, Poe’s law! As frequently noted on this Board and elsewhere: They’re not even trying to hide it anymore. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2022, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-greg-abbott-texas-governor/934141/513 "2022-05-14T22:13:31Z")
Back to Texas’s famously reliable power grid … [https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/14/us/texas-heat-wave-ercot-conserve/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/14/us/texas-heat-wave-ercot-conserve/index.html) > [@](#): > > With an[early-season heat wave searing much of Texas](https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/13/weather/record-heat-west-fires-drought-weekend/index.html) over the weekend, the nonprofit that manages power to more than 26 million customers wants them to turn up their thermostats. > > The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) made the appeal in a [statement](https://www.ercot.com/news/release?id=8b772e9e-51d0-4c3c-e653-1e5079f28e89) Friday, saying that soaring temperatures increased demand and caused six power generation facilities to trip offline. That resulted in the loss of about 2,900 megawatts of electricity. > > “We’re asking Texans to conserve power when they can by setting their thermostats to 78-degrees or above and avoiding the usage of large appliances (such as dishwashers, washers and dryers) during peak hours between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. through the weekend,” interim CEO Brad Jones said in the statement. > [@](#): > > I need you tonight > Cause’ I’m not sleepin’ > There’s something about you, Greg > That makes me sweat h/t to INXS ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2022, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-greg-abbott-texas-governor/934141/514 "2022-05-15T02:16:53Z")
You can’t seriously expect the state’s governor to actually bother governing now. He’s far too busy protecting the federal border against…well, against no threat whatsoever. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2022, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-greg-abbott-texas-governor/934141/515 "2022-05-15T21:28:07Z")
To quote Napoleon the pig. All lives matter but some matter more than others. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-greg-abbott-texas-governor/934141/516 "2022-06-08T13:35:41Z")
I consider Dan Patrick a wart on Greg Abbott’s butt, so this qualifies for this thread. > **[Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick calls for spending $50 million to buy bulletproof...](https://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/03/dan-patrick-texas-bulletproof-shields-school-police/)** > > Patrick said he wants police in as many Texas schools as possible to have bulletproof shields before the fall. He’s asked other state leaders to move around money in the state budget to make it happen. It makes more sense to order bulletproof shields for children and teachers. Police don’t seem to want to get anywhere near a shooter. The kids don’t have any choice. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-greg-abbott-texas-governor/934141/517 "2022-06-08T14:43:27Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > [Dan Patrick wants to spend $50 million on bulletproof shields for school police | The Texas Tribune](https://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/03/dan-patrick-texas-bulletproof-shields-school-police/) Follow the money. Does Patrick own interest in a company that makes shields? ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-greg-abbott-texas-governor/934141/518 "2022-06-08T14:47:06Z")
Ah, Grasshopper… wisdom, you have much of. 🦗 I shall research this. ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2022, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-greg-abbott-texas-governor/934141/519 "2022-06-16T12:39:38Z")
[A recent Quinnipiac poll](https://www.cbsnews.com/dfw/news/quinnipiac-poll-abbott-orourke-texas-governor-gun-laws/) shows Abbot up by only five points on Beto, 48%-43%. A previous poll had him up 52%-37%. I’m sure this is just a blip after Uvalde and Abbott will extend his lead as memories fade, but maybe. . . . Nope, not gonna do that to myself. ---
**Author:** ![Win\_Place\_Show](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/win_place_show/32/13469_2.png) [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2022, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-greg-abbott-texas-governor/934141/520 "2022-06-16T13:07:29Z")
Yep, I’m with you. Any time I start getting a little excited about Beto’s odds (and thinking to myself “wait, certainly Individual One’s odds were even longer before he won the presidency”) I stroll on over to [PredictIt](https://www.predictit.org/markets/detail/7566/Who-will-win-the-2022-Texas-gubernatorial-election) and see that he is still (according to that market) a 9 : 1 underdog. YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![MandaJo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@MandaJo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MandaJo)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2022, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-greg-abbott-texas-governor/934141/521 "2022-06-16T20:41:33Z")
If the grid fails repeatedly this summer, that will make an impression. It will also kill people, so i am not hoping for it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-greg-abbott-texas-governor/934141.md?page=25) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-greg-abbott-texas-governor/934141.md?page=27)