Millions Suffered. Hundreds Died. Greg Abbott Will Probably Get Re-Elected Anyway. | NYT Opinion
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- Опубликовано: 3 ноя 2022
- Should politicians be held accountable for disasters which unfold under their watch? It’s a question for Texans voting for governor next week.
The incumbent, Greg Abbott, was at the helm during a storm in February 2021 in which the state - sometimes billed as the “energy capital of America” - was paralyzed by power failures. About 4.5 million homes lost electricity and at least 240 people died in freezing temperatures.
While the storm blanketed most of the United States, only Texas suffered such widespread blackouts and high death toll.
In the Opinion video above, we reveal how Mr. Abbott’s decisions before and during the storm allowed an entirely preventable humanitarian catastrophe to unfold. Among the victims was 87-year-old Connie Mae Richey, whose terrible story was brought to light in the documentary “Protecting the Greed.”
We show how fossil fuel companies made billions in unexpected profits during the storm and how some later rewarded Mr. Abbott with campaign donations.
Quick to blame others, Mr. Abbott somehow dodged full accountability - indeed, polls suggest that he is sailing toward a third term. His likely success next week shows that when Americans vote increasingly along party lines, politicians can fail with impunity.
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I don't think there's ever been a better argument against unregulated capitalism then a CEO discussing how much money their company made off people dying.
The everyday person with a voter ID doesn't have a clue. Molded ignorance is exactly what the 'Abbotts' of the political world want. Beats the informed - every time. Ignorance gave us what we are today.
That's because you don't Sundstrand capitalism. There is not capitalism here because it doesn't exist an energy free market and so a person cannot choose the company that he/she wants to provide energy. This are monopolies created by the state government so this case is another example about how capitalism could be the solution and yet is blamed as the problem from people that don't understand it. Capitalism exists only when there is freedom of choice.
@@davidebalestrini8857Balestrini I do agree with you that energy resources are monopolized, and that in itself is a huge problem, but I don't think that YOU fully understand what capitalism is TRULY. You are not alone. MOST of us think of capitalism in this way:
1. There is a good or service needed.
2. There is someone (some people, SOME-THING) that is able to provide that good/service.
3. People who need said good/service pay money for said good/service.
Capitalism in general is not a bad thing, and in fact, most of us would agree that it is good. Some people have a need (for a good or service), and someone is able to satisfy that need for a price... Yeah, that's how most of us think of capitalism and it shows in how we vote (if we vote).
Way WAY WAAAYYY back in the days, this was done through barter. You have a good or service that I need, I have a good or service that you need, I will give you what you need in exchange for what I need, and we will barter for how much we will exchange (how much is your good/service worth my good/service?). However, here is the official definition of 'capitalism' by Merriam-Webster online:
"an economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments that are determined by private decision, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined mainly by competition in a free market" - www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capitalism
So, if this is what capitalism is today, is it really good for the majority of us regular folk?
And, please break down this definition and tell me where fair trade comes into play? This whole definition SCREAMS red flag;
a. private or corporate OWNERSHIP of CAPITAL goods... !!!
b. INVESTESTMENT that are determined MAINLY by PRIVATE COMPETION... !!!
And I absolutely "love" how at the end of this definition, it gives you, "in a free market". Is the market truly free? Really? This is a form of mental, emotional, and political manipulation.
So, all this being said, when people start to turn into a COMPANY/CORPORATION, there needs to be regulations. Point-blank. Period. It's as simple as that. Otherwise, you will get MONOPOLIES. Why does this happen? Because it comes to a point when folks make money just for the sake of making more money, and no one cares who suffers or dies in the process! This is awful! No one wants a government or a society that condones this way of thinking.
So, I guess the biggest question is, 'what does capitalism mean to YOU?'
VOTE RED
@@johnadams1281 Not even if I was both drunk and high.
How can Americans can be okay with the corruption between corporate donors and politicians?
Ignorance and apathy
Ignorance and apathy
We're not.
We're not but we're not forcing our legislators to do anything about it. Only a few such as Senator Whitehouse and Katie Porter even discuss the topic. It's strangling America and has both parties at each other's throat arguing about everything but the real causes behind inequities.
There used to be some moderately effective limits on corporate donations. Then about 10 years ago, a flawed Supreme Court case known as Citizens United, basically argued that corporate "speech", via huge donations, was legal. Since that time, corporate donations have skyrocketed, and they're allowed to hide these donations via dark money NGOs.
I voted for Beto because Abbott, Patrick and Paxton are not accountable to others suffering. Remember Uvalde, gun laws never were discussed.
Thank you
Good job
Waste of vote. Abbott will win by at least, 15%
LANDSLIDE!
I loved it when Beto confronted Abbott and his buddies at that presser in Uvalde. I hope he wins.
