THIS picture tells all:

[Novara]

Link to tweet

[Ferrets are Cool]

1. Quite honestly, it takes a very brave human to do this

I love his actions with all my heart.

[Novara]

8. I wish to hell we could bottle Beto up and serve him to all Dems

They need to display this same level of resolve and courage. When they don't, when they just send platitudes and whine that nothing can be done, they normalize the inaction so that nothing ever will be done. They need to break that pattern and show us that they fucking care. I want to see them anguished like we are.

Look, I don't really like kids much and I cried like an idiot. If you aren't anguished by 19 children (20 at Sandy Hook) getting horribly murdered, you are not human. The Dems need to show us that they hurt when this happens, just like the rest of us.

[Ferrets are Cool]

12. True

[RKP5637]

14. Democrats need to learn to kick ass like the old time democrats did! They all need to get like Beto!

[hibbing]

18. I never did give them hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it was hell n/t

[RKP5637]

19. Yeah, quite true!!! n/t

[dalton99a]

13. Beto is fearless and relentless

He is genuine. I met him during his Senate campaign

[Ferrets are Cool]

15. Don't know if it will ever happen, but I would love to have him as my President.

[dalton99a]

2. Kick

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[Rebl2]

32. It's insane

we let anyone buy AR-15 except the military.

[mjvpi]

49. He bought two of them! And almost 400 rounds of ammunition.

Those guns are expensive.

[MIpen03]

3. What exactly is going on?

I think I see Abbott there on the left edge of the photo. Was O’Rourke trying to speak to him and security stopped him from approaching?

[SoonerPride]

6. Beto stood up in the middle of Abbott's press charade to call him out

And then security whisked him out of the room because the last thing we can have is someone pointing out that Republicans lies are killing our kids.

[Roland99]

7. Beto interrupted the dog and pony show

Some qultists started spittle flying and cussing him out

[calimary]

33. It WAS a dog & pony show. Mental health, mental health, mental health.

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A nice little hidey-hole the gun-death lovers scramble toward, ANYTHING to distract or otherwise turn the focus away from their precious guns, so you'll stop talking about it and bothering them about it. And heaven forbid, force them to act on it when they'd just rather not. I kept thinking (WHILE shouting "YOU'RE AN ASSHOLE, ABBOTT!" and "FUCK YOU, ABBOTT" at him as he sat there burping out the same tired cliches and talking points) HOW MANY MILLLIONS of people here and around the world have mental health problems and issues - WHO DON'T GO grab a gun and slaughter people???

[LakeArenal]

48. This one. Abbott: "We are better than this!"

No you aren’t. The US is THIS! You worked to make it so. As you will continue to do so.

[barbtries]

59. all those little self comforting sayings are getting to me.

of course this is who we are. the evidence is clear: we are not better than this. and why? republicans.

I don't believe it anymore because I pay attention.

[ShazzieB]

45. I was just getting ready to ask what was happening in that picture.

Now I don't have to. Thanks!

[Lasher]

64. You can catch up here:

https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/25/politics/beto-orourke-uvalde-greg-abbott/index.html

It's hard to keep up with everything.

[Irish_Dem]

4. The courage to stand face to face with pure evil.

[Lovie777]

5. Enough . ...

Beto is pissed and so am I. Vote them out, elect people who gives a damn.

[RKP5637]

9. K&R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t

[CivicGrief]

10. Standing up to the gun-lobby posse.

A real leader gets escorted out while these lunatics try to act like they care. They don't.

[Frustratedlady]

17. ...but, it had to have pissed off Abbot because the press followed Beto.

Abbot was sucking up as much publicity as he could get with his lies. Beto interrupted his show.

Beto kind of reminds me of a young Obama.

[CivicGrief]

20. Yes, Beto is impressive.

But these fools slapping each other on the back and denying the real issue get to put on a show. I can't believe people fall for the bullshit.

[JanMichael]

11. Damn. Beto looks infuriated. The donut cops look like Nazis.

The three wagging fingers look like Heil Hitler's mashed with churchy sky pointing.

Beto needs to take this issue and keep pounding.

[3auld6phart]

50. Saved

the taxpayers a bit of coin. The pigs didn’t have to take the shooter to
Micky Ds for a burger and shake.Like they did to that little shit shooter
in CO. Did he kill himself or did the LEOs do him in?

[bucolic_frolic]

16. Beto has such a sense of timing and presence

Beto drew a line in the sand there. Citizens are outraged, and Beto was there for them. Bravely. No, make that BRAVELY.

Politically, Abbott is hated by elements of the population nationwide for his abortion rigging antics. That is very hard for a state politician to do, to wreak havoc nationwide. Abbott's cold demeanor surrounded by goons says he his afraid of losing in November, and now that graphic is out and will color everything he does. Abbott didn't face the challenge. He let his underlings do it. He is damaged goods at this point, I doubt he has upside from here, the only question is can he hang on long enough to prevent a loss in November.

[FM123]

21. Look at them square in the eye, say what has to be said.

I hope other Dems are taking note of this...

[malaise]

22. Is that the white power sign by three?

asking for a friend.

[onethatcares]

23. who was it that called Beto an s - b?

while telling him to leave?

I could see the spittle flying

[blogslug]

28. That was the Mayor of Uvalde, TX

He is a piece of work:

https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2022/05/25/who-uvalde-mayor-don-mclaughlin/9929781002/

[nolabear]

24. Their posture says it all.

Pretty close to a Nazi salute. But it’s really “You’re not welcome here. Anyone not buying our bullshit has to go. You’re not American!”

Uh-huh.

