Current Events > Greg Abbott Begs Joe Biden for Aid Due to Texas Storms

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https://www.newsweek.com/greg-abbott-asks-joe-biden-disaster-declaration-texas-extreme-weather-thunderstorms-1901240

Sounds reasonable? I don't feel like partisan politics should remotely play any role in requesting and providing federal aid for disaster relief situations, you're playing with human lives at that point.

Shouldn't even be a question for conversation

Hexenherz posted...

Sounds reasonable? I don't feel like partisan politics should remotely play any role in requesting and providing federal aid for disaster relief situations, you're playing with human lives at that point.

Shouldn't even be a question for conversation

Its just such annoying bullshit that its coming from somebody who would be against aid for anybody else in any other state

Hexenherz posted...

Sounds reasonable? I don't feel like partisan politics should remotely play any role in requesting and providing federal aid for disaster relief situations, you're playing with human lives at that point.

Gee, playing with human lives, I wonder what Greg Abbott could know about that.

I look forward to Abbott whining when a liberal state needs aid.

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That's true, I forgot about Abbott being a huge piece of shit.

Long story short I'm dumb.

Texas house and senate are jackasses for blocking other states.

Selfish bastards

Hexenherz posted...

I don't feel like partisan politics should remotely play any role in requesting and providing federal aid for disaster relief situations, you're playing with human lives at that point.

tell that to Republicans every single time a blue state gets hit by a disaster

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thats how Republicans operate. they go on and on about how the fed is too big and spends too much and scream foul any time another state needs help. but when it happens to them, they play the perpetual victim card and scream "PARTISAN POLITICS OVER HUMAN LIVES" when they don't get free money.

red states perpetually consume more than they give back. year after year, decade after decade. socialism pays for them to survive, then they bitch and moan anytime they need to foot the bill because "won't you think of the billionaires?"

they are literally the party selfishness and hypocrisy embodied.

im not saying we should deny the citizens of Texas help because their elected leaders are selfish, hypocritical asshats. but we sure as shit need to throw this back in Abbott's face the next time he complains about federal spending or oversight

"Agree to adopt my Title IX regulations and we can talk"

Oh, right, Dems don't do quid pro quo

ToteAll posted...

Looking for hypocrisy is such a petty activity. Who gives a fuck about partisian bullshit, those people need help from the central governments.

If Texas officials want to ignore federal laws when it suits them, then they shouldn't benefit from the federal government with funds.

ToteAll posted...

But those funds don't go to the officials...

But they do go to the people who elect those officials. Who knows, maybe they might see the benefit of electing those with a more cooperative mindset.

Flashback to when Hurricanes hit other states

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/08/texas-lawmakers-who-voted-against-relief-for-hurricane-sandy-now-ask-for-help-with-harvey/

Of course Congress and Biden should do the right thing and fund disaster aid for this.

Let them fucking sink or swim. They don't even have to deal with sawblades and barbed wire in this water.

Hexenherz posted...

you're playing with human lives at that point.

Abbott placed razorwire on the border in the river and when Biden told him to stop it and sent troops he refused

It's very easy for CE to tell the 30-49% of people who don't support the corrupt / incompetent sitting government of their particular state that they should go fuck themselves in times of crisis.

masterpug53 posted...

It's very easy for CE to tell the 30-49% of people who don't support the corrupt / incompetent sitting government of their particular state that they should go fuck themselves in times of crisis.

More precisely, they should fuck their governor, right out of office.

Sorry, TX voted against hurricane Sandy relief for NJ. They can go pump their own gas up their butts.

As a Texan, half of me wants Biden to tell Abbott to go fuck himself if he isn't willing to follow federal orders.

But I just know Abbott will flip it to make it look like Biden is the problem to his dumbass voters so

why punish people for what the politicians are doing? well, some of them vote red but a lot of them dont

Biden should show up on the campaign trail and use this opportunity to show that he will help when Texas leadership won't do shit for them. Maybe it'll change some minds, maybe it won't. If people like being shit on, then let them be shit on, but obviously still help.

I dunno... that kinda sounds like socialism...

Sorozone posted...

Biden should show up on the campaign trail and use this opportunity to show that he will help when Texas leadership won't do shit for them. Maybe it'll change some minds, maybe it won't. If people like being shit on, then let them be shit on, but obviously still help.

Good idea.

He just pardoned a racist murderer too https://twitter.com/SawyerHackett/status/1791196932754272376

TheHoldSteady posted...

why punish people for what the politicians are doing? well, some of them vote red but a lot of them dont

The federal government has always held the ability to hold funds if states don't follow certain requirements. For example, states that create highway projects and set speed limits over 55mph will lose funding for highways.

If Texas wants to ignore the federal government except when it's convenient for them, then they shouldn't get anything. Otherwise, we'll just be rewarding ignoring the federal government.

Sorozone posted...

Biden should show up on the campaign trail and use this opportunity to show that he will help when Texas leadership won't do shit for them. Maybe it'll change some minds, maybe it won't. If people like being shit on, then let them be shit on, but obviously still help.

Such a good and simple idea. That means Democrats won't do it.

3.5 MILLION Texans voted for Beto. That's more than the total population of 21 states.

Millions of Texans vote blue. You are not morally superior because you live in a blue state.

VGAddict90 posted...

3.5 MILLION Texans voted for Beto. That's more than the total population of 21 states.

Millions of Texans vote blue. You are not morally superior because you live in a blue state.

How many voted against him

Southernfatman posted...

Such a good and simple idea. That means Democrats won't do it.

Ha, unfortunately true.

Biden should ask him to step down.

Biden should front Texas the money, but not before calling out all of the ways Texas has wasted taxpayer money on bullshit political stunts

ToteAll posted...

Because CE leftists insist they should be punished for who they voted for?

Do you hear yourself?

Elect stupid people, get stupid prizes.

ToteAll posted...

Because CE leftists insist they should be punished for who they voted for?

Do you hear yourself?

You seem very passionate about this. I am going to assume then if I look into the all the Baltimore Bridge threads where every shitbag Republican Governor was saying that zero federal aid should be provided I would find you making similar posts then? Right?

Texas was in open rebellion and people DIED because of it. People are going to attack the people who say No. But over and over Republicans reject blue states when they ask for help or make them jump thru hoops to get it. But over and over when something bad happens to Red states the Federal government is right there when a Dem is in office. When are we going to stop letting red states keep getting over

ToteAll posted...

I have no idea what you're talking about, and I am not very passionate about this, no, what you are saying is just that dumb that it warrants a response. Also:?

So no then. Gotcha super serious poster who isn't a hypocrite at all.

Daremo posted...

Elect stupid people, get stupid prizes.

Given how bad voter suppression is in Texas, and how corrupt the state's politicians are, I'm not totally convinced Texans DID elect Abbott and Co.

Texans: "Don't mess with Texas!"
Mother nature: "The fuck you just say?"
Texans: "Help up federal government, you're our only hope!"

ToteAll posted...

Looking for hypocrisy is such a petty activity. Who gives a fuck about partisian bullshit, those people need help from the central governments.

And they'll rightfully get that help. Anyone saying they shouldn't, or in politicians case, voting against it is an asshole. That doesn't mean we can't, or shouldn't, also point out said assholes like Abbott for being assholes.

Southernfatman posted...

Such a good and simple idea. That means Democrats won't do it.

Maybe not for this, not sure how bad the storms are if they have caused any deaths, but he did show up to Bobo's district for some big unveiling of infrastructure shit bragging about how she voted against it. lol

Give them the money and put it on blast that Greg Abbott begged for socialism. Simple solution.