“It’s déjà vu all over again,” in the words of the great baseball philosopher Yogi Berra. Texas voters rejected Democrat Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke’s bid for higher office for the third time. This time Texans re-elected Republican Gov. Greg Abbott who handily brushed off a challenge from the perennial office seeker. Texans roundly rejected O’Rourke … Read more
From the NRA-ILA . . . Democratic Texas gubernatorial candidate Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke’s position on guns is straightforward. The former New York manny wants to ban and confiscate America’s most popular firearms and further undermine Texans’ Second Amendment rights. This radical position plays well with some Democratic presidential primary voters. It doesn’t with the … Read more
BREAKING: Beto just got run out of Rockdale, Texaspic.twitter.com/JHSV1FwIsV — Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) August 8, 2022 “People are buzzing! It’s a big buzz,” says Suzanne Bellsnyder, who owns the one coffee shop [in Spearman]. Local gossip networks have already alerted her that Beto (he’s achieved one-name celebrity status in these parts, like Cher) is … Read more
Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke tried to make the aftermath of the school massacre in Uvalde, Texas a headline-grabbing political coup for his faltering run for Governor by crashing Governor Greg Abbott’s somber press conference today. O’Rourke tried to score political points by confronting the Lone Star State’s Governor by shouting anti-gun talking points at the … Read more
By Larry Keane Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke made a political turnabout for the history books and likely shot himself in the foot among his key constituency. The former failed 2018 Texas Democratic U.S. Senate candidate and 2020 presidential candidate bolstered his gun control celebrity status with his infamous “Hell Yes!” debate response. He’s figuring out that’s not … Read more
Beto doesn’t know what he doesn’t know. And most of what he thinks he knows just ain’t true. What he doesn’t know is that the majority of Texans don’t like him or what he’s selling. They’ve told him that repeatedly. What he thinks he knows is that he’s popular enough in an allegedly charming, pseudo-Kennedyesque … Read more
Midland Democratic Party Chair Cathy Broadrick worked for the federal prison system for 20 years and had to qualify annually to operate a variety of weapons, including the M16, a rifle similar to the AR-15. While she doesn’t look down on gun enthusiasts who want to shoot such weapons — noting the “blood pumping” fun … Read more
[Beto] was so forceful and unyielding that gun-control advocates cringed, fearing that wary gun-owners would conclude that in their hearts, Democrats are gun-grabbers and that even modest restrictions are a prelude to confiscation. “That is going to follow him for the rest of his life,” said Andi Turner, legislative director for the Texas State Rifle … Read more
Robert Francis O’Rourke has joined his fellow establishment Democrats in endorsing Creepy Joe Biden in his race for the Democrat nomination. “Beto” appeared with Uncle Joe last night at a rally in Dallas to pledge his support for the aging, often confused candidate. In return Biden promised to give the unemployed former Congressman a job … Read more
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