@@Conservative_hustler_fitness while I think aggressively pursuing gun control is fraught with ignorance, I think anyone similarly hardline about protecting them to the point of saying they’d buy another even if their own son died are similarly ignorant. Obviously gun culture is the issue, democrats try to legislate it away when money would be better spent on grassroots organizations that address gun violence. Freedom to the point of ignorance, gun control to the point of ignorance. Both equally ignorant, but one obviously more violent. Good luck bro, I’m applying for a CCW but think your statement is super stupid. And I do a lot of reading about what gun rights activists have to say and you top the cake.
Given the amount of profits and monetary benefits campaign donors reap, as an outsider, Im always amazed by the peanut-sized donations to buy an official.
well those billionaires are greedy af and not dumb, so they will pay as little in bribes as they have to, which when it comes to full on morons like Abbott, Rubio or Cruz is basically nothing
imagine a system where politicians could not accept "donations" for their campaigns, but instead were alotted the same amount of public tv time by public tv stations.
He’s also invited into their circle. Must do it to be equal and make a big buck too
I actually spoke of this with a co-worker and we were shocked that campaign funds can't even buy an apartment here in Midtown Manhattan New York City, they are willing to swindle the country and for intent and purpose screw people over.
Politicians that can be so shamelessly bought - that's capitalism taken to it's obvious, vulgar extreme. The rest of the world is watching the US slide off into the abyss - I don't hold hope for mid terms and despair at the gulf between the parties and the attitude of "it's not enough to win but the other side has to lose/be destroyed/be humiliated". Anyone that considers the US to be a beacon of democracy is kidding themselves.
Abbot has been Governor since 2015 to the people of Texas if your lives have not improved it's quite simple vote for someone else. People kick and scream that the Government is not doing enough to help them but they continue to vote the very same folks who have done squat for them.
It's called vote by appeal. Propaganda and brain washing techniques. They vote for Abbot because....he's Republican. It's that simple....for simple minded folks
Texas is not a single entity, the people who say that Abbott isn't doing enough _are_ the 44% of voters who don't vote for Abbott. "Haha vote for the other guy, silly" is not the solution.
Not too bright there in Texass!
Texans don't value their lives. That's why they voted for him again. And Austin is is /was without power.
Not good enough
Young people need to vote !
Im going to vote Republican and yes im younger
@@fredjr3914 why are you voting Republican, I’m a volunteer for Beto and I want to know why you are voting for someone like Abbott
@@LycheeCore Beto is a fraud and only interested in himself. I’ve spoken to him several times
@@LycheeCore It's simple. His right wing parents tell him how to vote.
@@LycheeCore Hey! I’m an 18 year old who voted for Abbott. Here’s some insight on why I voted how I did. The biggest reason for me is that Texas is the most economically prosperous state in the country and I don’t believe it would remain that way under Democrat leadership. Secondarily, I don’t agree with every way Texas Republicans handle abortion, but I definitely land closer to their platform in my own beliefs about it. Hope this helped!
Those energy officials should be prosecuted. Their punishment should be to live in an uninsulated home with no power for 5+ years. Citizens should have a class action lawsuit against Abbott and the energy tycoons.
Hahahahahahaha. Yeah something tells me Texas law is set up to protect members of the energy regulation board as well as the private utility companies that are regulated by it from lawsuits just like that, in fact such lawsuits might just end up coming out of your tax dollars because the same people who run those companies are the same people who make the laws in that state, so I’m pretty sure they’ve insulated themselves from being sued in Texas state court like normal Texas people can be lol.
grown adults had their children living in those conditions before the snow storm even hit and they should be held liable for negligence. Whatever punishment yall can think of for the energy officials, parents should be punished the same. They shouldve taken care of their kids.
@@lar-zd9rs yes I remember the mother who let her son go out and play without a coat in the snow, he had never played in the snow before… so then she just ignored him when he went to his room and fell sleep and died of hypothermia.. then she’s like this is all Abbott’s fault 😂😂
Pretty sure she was the only mom who’s son passed that in that storm, unfortunately… everyone else in that house survived , sooo 😒
@@brandycavazos6078 is that the same family who all huddled up and went to the store and left that poor boy in bed then "found" him deceased when they got back?
@@lar-zd9rs yup!! All of the criminally negligent people out there blaming politicians 🤦🏻♀️😂😂
As someone who lives in Texas, he'll win because his ads have painted Beto as soft on crime. The only person talking about the grid is the D running for Lt governor and Patrick has made him look as liberal as AOC. The fact that the grid was less than 10 minutes away from complete failure and would have taken more than a month to repair doesn't seem to matter to most people here, since the attention is more on CRT, the border, abortion or supposed illegal voting.
I disagree.
@@shannonfreeman1 with what lmao
Speaking of AOC, didn't she and Beto organize fundraisers for Texans and helped them out with supplies even though AOC isn't from Texas?
Then they deserve everything they get.
VOTE RED
And yet Texans will still vote him back in😂
yep, pretty much
I think you're wrong.
Ask me why Robert Francis is any better?
@@justajokemayne5589 Well he hasn't been governor before so we won't know. What we do know is that Greg sucks.
