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blogslut

(38,000 posts) Wed Jul 8, 2020, 04:33 PM Jul 2020

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Houston Canceling TX GOP Convention

Link to tweet

Cassi Pollock @cassi_pollock

News: Houston Mayor @SylvesterTurner says @HoustonFirst officials have sent a letter to the @TexasGOP's SREC canceling the party's in-person convention scheduled next week.

“The public health concerns outweighed anything else," Turner says.

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Houston Canceling TX GOP Convention (Original Post) blogslut Jul 2020 OP

It's the Texas State GOP Convention not the RNC n/t RGTIndy Jul 2020 #1

oops blogslut Jul 2020 #3

Ha! Couldn't take the heat of the speakers appearing remotely while everyone else died? soothsayer Jul 2020 #2

It's the right thing to do but it's not going to make the Vulgar Orange Pig happy. HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #4

Yeah Gothmog Jul 2020 #5

Attendees can watch the Two-Minute Hate torius Jul 2020 #6

Ha Ha LeftInTX Jul 2020 #7

It's not safe enough to have a Texas GOP convention, but open those schools NOW! SoonerPride Jul 2020 #8

RGTIndy

(203 posts)

1. It's the Texas State GOP Convention not the RNC n/t

Reply to blogslut (Original post)

Wed Jul 8, 2020, 04:34 PM

Jul 2020

blogslut

(38,000 posts)

3. oops

Reply to RGTIndy (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 8, 2020, 04:36 PM

Jul 2020

I'll fix that. thanks!

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

2. Ha! Couldn't take the heat of the speakers appearing remotely while everyone else died?

Reply to blogslut (Original post)

Wed Jul 8, 2020, 04:34 PM

Jul 2020

HotTeaBag

(1,206 posts)

4. It's the right thing to do but it's not going to make the Vulgar Orange Pig happy.

Reply to blogslut (Original post)

Wed Jul 8, 2020, 04:39 PM

Jul 2020

But it puts him in a tough situation because he can't really afford to start attacking Republicans in Texas.

Gothmog

(145,243 posts)

5. Yeah

Reply to blogslut (Original post)

Wed Jul 8, 2020, 04:39 PM

Jul 2020

Link to tweet

torius

(1,652 posts)

6. Attendees can watch the Two-Minute Hate

Reply to blogslut (Original post)

Wed Jul 8, 2020, 04:43 PM

Jul 2020

in the comfort of their own homes.

LeftInTX

(25,337 posts)

7. Ha Ha

Reply to blogslut (Original post)

Wed Jul 8, 2020, 04:47 PM

Jul 2020

Now they will have to deal with a hastily put together virtual event...good luck with that!

SoonerPride

(12,286 posts)

8. It's not safe enough to have a Texas GOP convention, but open those schools NOW!

Reply to blogslut (Original post)

Wed Jul 8, 2020, 04:49 PM

Jul 2020

Seems about right

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