[world wide wally]

25. There's your choice, Texas

You can have a brave young man of action and conviction or keep your mealy mouthed Liar and oil company ass kisser.

[Kid Berwyn]

26. Beto DID say he was going to take away the assault rifles.

“Hell yes, we’re going to take your AR-15, your AK-47,” O’Rourke said at a debate when he was running for president. Now he's running for governor and said he won't be backing down from the statement.

— September, 2019

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/15/texas-beto-orourke-guns-2022/

[YoshidaYui]

27. K&R

To the fucking Moon!!

[SergeStorms]

29. And every one of those Nazis....

is packing a gun. You know, 'cause "good guys with a gun" yada, yada, yada.

They certainly have that 'Seig Hiel' arm action down. They're pointing for Beto to leave, but those arms snapped into that position like they've done it many, many times before.

Vladimir Putin is very proud of his proxies in Texas, I'll tell you that. He invested wisely in the NRA.

[OMGWTF]

31. THIS! THIS! THIS!

[SunSeeker]

30. K & R & Retweeted!

[Handler]

34. Hell yes

This is the leadership we need. Call them out.

[The Jungle 1]

35. This is a hard question.

Is it time to ask the parents if we can show the results.
Nothing seems to work.

[The Jungle 1]

36. That cop did keep his shit together.

Touching Beto would have been a big mistake.
Give the man a bag of donuts.

[aggiesal]

37. You can see Abbott & Costello (i.e. Cruz) in the far left background. n/t

[geretogo]

38. The three just needed to extend all fingers and say seig hiel Hitler or Trump . There both the

same .

[peggysue2]

39. Go, Beto!

If more people had the courage to do this, we'd all be a hell better off.

These Republicans felt the sting of O'Rourke's comments bc they're too accustomed to having their ridiculous ideas, policies and lack of compassion go uncriticized and not called out for what they are: a contemptible indifference to the suffering of others. Judge them by their lack of action. Spit on their empty words or infuriating whataboutism to deflect from their own hollowed out souls.

We need to showcase this hollowness, this craven abdication of everything decent to incite a revolution of sensibilities in the American psyche, to break the gun fetish that has grown through greed and hate, and then make all citizens think of gun victims as their children, their sons and daughters, mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters.

I don't know whether showing dead bodies, human flesh blown into pieces, would make a difference. But if it would, I say bring it on. Make us all look at the carnage this stupid, evil obsession with guns has wrought, how lies and deceit have torn families to smithereens. Some of these parents will be required to use DNA to identify their babies because the disfigurement from a battlefield weapon is so profound.

Imagine the horror of that. Then imagine the smug faces of men or women who repeatedly say: the solution to a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. Or the emptiness of sending the standard Thoughts and Prayers.

Show America what Governor Abbott and his crew and all those like them have delivered to this country. In this case, the torn and bloodied bodies of little children.

This is not PRO-LIFE. This is PRO-DEATH.

[llmart]

41. Amen to all of this.

"Some of these parents will be required to use DNA to identify their babies because the disfigurement from a battlefield weapon is so profound."

I can't even imagine how a parent could go on living after having to deal with something as horrific as this.

[Liberal In Texas]

40. I think I might have to send Beto another donation.

I hope we can get out the Dems to vote this time. If we vote, we win.

[twodogsbarking]

42. They have been practicing the salute. Nearly there.

[flying_wahini]

43. As a Texan and having seen Beto up close several times I have to say he really is that great.

Too bad there are so many nimrods here that are happy to sacrifice children for guns.

Let’s repeal the 2nd. Let them cry.

[Peregrine Took]

44. Screaming bully boys terrified of a lone honest man.

That photo should be his main campaign picture.

He looks so dignified and yet so sad as he can see how craven they are and impossible to ever deal with rationally.

[Warpy]

46. Not to the tight assed, pursed lips crowd. To them it was UNSEEMLY

The gun humpers won't be too happy, either.

Still, it's about time somebody called that sack of shit out for what he's doing.

[TomSlick]

47. I heard Beto speak in Little Rock at the March for Our Lives rally.

He was in town and an unannounced speaker. My memory is that he was in town to try to talk reason to folks at a gun show.

His passion on the subject was obviously genuine. He did not appear to have a prepared speech - he just spoke his mind. I was wowed.

I am not convinced that gun regulation is a winning issue in Texas but hope springs eternal.

[FakeNoose]

51. Texas deserves BETTER than Greg Abbott

Texas deserves Beto O'Rourke, and Texas Dems and all right-thinking people need to make this happen.

I'm not in Texas but I support Beto and so should all of us.

[BigmanPigman]

52. All MEN, why is that?

Do women even exist in these circles? Why is it alway mostly men? Is this a testosterone thing? Looks that way in this woman's eyes.

[Cha]

53. Rt💕🤷‍♂️TY & Beto

💙💛

[Blue Owl]

54. Thank You Beto!!!

A real voice of sanity amongst the insane….

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

56. Wow, that was impressive. Not easy to stand that close to evil,

much less confront them with truths they're pretending to not know are true and do not want spoken.

[TexasBushwhacker]

57. It's apparent Abbott and friends care more about fetuses and guns

than they care about women and children.

[emily333]

58. Governor

I think we just might be looking at the next governor of Texas.

[Botany]

60. Abbott can not look him in the eye.

Beto

[cbabe]

61. This photo.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/07/a-single-photo-that-captures-race-and-policing-in-america/623598/

A protest against excessive police force against the city's Black residents in Baton Rouge

[Novara]

62. I framed that photo.

[cbabe]

63. Excellent. My caption: Beauty vs the Beast. Beauty wins. Beauty always wins.