VOTE RED
It’s so crazy to me how the US legalized corruption and this kind of things can happen without anyone facing any repercussions
US didn't legalize corruption. Political donations are actually pretty common in the world. But since US is on another level of having a ton of elites/rich people, it amplifies the loopholes 10x.
Need to start sueing him and ALL the other Thuglicans like him, just worthless, all they care about is $$$ in their pockets.
Well well well, would you look at that.
Someone complaining based on ‘mu feelings’ being proven that their judgement was incorrect. I’d like to keep Mr. Greg Abbot as governor for a while longer, because (at it has been demonstrated recently) democrats are abdicating their responsibility to someone higher in the political hierarchy instead of fulfilling the responsibilities the job came with.
Stand with Texas!
He handled to storm, covid and the shooting very poorly. He shouldnt be reelected.
LOL
He's a monster. Nothing behind those dark eyes--a demon. And it looks, for all the world, like we're going to re-elect him on Tuesday. How can we be so stupid here?
Yea but people voting red would elect a donkey, oh they do actually!!!
@@kinghenry8615 lol at what? Explain yourself.
Please, keep sending them to DC, NYC, and other sanctuary places. We need these hard working immigrants more than ever. More the merrier. Diversity is our strength, future, and life. Many of those physically fit men will be dealing fentanyl in our neighborhoods. Please, keep sending them. Never stop. Street homeless are fentanyl addicts, and most of them will not be alive in the next five years.
I lived through that horrible winter and I didn't have electricity or water for 4 days. I had to drive on icy roads because i work at a hospital but at least I could charge my cell phone at work. I had to wear multiple layers of clothes at home. My cats slept with me so we could keep each other warm. I voted for Beto.
For references, you live in an American state that almost never experiences snow storms, and you had your power restored within 4 days. That's remarkable. I live in Canada. We experience winter storms and severe weather all the time, and yet I've been through multiple storms where some people remained without power for 2+ weeks.
.. well done! G:)d bless you .. & your fluffies 👍🏾🙏🏽
Isn't weird how winterized homes stay warmer than homes with no winterization.
I'm Stephen from Missouri and you
@@billyb7119 you didn't watch the video my guy, this disaster was preventable in the first place, Greg Abbott is terrible as governor
republican agenda:
1)criticize
2)privatize
3)profit
Democrat:
Burn
Loot
Murder
let me share democratic agenda: 1) criticize and shout in all Mass Media. 2) Divide the people to victims and oppressors. AND make sure victims are majority and do not verify (or not let anybody to verify) they are victims, just rely on their lies and emotions. Because emotions are more credible than facts. 3) Profit from this division and chaos as much as possible, like BLM.
Don't forget Gavin Newsome did the same thing with PG&E and the Camp Fire.
@@stanleywang7367 Yeah and what about Gary French? He borrowed my lawnmower 19 weeks ago! He never even used it! Guy never answers his door and his dog seems lonely. What a jerk Gary French is! What about him?
@@theprecipiceofreason Good job belittling the preventable wildfire that demolished a city of 20000 and killed 85 as the deadliest fire in US history since 1918. Good job!
The example is just about the median seniors general fate in the US: no sufficient retirement fund, kids are far away or not in touch, get ripped off by the health care providers and insurance, and are gradually dying alone if their minds are not gone already. It is sad and inhumane.
It's the world they have paved for themselves and for everyone else. Look at voting data in elections, and see how and for whom that demographic votes and has voted for. It's definitely heart wrenching, but nearly all of the problems we have in the US have worsened or come into existence under their watch, and now we need to pity them some more? The problems they are leaving for generations 50 years from now is even more heart breaking.
@@no-barknoonan1335 I'm a baby boomer, and I agree with you. Short sighted, over emotional lunacy is the driving force behind a lot in my generation. Add in religion, and the talking-heads on fox "News", and these idiots will cut off their own nose to spite the world. Please note that not all boomers are narcissistic idiots, but we are outnumbered. And there are plenty in the younger-than-boomer generations coming up that are just as moronic, Marjorie Taylor Green, Lauren Blowbert, Matt Gaetz, and on and on. The reins will be turned over to the younger generations pretty soon, I hope for your sake y'all are not all talk and no action. Time will tell, and you'll be rid of the vast majority of boomers in 20 years or so.
@@no-barknoonan1335 this comment is nasty and un-American. I'm a Democrat.
@@dominicguye8058 I was born in 64, right on the cuff of being a baby boomer myself, believe me I know them. It is a nasty comment but considering how tough baby boomers are on everyone else, I think it's just a little bit of Karma. Baby boomers tell everyone else to quit their whining, yet who whines more than them? I'm right in between Baby Boomer and Gen X, on the census I always qualify as Boomer, you think I wouldn't know? Look how much whining I'm doing haha
@@no-barknoonan1335 You know? I think No-Bark has a point yet again. These are the same people who put Abbott in office, are they not? Let’s just hope they realize this now.
