Abbott being Abbott

[fattyflattie 4,636]

45 minutes ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

You think whole industries asked to shut down for hot afternoons and the rate payers picking up the tab because our grid is failing by design is doing fine? You think turning down free money from the feds to pay for middle class families to get healthcare is doing fine? Crumbling roads and leaky dams? Fine?

I think you mean you personally are doing fine. And you probably are. Reflect on that when 30 years of rewarding failure catches up to you, I guess. 

I think it is better than the host of bullshit that will come along with Mr. Sincerity, yes.  He can go play political puppeteer for his in-laws elsewhere, and get fucked for all I care. 

[Bozo_Casanova 26,284]

9 hours ago, fattyflattie said:

I think it is better than the host of bullshit that will come along with Mr. Sincerity, yes.  He can go play political puppeteer for his in-laws elsewhere, and get fucked for all I care. 

Oh please. You’d rather reward failure because Beto probably sucks? That’s the magic of democracy.  if Beto sucks you vote against him too. Democrats have other problems but one of the problem with Republicans is that your standards are too goddamn low and you don’t hold yourselves accountable for how things are. 
We used to be Mississippi with good roads. After 30 years of misrule we are just Mississippi.

Edited July 26, 2022 by Bozo_Casanova

[Steamboat1874 4,032]

9 hours ago, fattyflattie said:

I think it is better than the host of bullshit that will come along with Mr. Sincerity, yes.  He can go play political puppeteer for his in-laws elsewhere, and get fucked for all I care. 

You are a fucking moron.

[atomheartbevo 89,449]

10 hours ago, fattyflattie said:

I think it is better than the host of bullshit that will come along with Mr. Sincerity, yes.  He can go play political puppeteer for his in-laws elsewhere, and get fucked for all I care. 

Abbott has either been Texas Attorney General or Governor for 20 years.  For 10 of those years, he’s had a Republican in the White House to back him, including a former Texas Governor.  The things he bitches about here in 2022 and blames on Democrats, he could have been working on/solving many years ago, but he didn’t.

The fact that he didn’t fix those things 10 or 15 years ago says either that he’s fucking incompetent, or that he’s the consummate political puppet who only uses those things for votes and donations.  Or both.

And Republican voters will reward him for 20 years of not fixing the things he’s bitched about by…..giving him another 4 years.

If this were a private company, would you seriously keep a CEO around who can’t seem to fix shit after two decades in the highest levels of company management and who spends way too much time whining about what other companies are doing?

 

[atomheartbevo 89,449]

@fattyflattie

Do you not find it disturbing that fucking Rick Perry, barely graduating with a degree in animal husbandry from Texas Agricultural and Mechanics University, was more forward thinking and seemingly competent than Greg Abbott, who has a degree from UT Austin, and a law degree from Vanderbilt?

[fattyflattie 4,636]

2 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

@fattyflattie

Do you not find it disturbing that fucking Rick Perry, barely graduating with a degree in animal husbandry from Texas Agricultural and Mechanics University, was more forward thinking and seemingly competent than Greg Abbott, who has a degree from UT Austin, and a law degree from Vanderbilt?

While the corndog deepthroat aggy wasn’t the brightest, he had the same aspirations of the mighty Beto. To be the president.  He was born for it, just ask him. All the hopes and passionate sweaty soap box speeches doesn’t mean shit.  Dude is a fucking slimeball with flavor of the month policy ideas.  I can sit here and talk about all the awesome things I’d do too, it’s one of the perks of not actually being in the seat.  
 

8 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

The fact that he didn’t fix those things 10 or 15 years ago says either that he’s fucking incompetent, or that he’s the consummate political puppet who only uses those things for votes and donations.  Or both.

Uh, yeah.  Everyone on this site knows why the border isn’t secured.  If you think your boy will “fix” that situation, I don’t know what to say.  And going full on open it up because “I’m one of you, look at my nickname” isn’t a fix.  

