I didn't realize government employees could use "it would embarrass me" as a valid reason for exemption from Open Records laws...
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So, entering Hunter's dong into the Congressional record for some reason....that's okay, but if a qon is embarrassed by releasing something...it's not?
Thank you. That is precisely the intent. Greg Abbot would have some serious issues trying to roll through the sand. Then would have the gall to blame it on immigration & Biden. No sensible individual with WC assistance or not would see it that way.
Why didn’t Hillary think of this defense?
Aleshire said it’s not unusual for government agencies to tap the common-law privacy exception in an attempt to withhold records from the public. But he’s used to it being cited in cases that involve children, medical data or other highly personal information — not for emails between an elected official and a businessman.
Until proven otherwise, I’m assuming the emails include details about Musk’s ties to Epstein.
Could be Epstein. Ken Paxton's wife is divorcing him over some kind of "biblical affair" could be Greg, he's got a mobile cuck chair.
Hey now we shouldn't insult him because of his disability, imagine what it makes those who did nothing wrong feel. Oh who am I kidding id dump him onto tarmac hot enough to give third degree burns and tell him to walk if he doesn't want to be further crippled or die, if he tries to crawl I'm taking fingers then limbs.
"We don't want to release these emails on the grounds that it will make us look bad."
Embarrassment is the default state of the Turdpublican.
It’s all talk about hemorrhoids. What creams work the best, best way to scratch them, etc.
I swear by Taintspackle, a Holepucker product
Conglomerated with DarkStar Industries and featured through Pegged Productions
On the whole, I believe Preparation H feels good...
Assuming weird unbiblical sex stuff here
Must be pretty weird then; even the bible mentions some pretty weird sex stuff.
I mean even vanilla sex while wearing mixed fibers and eating shelfish is verboten, but your mileage may vary depending on how heathen you live. I'm a filthy sinner at the best of times but I'm not a Texas GOP leader.
What about Lot, his daughters and a lot of wine?
Until further clarification I think everyone needs to go out, and say that this confirms abbot is having gay sex with Elon Musk.
If that's all it is then it's not that bad (though unelectable in Texas). I suspect it's much worse though.
The idea there lol... sadly I think conservatives are more likely to be afraid of being though to be gay, than to be pedophiles.
Hence the funniest way to bring them out might be if they are accused of having sex with of age people of the same sex... they could respond "no no really, I had sex with a 15 year old girl, I'm not gay".
No more embarrassing and useless than Greg Abbot trying to maneuver around at the beach.
Keeps getting reported as "ableist", but I have to say, as a wheelchair user, it's not offensive.
The target is Greg Abbot, who happens to be in a wheelchair, not wheelchair users in general.
Hey, hey, hey...
This looks like the beginning of a wheelchair supervillain
Gotta say, I was tempted, but $13,000 and I'd need a truck to haul it and ramps to get it in and out.
Haha the joke is wheelchair, very funny!
The joke is in the wheelchair. Greg Abbott dreams about Sparta kicking Mexicans into the Rio Grande. He deserves the same.
They were sexting.
Read up zero aspects about this: TX gov: no daddy tesla, I need jawabs puease eL0Ň: hey you down there! shut up u!
This guy knows how to generate interest
Wild guess, the emails are full of Abbot's dick and atrophy legs pictures next to a ruler, after Elon said he could make him bionic legs.
Gov. Abbott is too embarrassing to be released in public.