To be fair to Abbott, he’s a grifter.
This is what they do.
It’s not even just prioritizing big business over people, it’s over small businesses as well. The company I work for took a million dollar loss because of the spiked energy costs. Almost had to close
Please, keep sending them to DC, NYC, and other sanctuary places. We need these hard working immigrants more than ever. More the merrier. Diversity is our strength, future, and life. Many of those physically fit men will be dealing fentanyl in our neighborhoods. Please, keep sending them. Never stop. Street homeless are fentanyl addicts, and most of them will not be alive in the next five years.
Brain worms detected
RESPECT to people doing real journalism
VOTE RED
@@johnadams1281 nice argument
@@johnadams1281 I love that you're a bot. I feel bad that your programmer sold his soul for pennies.
@@Matt-fl8uy 💙BIDEN "PEDOS LIVES MATTER"💙
If they were real journalists they’d cover democrats in the same way
You get what you vote for regardless of the lies you choose to believe! Vote against your own best interests and see what you get in return!
My mother had just started chemo when the storm hit. One side effect of the chemo was cold intolerance. We lost power for 4 days, and during that time she was so cold it was painful. We moved her love seat in the kitchen where we had the propane stove on just to keep her some what warm. which is a really dangerous way to heat the home, but we didn’t have a choice. We couldn’t even get out of our neighborhood, our town is rural, and they weren’t prepared for this type of weather. I’m telling my story, because it’s important for people to know exactly what my mom went through. What the government put us through
Government didn’t put you through anything. You were unprepared. I had COVID during that time and had my emergency kits, generator, and supplies ready to go. Quit depending on the government for everything and half some self reliance.
@@jamescash887 from this video you should realize the Texas government didn’t do a great job in making sure the grid was prepared. Multiple people failed at their jobs. Also, we had extra food, water, blankets, warm clothes, first aid kits, flashlights, battery powered radio etc. the one thing we needed was electricity. Generators are expensive, and my parents had already spent over $10k on medical treatments to keep my mother alive, not including monthly insurance. Where does a generator fit into their budget? The governments job is to take care of their citizens.
@@camcam794 you had years to prepare. This was a once in a lifetime storm for Texas. You don’t wait till the event is happening to scramble around and try to figure out what to do. I have built my kit over several years Little by little. You don’t have to spend thousands of dollars all at once. Maybe instead of buying that $1500 iPhone or going out to Starbucks everyday put that into your emergency kit slowly. Again I did just fine without electricity. Had my generator going, warm subzero sleeping bags, and no perishable foods ready to go. People need to learn to be more self reliant and quit always depending on the government for survival. Btw, I am from Texas but I was in Oklahoma City at the time and it was way colder up there. Got down to -8° one morning with no power.
@@jamescash887 like we really go to Starbucks every day and buy expensive phones every year 😒 I’m glad you did fine bro, but the point is other people didn’t. What’s the point in having a government if they don’t care for their citizens? We do need to be prepared for natural disasters, but so does the government.
@@camcam794we can say they should, would, could but a lot of times they don’t. I am not saying that’s right but it won’t change the fact that these events can happen. I would recommend making sure your house in order before worrying what the government is going to do. I learned this back after the Hurricane Katrina event that there may be times the government can’t help you and it’s on you to survive. What’s done is done so I wouldn’t dwell on the past. Continue to vote or whatever you need to do to talk to the government but start now preparing for the next event whatever they may be. Just buy a little here and there. I really say this with good intentions. We need to get some grit to us and be self reliant when sh*t hits the fan.
Yup and this is why I don't live in Texas anymore
good riddance
I don't live in TEXAS because of dangerous wildlife (Gators and Serpents ) 👀
It is both sad AND infuriating how things like this can appear so obvious to anyone with half a brain, yet people are so apathetic they can't even drag themselves to a polling station.
Or these people *wanted* the Death and Destruction! No, not just Drumpfco. There were Drumpf-Symps, too.
*Bigotry! Social Darwinism! Violence! All power to BigCorps and the 1%!* - Ab’butt’s Howl!
people are losing faith in american democracy for a reason
They're getting there and voting red, they're getting what they deserve
@@ekeg_ nope between politicians, putting people in jail for voting passing illegal, redistricting maps and returning rejected ballots you can shape off enough people to Win an election. The rest are blacks who have been following disinformation Chaos agent, who claim that not voting will get them reparation checks. altogether United States citizens are stupid and they’re all gonna get what they asked for By voting for this clown
My daughter had a hard time voting when she lived in Texas because even though you registered and verified online that you went to the right place they will tell you it is the wrong place or give you a provisional ballot. Voter suppression is alive and well in Texas.
Well if Texans vote for Abbott again, then I don't want to hear any whining if another winter storm power outages happen again .
You get what you deserve, based on who you vote for.
Well said
You think be to will fix the problem
Buddy, we live in a Gerrymandered state. So NO do not say that crap
@@mishvan ?