Personally, I think he’ll win.  It’s going to suck, but I believe he’ll fail so bad it’ll stem the purple talk for another 15 years.  This next decade is going to shape the country for the next 50 years.  
 

 

[Gil Bang 25,898]

SIAP

 

 

[fattyflattie 4,636]

Lol @Beau Vine  such a little bitch. 

[Poe It Up 126]

Won’t somebody think of the childr… Roads! 

[ConferenceRoom 6,130]

Says the guy crying about being deducted one internet point. 

[Fudge Nuggets 19,151]

14 minutes ago, ConferenceRoom said:

Says the guy crying about being deducted one internet point. 

Two points.

Fuck that bitch.

[fattyflattie 4,636]

27 minutes ago, ConferenceRoom said:

Says the guy crying about being deducted one internet point. 

Yes. It’s bitchmade. Which is par for the course. Now that I think about it, don’t know why I was surprised. 

[YChang 3,431]

Fatty what are you so afraid of?

[StassneyHorn 6,540]

Why has Texas had Republican led open borders for 20 years? Please tell. None of the other 14 border states with Mexico and Canada, or Florida with Cuba has been this way.

Why can’t Texas Republicans do something, anything to fix?

Edited July 26, 2022 by StassneyHorn

[Fudge Nuggets 19,151]

1 hour ago, Poe It Up said:

Won’t somebody think of the childr… Roads! 

Some of us think of the children more than others:

[fattyflattie 4,636]

14 minutes ago, YChang said:

Fatty what are you so afraid of?

With Beto?  I’m not afraid of anything. One, thing I very much don’t like is that he’s vowed to remove well into 5 figures of my property. Second, I find him insufferable and disingenuous.  It’s easy af to pick apart real issues and claim you are the answer. It’s another to actually solve them. I believe his actual abilities end at campaigning.  

[bluto 4,894]

4 minutes ago, fattyflattie said:

With Beto?  I’m not afraid of anything. One, thing I very much don’t like is that he’s vowed to remove well into 5 figures of my property. Second, I find him insufferable and disingenuous.  It’s easy af to pick apart real issues and claim you are the answer. It’s another to actually solve them. I believe his actual abilities end at campaigning.  

You have over $10k in assault rifles? 

[tigol 2,383]

With Beto?  I’m not afraid of anything. One, thing I very much don’t like is that he’s vowed to remove well into 5 figures of my property. Second, I find him insufferable and disingenuous.  It’s easy af to pick apart real issues and claim you are the answer. It’s another to actually solve them. I believe his actual abilities end at campaigning.  

You own 5 figures worth of AR-15’s?

[fattyflattie 4,636]

Just now, bluto said:

You have over $10k in assault rifles? 

I’ve added that in last 18 months. But yeah, lots of people have 3-4 different calibers lying around, much less, more.  Contrary to what the news says, they aren’t all $500 rifles.  

[StassneyHorn 6,540]

5 minutes ago, fattyflattie said:

With Beto?  I’m not afraid of anything. One, thing I very much don’t like is that he’s vowed to remove well into 5 figures of my property. 

 

2 hours ago, fattyflattie said:

 And going full on open it up because “I’m one of you, look at my nickname” isn’t a fix.  

Conservatism is a mental disorder.

1 minute ago, fattyflattie said:

I’ve added that in last 18 months. But yeah, lots of people have 3-4 different calibers lying around, much less, more.  Contrary to what the news says, they aren’t all $500 rifles.  

More mental disorder

[jimmyjazz 45,560]

1 minute ago, fattyflattie said:

I’ve added that in last 18 months. But yeah, lots of people have 3-4 different calibers lying around, much less, more.  Contrary to what the news says, they aren’t all $500 rifles.  

The "news" doesn't typically say that.  The "news" sometimes points out that they can be had that cheap, but as usual, you twist the truth into some more extreme pseudo-reality to further your fucked up agenda.

[tigol 2,383]

I’ve added that in last 18 months. But yeah, lots of people have 3-4 different calibers lying around, much less, more.  Contrary to what the news says, they aren’t all $500 rifles.  

