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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 43 points 1 week ago (2 children)

He was recently reelected in 2024, even though he fled and went to Mexico last time there was a major disaster. He's a POS and still gets elected no matter what. These are distractions.

[–] Oni_eyes@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

He also failed to catch a beer tossed to him during a parade, which I would argue is also a crime.

[–] voxthefox@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Then tried to get the guy criminally charged that threw it at him, he's a real thin skinned piece of shit.

[–] Oni_eyes@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

Meanwhile Hidalgo caught, cracked, and drank the beer tossed to her iirc

[–] msage@programming.dev 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

His name is fucking Raphael, Texans are fully moronic in their misplaced migrant hate.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago

and from Canada

[–] LuxSpark@lemmy.cafe 9 points 1 week ago

Silver lining: grieving families don’t have to see his totally human face.

I hate this asshole as much as any sane person, but I still almost always try to be fair. In that vein, I can't imagine him having stopped his vacation to return would have led to any productive benefits for doing so - quite the opposite, he'd more likely have been an unneeded & unhelpful distraction.

[–] Bubbaonthebeach@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

He was re-elected. Texans, in general, do not care that he is only in it for his own enrichment. In general, Americans do not care whether their politicians lie and cheat and are only in it for their own enrichment, so long as they belong to the right team/tribe.