@@mishvan we all love in gerrymanderestatesd
Texas voters need to see this this. Anyone who feels everything needs to be privatized also needs to see this.
Politicians who put money before lives should be ousted.
It's Texas, people would choose republican It doesn't matter the cost they just despise Democrats even if some legislation is good.
pov: u don’t know that the energy grid in Texas is run by a company that is essentially quasi government run
why because they are given monopolies by the Texas state. This is not capitalism.
This one and Dan Patrick put the economy first before people is what the latter actually said.Its sad that as long as you dont threaten to regulate their guns then they will continue to vote this kind in time after time.Republicans do not like regulations so dont hold your breath about their grid being fixed right.
It’s actually state capitalism or a semi nationalized monopoly.
Not privitiEd
And he still won
This is so disgusting; it makes me feel physically sick! How can Texans re-elect Abbot? Is he even human?
The same State that elected the great Ann Richards.
So what? Should I go and vote for that race baiter O'Rourke instead? Get real!
We haven't seen any evidence that Abbott is human.
I say the same thing. Why would people vote Democrat? Cant they see what is happening to the country?
Yeah what's wrong with the people of Texas? How dare they vote for who they want! In the name of Democracy....THIS CAN NOT BE ALLOWED!!
I didn’t realize as a Texan how I would remember this later. I didn’t think it would impact my thinking or habit but anytime we face any weather now, things just feel different.
Yes, I know the feeling, like should we expect another black out and they voted for him again. They're scared to death of change.
You weenies. It got cold for a couple days and you sissies are so weak you couldn’t handle it. Be better prepared next time. I was fully geared up for such an event and had no problems.
@@jamescash887 I hope your catheter freezes
Share this with your Republican friends. They 100% wouldn’t get this information from their bubbles.
VOTE RED
Bold of you to assume anyone seeing this still has any republican friends.
And democrats won’t get information about Gretchen Whitmer and the nursing home deaths. That’s polarization for you.
You think Republicans will care? Not sure if you have ever been around those people. Especially Republicans from Texas.
@@luperamos7307 You need to talk to someone about all that hate.
Let them eat CAKE I suppose. My sympathies to all my loved ones in Texas and all the Texans who know better.
"All the Texans who know better"
Sooo.....all 4 of them?
You demos are the ones that keep moving to the lonestar state
@@Student0Toucher what better way to clean it up?
@@sp1970ful You’re not cleaning anything up you’re leaving your messy dirty states
@@sp1970fulConsidering what democrats policies did to California, I HIGHLY doubt your opinion.
gods please no... sadly, the voting districts in this state are drawn to benefit the wRong party... and to help line their own pockets! Hoping that things will change on Tuesday any we can vote them all out!
VOTE RED! ❤
Pure Evil. Nothing less.
I'm Stephen from Missouri and you
I voted early against him, hope my fellow Texans do the same!
I voted against Abbott since my energy and gas bills are at an all time high when the Big daddy global energy producing companies are in Texas. Imagine that. Why did the energy companies make huge profits during the freeze blackout. A vote for Abbott is a vote for higher energy and gas prices. Abbott tried disrupting America's supply chain when he pulled the DPS trucker border stunt. And it was a stunt. That caused over 10Billion dollars of damages. Higher prices in stores. Loss of produce. Abbott has had long enough to do something about the energy prices and what has he done ? Well his big energy buddies made a huge huge profit during that freeze . Abbott is a total failure.
VOTE RED
@@johnadams1281 over my dead body
your just wasted your time and gas money
I voted against Race-baiter O'Rourke. I hope my fellow Texans do the same.
2 this day abbot has never said anything about the winter storm He and Cruz went to Cancun while everyone else was chivering🤬😡 he just keeps saying ooohhh yeah grid’s good
Never Say NEVER 😎 Justin Bieber
Texas, what a state...
yes everyone is moving to Texas!!!
Move to California or N.Y. if you're not already there.
@@eltonyancey6426 who would move to those crap holes?
Florida is trying it’s best but just can’t keep up 😂😂
Ignorance brings chaos not knowledge. Draw your own conclusions about Governor Greg Abbott but it' seems very clear to me. One word, Greed: Reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth. Greed is the assumption that it is all for my consumption.
$2.4 BILLION profit from a ONE WEEK STORM? Get Abbott out of office NOW!
Please, keep sending them to DC, NYC, and other sanctuary places. We need these hard working immigrants more than ever. More the merrier. Diversity is our strength, future, and life. Many of those physically fit men will be dealing fentanyl in our neighborhoods. Please, keep sending them. Never stop. Street homeless are fentanyl addicts, and most of them will not be alive in the next five years.
@@sarbantz I have no idea what your reply to me has to do with what happened during the storm in Texas and how the energy companies gouged the people that suffered through it.
But just so you get this straight, the fentanyl that is coming into this country over the southern border, is NOT coming in via asylum seekers. It is being brought back by AMERICANS. They are going down on "vacation" and coming back LOADED DOWN with it. Don't believe me. Check for YOURSELF. That way maybe your conscience will get to you before you spread that lie again.
if they had just funneled the money they gave as campaign donations, into their companies and customers....