That is psychotic. You should be on a list.

[StassneyHorn 6,540]

This man thinks Beto is going to win, so he purposefully spent 10k the last 18 months to give Beto a bigger haul when takes his guns.

This was an actual post.

[jimmyjazz 45,560]

1 minute ago, tigol said:

That is psychotic. You should be on a list.

Fatty relaxing with his extended family:

[fattyflattie 4,636]

2 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Fatty relaxing with his extended family:

Ha. Not exactly. I just don’t buy garbage.  Who knows if he’s actually paid for all that, or if it’s on credit, but what’s on his porch is more $$$ than about 75% of Americans have in the bank.  Think someone said he’s in Austin. Maybe to bought them with a heloc. 

[YChang 3,431]

You think Beto's ability ends at campaigning? I mean... I think that's a valid criticism. But who knows? Maybe, maybe not. We don't know. And it's not like the governor solves policy issues alone. And what the hell has GOP leadership at that level done the past two decades then? 

Kudos to you though. At least you're honest that you value (at least your persona on this forum) gun ownership above other areas of what it means to live and participate in society. 

Edited July 26, 2022 by YChang

[fattyflattie 4,636]

2 minutes ago, YChang said:

Kudos to you though. At least you're honest that you value (at least your persona on this forum) gun ownership above other areas of what it means to live and participate in society. 

2nd, RvW, financial incentive, voting right, criminal reform, immigration.
 

All popular single issue voter issues.  Glad you’ve decided to pick on mine, but that’s fine.  

[fattyflattie 4,636]

19 minutes ago, StassneyHorn said:

This man thinks Beto is going to win, so he purposefully spent 10k the last 18 months to give Beto a bigger haul when takes his guns.

This was an actual post.

When did I say that? I’ve been in shooting sports and collecting firearms my entire life.  
Lol he might win, he won’t ever get his wish. 

[ConferenceRoom 6,130]

4 minutes ago, fattyflattie said:

2nd, RvW, financial incentive, voting right, criminal reform, immigration.
 

All popular single issue voter issues.  Glad you’ve decided to pick on mine, but that’s fine.  

Answer his question. 

[StassneyHorn 6,540]

6 minutes ago, fattyflattie said:

When did I say that? I’ve been in shooting sports and collecting firearms my entire life.  
Lol he might win, he won’t ever get his wish. 

You, Yourself posted that broken brain.

Texas Democrats are not going to create a state income tax, and can’t at this point.

Criminal justice reform in this state is done by Democrats, specifically John Whitmire.

Please tell us what you like about Republicans and voting rights. Requiring an ID? That’s it. That they stopped COVID from being a valid reason for absentee voting is laughable.

What immigration plans do you like by Texas republicans? The open border or the wasted money and lives from Operation Lonestar and a defective wall.

What do you enjoy about Texas Republicans telling Texas women if they get raped and pregnant they have to keep it. Or withholding medicine and procedures for abnormal pregnancies.

[jimmyjazz 45,560]

@StassneyHorn trying to get @fattyflattie to answer in good conscience:

[fattyflattie 4,636]

18 minutes ago, ConferenceRoom said:

Answer his question. 

What question? That I think his abilities end at campaigning, I already established that. Or the two decades part?  I don’t know, kept us as one of the most successful economies in the US, and frankly, a bigger and better economy than dozens of countries. We can start with that. 
 

9 minutes ago, StassneyHorn said:

You, Yourself posted that broken brain.

I answered someone’s question about spending habits that had jack shit to do with that idiot. If he was successful, I’d just move them somewhere they're legal until they are again, or sell them. We’re talking what, 6 or 7 out of many more that don’t fall into his temper tantrum fueled policy. 
 

42 minutes ago, tigol said:

That is psychotic. You should be on a list.

