Abbott Blasted for 'Cruel Stunt' as Migrants Bussed to Kamala Harris' Home on Christmas Eve

[Judi Lynn]

"How Christian of you, Greg Abbott," Rep. Joaquin Castro said sardonically. "Being a heartless POS isn't going to make you the next Republican president."

BRETT WILKINS
Dec 25, 2022

Human rights defenders condemned Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and "extremist Republicans' cruel values" after several busloads of migrants were dropped off outside U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris' Washington, D.C. home in subfreezing temperatures on Christmas Eve.

For the second time since September, Central and South American migrants were bussed from Texas to the vice president's residence at the U.S. Naval Observatory in the nation's capital. According to reports, some of the asylum-seekers were wearing only t-shirts and shorts as the mercury dropped to 18°F (-8°C) on Saturday.

"This was intended to be a cruel stunt by Greg Abbott, but people are working around the clock to treat these families with the dignity they deserve."

While it is not known who ordered the migrants bussed to the capital, advocates pointed fingers at Abbott. The Republican Texas governor—along with GOP Govs. Ron DeSantis of Florida and Doug Ducey of Arizona—have bussed more than 10,000 migrants to Democratic-led cities since April to protest what they falsely call the Biden administration's "open border" immigration policies.

More:
https://www.commondreams.org/news/migrants-kamala-harris-home

[TreasonousBastard]

1. It was a shit move, as even his buddies seem to think...

Meanwhile, they are being fed and clothed by good people who have other things to do.

[Tetrachloride]

2. Abbott will keep doing it unless

he has orders from oil companies to stop
or
Democrats start winning in Texas. (sort of the same thing)

[gab13by13]

3. The border is top of the charts right wing talking point,

Turn on Fox, I won't, and I bet the border is getting 75% of the air time.

I'm headed to Pittsburgh for a delayed Christmas celebration because of the bad weather hampering travel. I will give some people a break since I will be going dark for several days. Hopefully Rt. 28 is cleared off by now.

ps/ if someone big gets indicted I may throw in a post, but politics is off base while I take on the grandson at the pool table. The little guy made the 9 ball on the break last time I was there. (playing 9 ball)

[KY_EnviroGuy]

4. Someone please send several bus loads of Betos to Austin NOW.

Armed with megaphones and compassionate Kool-Aid......... .......

Thank you Washington D.C. for watching over these innocents......... ......

KY

[Better Days Ahoy]

5. Someone please drive a dump truck of horse shit to the Guv's house in Austin

And leave it there

[Botany]

6. Why any Hispanic would ever vote for the GOP is beyond me

I know that there are differences between the different nations, cultures, and tribes, but the bottom line
is that Republican see them all as "brown lesser people" who really don't deserve respect.

[Lovie777]

8. K&R......

totally agree.

[chriscan64]

7. "Owning the libs" is not governing.

Whatever paper thin excuse for claiming this is anything but a political stunt is shredded by the use of the Vice-president's residence as the drop off location. The stated goal could have been achieved by coordination with governmental agencies and charities at the receiving end to ensure efficient logistics and the prevention of human suffering from the cold weather. However, the stated goal is not the goal. The true goal is to score points in a game that nobody else is playing. This is not a game to the asylum seekers and migrants.

This move is the latest in a series of actions by Abbott done only for scoring political points with a base whose support he already has. The last thing he did that was true governing was to impose the state-wide mask mandate in the spring of 2020. Since then it has been a steady diet of red meat for consumers of right wing media. This weekend I watched him in a public service announcement about covid prevention that included everything except masks and the vaccine. This absence of leadership is not a detriment to Abbott's presidential aspirations within the gop, it is a key component of advancing them.

[Lovie777]

9. overall, the mid-term elections favored Democrats .......

the owning the libs have gone insanely wrong and many Americans have "woken" up from all the bullshit.

[FalloutShelter]

10. Endangering human lives for a publicity stunt

This seems ridiculous to say… but I think we need a law against this! It’s HUMAN TRAFFICKING!nice move Xans- WWJT?!!?
Who would Jesus traffik?

[dalton99a]

11. Kick

[live love laugh]

12. "Blasted" isn't shit to them. They revel in it. They're shame proof.

What is DONE to hold Abbott accountable is the only thing that matters.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

13. Abbott's Christian family values on display:

Link to tweet