“And you better start swimmin’ or you’ll sink like a stone, for the times, they are a changin.” — Bob Dylan
If anybody needs to take Bob Dylan’s advice right now, it is Greg Abbott. This entire week was mishandled in the wake of the Uvalde tragedy. Granted, it’s always easy to play Monday morning quarterback, but you didn’t need a crystal ball to decide that the safe bet would have been to cancel the NRA convention in Houston.
That didn’t happen. The blatant disrespect stood. Then things got worse. Donald Trump fumbled with the names of the deceased and then danced off the stage. Now shock is turning to outrage in Uvalde.
Governor @GregAbbott_TX and @TonyGonzales4TX were welcomed by boos from the #Uvalde community members who are standing by Robb elementary. pic.twitter.com/2GEfZxzO9T
— Jose Arredondo (@sportsguyjose) May 29, 2022
#Uvalde community members shouting at Governor Abbott as he stopped by Robb elementary. pic.twitter.com/MXNIDgqMAC
— Jose Arredondo (@sportsguyjose) May 29, 2022
This all started earlier this week and has been building. Yesterday’s takedown was pretty brutal.
If Greg Abbott can call three special sessions to keep people from voting, surely he can call a special session to keep babies from being murdered in their classrooms. pic.twitter.com/ixkKelxnPm
— Lina Hidalgo (@LinaHidalgoTX) May 28, 2022
If you missed Donald Trump dancing after reading the names of the deceased, to the utter amazement of the bereaved, here’s what that looked like.
A speech where Trump read the names of the victims ends like this pic.twitter.com/fQZxrB9OiI
— Acyn (@Acyn) May 27, 2022
This is disgusting, as labeled. ****WARNING**** You will become enraged if you watch this.
This is just gross. They have Trump trying to pronounce and read the names of the dead children while the NRA rings a bell. Disgusting. pic.twitter.com/AADaVc4o0s
— Ron Filipkowski ?? (@RonFilipkowski) May 27, 2022
Vote these bums out. They are indifferent to human suffering. They don’t even make a pretense.