I should be on a list for participating in shooting sports throughout my life?  Or you just don’t like the prices of quality equipment? Or you just think I shouldn’t have that constitutional right?  If it makes you feel better, I am on a list. Is says I’ve been cleared to own all kinds of really cool shut you wouldn’t like, so long as I can afford it, with some meager tax donations.  

Edited July 26, 2022 by fattyflattie

[Captainant 27,464]

Fatty doesn't care that the republicans are talking about addressing "the trans question" in a way that TOTALLY doesn't mirror nazi rhetoric, nor does he care that his vote has led to pregnant women who are forced to carry miscarried dead fetuses until sepsis for fear of criminalization, nor does he care republicans are stealing public education funds to give to churches under the guise of "school choice".

He only cares that his taxes may go up and he may not have all of his fun pewpew toys to play with. Fuck everyone else who faces negative externalities due to his decisions!

... what's that? Fatty has built his whole livelihood off of ignoring negative externalities as an oilman? Unpossible! 

[YChang 3,431]

27 minutes ago, fattyflattie said:

2nd, RvW, financial incentive, voting right, criminal reform, immigration.
 

All popular single issue voter issues.  Glad you’ve decided to pick on mine, but that’s fine.  

Ok ok... but yeah except you don't appear to vote in a way that shows you care about these other topics though. At least you internet persona doesn't. (btw I keep saying this... because I get that it's become team v team and hostile in this forum. I hope/want to believe you're as 1-sided as you come off here)

Edited July 26, 2022 by YChang

[Pescado_Rojo 19,331]

If you are a conservative leaning moderate in this state, you should be champing at the bit to vote for Beto and Mike Collier. Texas will have a conservative state house and senate for at least the next decade, but a D governor and Lt governor will at least blunt some of the bullshitery right leaning moderates claim to hate. They aren't going to pass any meaningful gun reform, state income tax, or force you to give your house to immigrants. They will simply act as a speed break on our downhill slide to statewide fascism. 

[ConferenceRoom 6,130]

Shit, I forgot it was all about money with Fatty. "We can start with that" and probably end with it, too. Very good. Mea culpa. 

[YChang 3,431]

2 minutes ago, fattyflattie said:

Or the two decades part?  I don’t know, kept us as one of the most successful economies in the US, and frankly, a bigger and better economy than dozens of countries. We can start with that. 

You can thank level-headed sane Republicans like Joe Strauss for that. Sadly, there's not many of his kind in the state house these days. 

[fattyflattie 4,636]

2 minutes ago, YChang said:

Ok ok... but yeah except you don't appear to vote in a way that shows you care about these other topics though. At least you internet persona doesn't. 

That list was meant to capture issues that appeal to #bothsides.   There are single issue voters in both parties.  
 

The loudest voices and up and coming superstar Ds would thanos snap my career and hobbies tomorrow.   Would you do the same if roles were reversed? 

[StassneyHorn 6,540]

The state lege isn’t going to Thanos snap our greatest natural resource.

Edited July 26, 2022 by StassneyHorn

[fattyflattie 4,636]

2 minutes ago, StassneyHorn said:

The state lege isn’t going to Thanos snap our greatest natural resource.

What’s the saying? When someone tells you who they are, listen?   They traded my vote for others, that’s how this whole thing works.  I think Beto will win. I don’t think he’ll accomplish shit. This board will be here stanning for him the entire time.  Maybe you can trade in your two scoops bit for something like a  #2 whatasized with jalapeños bit.  

[jimmyjazz 45,560]

6 minutes ago, fattyflattie said:

The loudest voices and up and coming superstar Ds would thanos snap my career and hobbies tomorrow.   Would you do the same if roles were reversed? 

Dems aren't gonna kill oil and gas, for fuck's sake.  I promise.  (Now that the Republicans have proven to not be true to their word with Roe v Wade, I understand that you might be skeptical about any promises, though.  "Both sides" are liars, right?)

[YChang 3,431]

5 minutes ago, fattyflattie said:

That list was meant to capture issues that appeal to #bothsides.   There are single issue voters in both parties.  The loudest voices and up and coming superstar Ds would thanos snap my career and hobbies tomorrow.   Would you do the same if roles were reversed? 

