Beto O’Rourke addresses supporters gathered at an election night rally Tuesday, March 1, 2022 in Fort Worth, TX.Former Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke used some of his sharpest language of the campaign to attack Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday, describing the two-term Republican as a “thug” and an “authoritarian” during an appearance at Austin’s South by Southwest festival.
O’Rourke, a Democrat who represented the El Paso area in Congress for three terms, is seeking to deny Abbott a third term in the November election. Both recently won their party primaries. O’Rourke narrowly lost a bid to unseat U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in 2018. The Wall Street Journal has reported that Energy Transfer Partners made an additional $2.4 billion last year when the state's grid manager pushed power prices sky-high to end rolling blackouts. The freeze killed more than 200 people by the state's estimate — and hundreds more by one count — and resulted in billions in property damages.
“You think there are rigged elections in other parts of the planet,” O’Rourke said. “It is the toughest state in the nation in which to vote, right here.”
I totally agree with Beto O’Rourke.
Sort of…
BETO IS RIGHT ON !!
A♠️is a♠️.
JacquelineLM Abbott is a thug and certainly wants to control the personal rights of the people so Beto is right. Texas deserves better. ✌️🇺🇦🕊️🇺🇸❤️🙏
You're being too nice. His covid policies and electric grid failures. have killed people.
TurnTexasBlue , gotta register 300k democratic voters.
It’s refreshing to have a Democratic candidate willing to be as aggressive as the republicans. Actually, it’s a relief. I’m so tired of the “let’s all hold hands and sing a song..” kind of Dem leaders. Haven’t worked and still doesn’t work.
Beto is too damned polite.
Says the one that had DUI and burglary charges against him and called it “horsing around” then gets off easy. Crime means nothing to him. He will allow more crime because to him it’s just “horsing around”.
Beto - you are the thug and crook! Loser!!!
AbbottFailedTexas
AbbottFailedTexas
Please call him a socialist
Lol 😆
Lol as if Beto isn't 😂
An apt discription!!
Heavens, that's so Republican.
And then there is this.
I don't know if orourke is mean enough to beat Abbott but this at least a start
truth.
He is
Abbot is a bad, bad person.
hitechwaitress
He's not lyin you know.
Shut up
😊👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💞💘 GovenorBeto
The shoe fits
Thug is a racist term .
Said the guy that wants to come door to door and take your guns
Beto is correct to call out abbot’s behavior. The media has let us all down by normalizing what is happening.
It’s true though
At least he has ball unlike Biden
That sounds about right. I would add 'racist' and 'misogynist'.
BlackBag1
This article is only O'Rourke trash talking. What is his plan for the grid? How is he going to control the price of gas? How is he going to provide a $0 cost to people after a natural disaster? Anyone? Anyone?
What Beto is saying is that he’s very scared of him.
Those are the nicest names to call him
O’Rourke is 100% right!
And he would be right...
I taint no Thug, I’m a true white boy, dang ol crazy Beto
TRUTH
Beto is not a thug. He is a wimp.
Beto is telling the truth.BetoForGovernor
No lies detected here.
He is right. That's exactly what he is.
In other news is not journalism and sxsw is the only place people believe Beto bs because half of them are high and the other half are still living in mommy and daddy’s basement and skipped basic economics class
That’s putting it kindly, really.
Beto calling Abbott a 'thug and authoritarian' is generous.
JacquieWells4 To all the Racist Republicans posting here.
well he's certainly not wrong and it's about time someone stand up and say so to his face. BetoForTexas
Damn right
This is true.
JacquieWells4 Speak truth to power. Your story never changes.
He should look in the mirror.
All Abbott is doing is playing to the extreme right and he is an embarrassment to me. I travel all over the world and use to love to tell people I was from Tx and most asked if I owned a horse I love Texas but lately I get a different question they ask what is going on w/ Texas ?
Beto has respect for all Texans no matter who you are!
Lol lol …don’t be mean Beto! We don’t like mean talk or tweets remember
Idiot
He is...worse than that.
Takes One To Know One...
He was so authoritarian that he was against shutting down the state for two years
At least he’s actually done something, whether you agree or not.
Shorter title: O'Rourke's Honesty at SxSw
Well, it’s the TRUTH now, isn’t it.
Yep
Truth.
He’s absolutely correct
True. Can’t call Ted Cruz a thug. He’s just such a squirmy weasel. He’s like Peter Pettigrew in Harry Potter
Robert just trying to buy votes again
And that's putting it mildly.
lol liberals only know one play even if it’s against other white people
Abbott let Texans die in the freeze last year and profited from it. And if you come back with where is your proof look at the person who is Suing Beto!!!
Truth hurts
What GregAbbott_TX is doing to trans kids and their parents is thuggish. It’s being a bully and done with malice.
ResistsBob He's correct.
He ain’t wrong.
Beto spoke the truth as always
It's wrong to call mentally challenged people thugs.
Time for regime change in Texas. Fix the damn grid, not attack women and trans kids.
He's not wrong.
He’s right. All GregAbbott_TX does is bully the vulnerable and push for his government to invade our homes and lives.
Yep, time to take the gloves off. Time to call a spade a spade.
He’s right. Abbott has left the building!
Save the children from the crazy democrats. Thanks for everything Abbott. Just think if we were in California or New York the past 2yrs 😬
Lol. Thug? He really connects with the youth. Doesn’t work and spends others money.
Go back to your day job-if you have one.
True!
BetoORourke is running out of public offices to run for in the state of Texas.
Beto is a joke...move on
Not an Abbott fan but if he’s a thug then Beto’s a communist.
Don’t let Hot Wheels fool you! Complete thug lol.. he will let you freeze to death and charge you extra for the fun of it.
Fake Mexican Francis, telosico...
If the shoe fits.....
Yes he is completely right
F…ing 🤡🤡🤡🤡
Tigger0047 More! More!
Go get'em BetoORourke ! 😎
Fact check: True. He also used the word oligarch- similarly apt for Abbott’s funders…
He will say anything
And he’s Not Wrong! AbbottFailedTexas TexasDeservesBetter BetoForGovernor 🔷
I guess this dumb ass forgot how the Democrats demanded Trump to shut down the United States, forced drugs into US citizens against their will. Had people silenced if they disagreed with the Democrats.
This is why I do not go to sxsw anymore
More of this… Keep it up…
Abbott should stand up for himself. Oh wait, he can’t 😂😂
Ready for BetoORourke
You cannot fault his logic with that one.
Robert is still around.
So he's saying if Abbot was the President that Russia wouldn't lack fear of the US like they do right now?
I call Bozo a drunk for leaving the scene of an accident.
Don't get why everyone loves Abbott & his failed power grid so much. Is it really worth it to brownnose for Abbott just to spite California & own the libs?
No lies detected.
Going in the direction of south by southwest is the 11th house. In Horary Astrology which means of the hour we find missing people and objects including a compass 🧭 and any answer for the question of the precise minute. Have a beautiful weekend.
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