💯
But yet he’s our governor again and I hate it so much
This man should be brought up on murder charges.
I lost my power when that winter storm happened, and it was miserable. I'll never forgive Abbott, Cruz, and all the Texas Republicans in charge for how they handled it.
I recently got into a confrontation with a Republican who said he'd still vote for Abbott anyway. When I brought up the way he handled the winter storm, he said he didn't care because he "loved" those storms anyway.
If that's not proof that Republicans enjoy bringing misery upon other people and themselves, then I don't know what is.
They are inhuman sadists, every last one of them
They are high on the “owning the libs” drug.
Cruz was on his way to a sunny beach too. These people aren't leaders. I feel like I'm taking crazy pills as we see them get re-elected
Your realize Cruz wasn’t involved right with the handling of the storm and is a Federal representative
@@natenae8635 what a leader.
If the vote him back in they deserve what is coming for them.
Not too sure what's so bad about having a prosperous state.
@trumpist crazy that he’s governor at this very second and never did any of those things 😮🤯
Beto deserves to win like he shouldve in 2018, thats a sad part of our system, the people responsible aren't accountable
@trumpist give one example of Greg making an effort to lower inflation but can’t cause of the federal govt.
@trumpist go ahead…. I’ll wait
I remember, I was in Houston and it was freezing cold. No electricity no water for about a week. It sucks to think that Governor Hotwheels will get reelected. Texans need to wake up and vote Blue. 💙💙💙
Commiefornia's power grid is even worse foo
Just get that guy out of office.
Connie Mae’s life mattered. Our elders, our children, no one should have to suffer just so corporations and their paid, lap-dog politicians increase their profits. May Connie Mae rest in peace. Many condolences to her family and all Texan families who have lost loved ones due to preventable tragedies…
Please, keep sending them to DC, NYC, and other sanctuary places. We need these hard working immigrants more than ever. More the merrier. Diversity is our strength, future, and life. Many of those physically fit men will be dealing fentanyl in our neighborhoods. Please, keep sending them. Never stop. Street homeless are fentanyl addicts, and most of them will not be alive in the next five years.
I have never seen a governor from any state tell the people of their state to stay prepared. Even FEMA preaches to have at least three days' worth of heat, food and water.
Never Say NEVER 😎 Justin Bieber
I was prepped--that's what got me through it. Some others didn't have that luxury.
You do need to be prepared how is that crazy? lmao
Every time a storm hits NY or Cali, the government comes on 2-3x a day and repeats “don’t risk your lives. It’s better to be safe than sorry.”
I doubt G. Abbot or the guy from florida didn’t. … I mean… they did right?
Please, keep sending them to DC, NYC, and other sanctuary places. We need these hard working immigrants more than ever. More the merrier. Diversity is our strength, future, and life. Many of those physically fit men will be dealing fentanyl in our neighborhoods. Please, keep sending them. Never stop. Street homeless are fentanyl addicts, and most of them will not be alive in the next five years.
If Abbott gets reelected, I won't feel bad when the next blackout occurs. Because it's not a matter of if, it's a matter of when.
You can move to California
Sadly , I live in Texas and I voted for Beto because of reasons like this . GOP has done absolutely NOTHING positive for Texans and will do nothing more if re elected . Republicans will turn this country into an third world hellhole if they stay in power. I feel no pity for folks who keep voting for them especially when many of them are low income people themselves who rely on food stamps,medicare/medicaid , social security and other government programs themselves yet continue to vote for an party that wants to get rid of all of them. How can you be that native ????? At this point , you might as well try to stop helping them since they don't wanna listen yet be stubborn and vote GOP .
I'm Stephen from Missouri and you
@@stephenstephen4901 I'm sarah from maryland
@@sarahgarner5425 wow that's cool
Yes he did. Congratulations Texas keep digging your grave.
I was working on a project a guy outside of San Antonio and asked him about how he felt about Abbot. He asked about why I didn't like Red states so, I told him. I gave him all the reasons Texas is a corpo-state with Abbot selling out it's citizens. He agreed, but his parents would never forgive him if he weren't a republican. I told him that sounds like he doesn't get to live his life, like his parents were livin it for him. He never spoke to me again. RIP Charles, it's been 8 months. Progress got done without you.
These folks cannot fathom the idea of individuality. They need someone to tell them how and what to think and feel. That's why other people's lifestyles offend them soo greatly when in reality, they have 0 impact on them what so ever.
Thats the entire Republican ideology, brainwash your kids. Wash, rinse and repeat!
Truth hurts.
@@Fenthule If this is coming from a Democrat then this is hilariously hypocritical
Brain worms detected
Peak USA
Murica
😂😂😂
I live in Seattle. About crime and homelessness here, people keep posting, "you got what you voted for". Well, the same is true in Texas. Stay warm this winter!
funny thing is democratic states spend 25-30 percent MORE on the police. I lived in Boulder, CO and they spend 75% of their ENTIRE CITY BUDGET on the police...