Gotcha. And do you see why some of us are feeling that way now? Cause what the GOP in TX is proposing is quite a lot closer to being real and hurting citizens here. While what you state is possible but not probable. After all, TX democrats/liberals ain't quite like what they are in CA or NY. And I don't think they should be lock step in that way either. 

[fattyflattie 4,636]

2 minutes ago, YChang said:

Gotcha. And do you see why some of us are feeling that way now? Cause what the GOP in TX is proposing is quite a lot closer to being real and hurting citizens here. While what you state is possible but not probable. After all, TX democrats/liberals ain't quite like what they are in CA or NY. And I don't think they should be lock step in that way either. 

My first or second post stated that I can see why some of you (this board, my neighbors, etc) would feel that way.   But I expect everyone outside of the .001% to vote in their interests.  I find it comical that  people expect others not to. 

[StassneyHorn 6,540]

11 minutes ago, fattyflattie said:

What’s the saying? When someone tells you who they are, listen?   They traded my vote for others, that’s how this whole thing works.  I think Beto will win. I don’t think he’ll accomplish shit. This board will be here stanning for him the entire time.  Maybe you can trade in your two scoops bit for something like a  #2 whatasized with jalapeños bit.  

Jesus Christ, the squad, the Green New Deal whatever bullshit you play up in your head has no influence over 76 potential Texas Democrats in the State House and 16 potential Democrats in the State Senate, along with Beto to cutoff oil and gas overnight.

[kevwun 15,653]

You idiots are arguing with someone who has the self awareness of a Post Oak stump.

Edited July 26, 2022 by kevwun

[mchookem 16,222]

34 minutes ago, StassneyHorn said:

You, Yourself posted that broken brain.

Texas Democrats are not going to create a state income tax, and can’t at this point.

Criminal justice reform in this state is done by Democrats, specifically John Whitmire.

Please tell us what you like about Republicans and voting rights. Requiring an ID? That’s it. That they stopped COVID from being a valid reason for absentee voting is laughable.

What immigration plans do you like by Texas republicans? The open border or the wasted money and lives from Operation Lonestar and a defective wall.

What do you enjoy about Texas Republicans telling Texas women if they get raped and pregnant they have to keep it. Or withholding medicine and procedures for abnormal pregnancies.

cute. you act like asking him for actual logical explanations of positions on these issues that isn't a regurgitation of right wing talking points, jingoistic slogans designed for stupid people, and outright lies is going to get you answers...bless your heart 😄😜

[StassneyHorn 6,540]

The criminal justice quip set me off. Show me you pay no fucking attention to the state legislature when you think it’s Republicans leading the way. Or that Dems are gonna bring up some state income tax to offset property taxes, when we just solidified it in the Texas Constitution in 2019.

[hornmpa96 2,598]

40 minutes ago, Pescado_Rojo said:

If you are a conservative leaning moderate in this state, you should be champing at the bit to vote for Beto and Mike Collier. Texas will have a conservative state house and senate for at least the next decade, but a D governor and Lt governor will at least blunt some of the bullshitery right leaning moderates claim to hate. They aren't going to pass any meaningful gun reform, state income tax, or force you to give your house to immigrants. They will simply act as a speed break on our downhill slide to statewide fascism. 

This is the Mother Fucking Truth!

if Republican policies are responsible for Texas maintaining its status as a leading economy in the world, then shouldn’t Democrats get kudos for maintaining California’s economy as the 5th largest in the world?

[Beau Vine 54,003]

59 minutes ago, fattyflattie said:

Or the two decades part?  I don’t know, kept us as one of the most successful economies in the US, and frankly, a bigger and better economy than dozens of countries. We can start with that.

You must be a huge fan of Gavin Newsom.

[fattyflattie 4,636]

47 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

You must be a huge fan of Gavin Newsom.

Copious amounts of cocaine, whores, and maintaining a great economy.  We could do worse.