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by srothstein
Wed Aug 10, 2022 10:00 pm
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Topic: Gov Abbott
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Re: Gov Abbott

Rafe wrote: Wed Aug 10, 2022 11:04 am Now threatening to impact and influence Texas state sovereign elections, Adams has climbed onboard the Beto bus (pun intended):
Mayor Eric Adams of New York on Tuesday wrote:"I already called all of my friends in Texas and told them how to cast their vote, and I am deeply contemplating taking a bus load of New Yorkers to go to Texas and do some good old-fashioned door knocking because, for the good of America, we have to get him out of office."
We saw this and were talking about it in the office today. The general consensus was that no self-respecting Texan would ever take any advice from a New York carpet-bagger on who to vote for (or much else).

We were wondering if we could buy the rights to the old Pace commercial and take out an ad on NYC TV to say what Adams said and then play the clip where they say "New York City? Git a rope". I wonder how many he would get to volunteer.
by srothstein
Thu Apr 21, 2022 10:21 am
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Topic: Gov Abbott
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Views: 17336

Re: Gov Abbott

parabelum wrote: Thu Apr 21, 2022 8:21 am All of this busing business is more symbolic then anything else. Numerically speaking, the number of illegals chauffeured across US to DC is literal drop in a bucket at best.
To add, I’ve heard these illegals being interviewed and it looks like they are volunteering to go onto those buses to DC, many because they final destination they wish to be is NY or some other Northeastern State and they lack money and resources to get there. This just brings them a bit closer to their final destination. Don’t think for one second that they will be held or “settled” in DC by in large.
So…unfortunately it is a “make-you-feel-good” symbolic move, still at the tax payers expense.
Are the provisions to provide and/or fund travel going to be also made available to US citizens who want to travel to see their relatives etc but have no funds? I think not.
While it definitely started as a political stunt, it has had some other effects that are not widely covered. After the first bus load was transported, Fox News had a story on how the small border towns were no longer getting busloads dropped off there by the feds. That counts too, IMO.

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