In the rest of the world this is called corruption. In the US, it's called lobbying and donations. I'm honestly amazed at how the US was able to survive with all the private interest groups behind politics
Because people are fooled into believing that America is a democracy.
There is no reason that energy companies shouldn't be owned and controlled by the state. Private energy is directly at odds with the needs of the public and leaving it to the free market is purposeless because they hold monopolies on their respective areas.
Same with water and shared infrastructure like roads.
the absolute irony of this statement is hilarious. given u are literally complaining abt politicians being corrupt and then also complaining about private companies monopoly, yet are ok with giving these exact politicians control over this same monopoly? at least private corps are held accountable to the public when the gov leaves the market alone
didnt you watch the video? they are low key controlled by the state, but not in the way you want
Agreed 100%! As it stands, the state is controlled by money instead of Democracy. The sham Republic needs dismantled and we need to start voting for policies instead of people.
@@adam3496 can you explain how these private companies have been held accountable for the hundreds of deaths?
This should came out two weeks ago before early voting
Texas: *power grid fails*
Abbott: I sleep.
Texas: *shortage of baby formula*
Abbot: I sleep.
Texas: *massive blizzard*
Abbot: I sleep.
Texas: *Multiple School shootings*
Abbot: I sleep.
Texas: *has a bus load of immigrants arrive*
Abbot: REAL SH*T
Excellence In Broadcasting + Silence No More
It's crazy how many people completely let Abbott get away with the freeze, my dad also had trouble keeping his catheter from freezing. I will be voting against him
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏✝️❣️🐑👑✝️ please don't let Abbott win 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
It’s over
@@plessis2023 I don’t live in Texas anymore thank God
Give us Abbott and you can have Hochul. You get your abortions if someone doesn't stab you first.
@@firstlast8258 We in Texas thank God you arent here either
@@gregs42768 you know everyone in Texas personally?
What is wrong with Texas
Sadly they are stupid and they prefer that their party wins over change for the better
@@edwardjames6023 Yet people are moving out of CA and NY to this stupid state. Get a clue.
Why is this happening again, Abbott? You promised to fix the grid.
There's a word for people who keep voting against their own best interest.
I’ll bet the Governor’s mansion was warm and well lit. Cruz took off for Cancun, Paxton went to Utah.
It felt so good to Vote for Beto.
Not as good as seeing him lose.
Yeah it was worse for my house being away from the city because fro Saturday to Friday I had almost zero power and absolutely no water. We were having to boil snow ever time the power would come on which might have only happened once a day at times. There was no where we could go either because we live at the bottom of a hill so we couldn't even get out of our driveway.
Your generation is a little spoiled. My grandparents retired to northern Vermont at 65 and 55 to ski. They had a coal stove in the basement and 8 feet of snow against the back door.
@@georgewagner7787 Right, but this isn't a rural home with a coal stove. They didn't know to expect this. Honestly it's impossible to parse what you're even trying to say.
@@georgewagner7787 It would have been fine if we had a home built for it, a well to get water, and trees to cut for wood, but we live in a suburb with none of those things and no we're to get those things.
VOTE RED
@@georgewagner7787 has your generation never seen a map before? Texas is a bit south of Vermont.
I like how New York time releases this when the 2022 race is basically over rather than the start of 2022 or even in July probably would of made a difference
@trumpist Greg Abbot is all Biden's fault correct?
The NYT is the largest family owned paper in the world. They cover the world. If they covered everything all the time, every edition would be 500 pages long and it would be the largest employer outside of the Chinese government.
Journalism at it's finest and honest opinion.
Texans like being spoon-fed what they wanna hear. Sometimes I think we deserve the negative consequences.
Folks - can you please spread this info to every Republican you know? You have three more days!!
Cheers from Europe and don't forget to vote blue! Not only for yourself but for the entire planet! 💙💙
Europe? Lol
@@kinghenry8615 why are you laughing, he or she is from Europe, if anything they would be laughing at how terrible the US is which is where I’m assuming you are from.
@@mamingakuri2436 we won’t be freezing to death this winter
@@kinghenry8615 kinda like the hundreds that did in Texas last winter?
And yet Texans will vote again for Abbot again, WHY!!!?
This video will be the biggest ‘I told you so’ once the next winter-storm hits Texas and the exact same thing happens again.
Thank you New York Rag for absolutely nothing. Why not simply tell mother nature to behave. Problem solved .
I'm from Brownsville, TX, and my cousin who lives across the river in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, had power during this storm. Think about that, Mexico's Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) had power to keep the northern Mexican states from freezing. Think about that.
Please, keep sending them to DC, NYC, and other sanctuary places. We need these hard working immigrants more than ever. More the merrier. Diversity is our strength, future, and life. Many of those physically fit men will be dealing fentanyl in our neighborhoods. Please, keep sending them. Never stop. Street homeless are fentanyl addicts, and most of them will not be alive in the next five years.
Can we leave these people out in the cold and ask them how it feels?
this guy will not live forever!
Good, Vote for Abbott
Vote Abbott, want freedom vote RED
Texas never fails to disappoint.
Also with Florida
You have to ask yourselves what owning guns actually helped the gun owner achieve, considering the premise of gun ownership to help prevent government abuse.
At this juncture, the government, private enterprises and private conglomerates are all armed to the teeth and so deeply entrenched in our lives that the average person can do nothing to stop their influence, through gun ownership.
Surely a lot of gun owners back in the day would have perceived the following reforms as a form of "government overreach" - women's & minorities suffrage (voting), ending segregation, legalizing interracial marriage, other civil rights, immigration, legalizing homosexuality, legalizing abortion. And yet they failed to stop these measures even though they owned guns. Abortion is under scrutiny again but that didn't happen because people own guns today.
So, back to the question - what exactly did gun owners achieve because they owned guns?
Self defense is a very important thing to owning guns, even without the thought of overthrowing the government guns are important, some may say it leads to more violence but even in times without guns wars and murders happened all the time, and modern day Britain has many stabbings and acid attacks. Owning guns means the gun owner achieves safety and peace of mind, and the ability to protect your family.
That is a false primus. The true primus is that is was necessary and right to have strong well organized and well regulated militia to defend the country and state from all enimies.
Don't forget that at the time, Indian attacks were a common thing.
We still could use some well regulated militias, maybe with some basic military training say from a Professional soldier. Maybe a combat veteran. Showing the basics of how to function as a part of a military unit.
I could understand many Americans would want to participate. Learn how to breakdown an M16? Go on a field trip to an artillery range and be instructed how to fire a Howitzer?
Who wouldn't want to attached?
@@genebaughbba3479 Your attempt at a historical context is laughable. Go read Scalia's investigation into the historical context in the Heller case. It's free, and downloadable.
Oh, and it's "premise," not "primus."
@@obsoletevalues6209 We The People were the army. Simple. It would be nonses for anyone of that time to even suggest disarming the population. There's bear out in the woods.
@@HannaBerrry I'm not sure that that is even the case as in most cases the gun gets misused by a family member or child or is used in a fit of rage to address a situation where a gun was not needed, and then you have just disrupted your family, your neighborhood, your community. On paper it seems like a good idea but how reality plays out is different.
I live in Texas and during the freeze , didn’t lose power , my electric bill didn’t go up crazy either
He is an UTTER MESS!
(I lost 6 members of my family in that freeze , I know he Pocketed all that money, and he still haven't upgraded grid, 🌨️❄️ snow is on its way, we should have voted 🔵 💙 YEAH ( Beto!)
They say you can always tell a Texan. Not much, but you can always tell him.
Lmfao this made me laugh
Just a regular Texas businessman.
Just a Good Ol' Boy.
Never meanin' no harm...
Good luck, Texas: you're going to need it.
I live in texas & before that winter storm, I was thinking about getting my gas turned off. I'm glad I didn't, cause my gas stoves helped me, family members & friends out. After that, my gas will never get turned off.
The 246 deaths spanned 77 counties and included victims ranging from less than 1 year old to 102 years old. My family of 4 voted a straight Democrat ballot last week.
Greg Abbott is totally out of touch
Octogenarian here who was saved only by my standby generator. Texas is a state in name only.
Interesting that here and at Uvalde, Abbott is whining that he was misled. That's actually his administration's job to KNOW what certain sectors are doing and to ensure policies that are working correctly, like before they fail. I can't believe anyone takes his whines seriously.
and forget family went to leaving their little dog in a freezing cold house...alone.
Pardon for a murderer is all he think's of while people freeze to death and die of malnutrition because your state has the worst economy of your country
It’s Texas. What were you expecting? Brains?
I think Texas would just do alright :
Fyi this the analyst who got the Ukraine invasion right so I wouldn’t be too worried about Texas lol.
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Whose fault actually was for the power grid mess?
That was very devastating.😢
I voted Beto.
Fake Mexican?
Thank you
That report and the news York time below in the same place 😂😂😂😂
welcome to US , the place where democracy is nothing more than a show
Vote Beto!
Please get rid of these Un American monsters.
Beto is an antiamerican, he doesn't care about US ans Texas
Isn't he a Democrat (aka Communist)?
Texans see an R by the name of a politician and automatically vote for them
man we dont want abortions and them liberal leftist agendas in our State.
The windmills didn't work. Bad weather and forget it.
It's sad we let this happen
Abbott is a classic Narcissist
That’s a bit much
@@DrZionth Not at all.
@@cole9547 Greg Abbott has been my Governor for 8 years and he hasn’t done anything Narcissistic.
@@DrZionth Hmmm you have your eyes closed then. Try working on opening them soon!
I have but one word to say: BETO!
I'm from Texas and I'm embarrassed trust me.