FAFO
Commentary said this yesterday about Gov. Greg Abbott calling up the Texas National Guard ahead of this weekend’s planned protests in Texas:
Let’s just call this what it is. Provocation. Gov. Abbott is hoping for the protests to get out of hand so he can look like a tough guy. This guy will never be a tough guy. This isn’t how tough guys act.
The Chron E-Board weighed in today with a take on Gov. Abbott’s silliness. See this:
That seems like an overreaction. Yes, it’s true that small protests have sprung up across Texas, inspired by the Los Angeles demonstrations that started Friday. One protester was arrested in Dallas, and a handful in Austin. And the No Kings protests planned for Saturday, which have been in the works for weeks, are likely to be much larger.
But there was no serious indication Tuesday that Texas was on the verge of exploding. No burning cars. No looting. No mayors imposing curfews.
In fact, the most significant provocation to violence seemed to come from Abbott himself. “Peaceful protesting is legal,” he wrote on X. “But once you cross the line, you will be arrested. FAFO.”
For those of you unfamiliar with the acronym, that’s “F— around and find out.”
It’s the kind of thing that middle schoolers say before a fistfight. It’s meant to rile up, not calm down. As the late-night political philosopher Jimmy Kimmel said, “Putting out a fire you purposely started doesn’t make you a firefighter. It makes you an arsonist with a hose.”
To state the obvious: This isn’t the grownup leadership that Texas needs.
FAFO, FAFO, FA-FO. Abbott is a punk.
The Chron E-Board wants him to grow-up.
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I am not going to say much about California U.S. Senator Alex Padilla being put on the ground and handcuffed. I just hope Democrats remember this incident and respond appropriately.
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I did not know that an albatross was a double eagle in golf parlance. Did you? I learned it yesterday.
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The featured photo is from the front page of Chron earlier this week. Here is from the Chron story:
Three in 10 surveyed thought the local government response to the storms was “poor,” and even more residents took issue with the state’s response with 40% saying they did a “poor” job. Residents tended to lean favorably in their views of the first responders and line crews working to respond to the storm and power outages.
Five in 10 respondents trusted local elected officials to adequately prepare for storms, while 32% trusted state officials and only 19% of respondents trusted their energy company to prepare.
Here is the entire Chron story: Kinder: Houston residents don’t think officials are storm prepared.
Living in H-Town, we don’t have a choice. We have to be strong.
I did a double take of sorts when I was deciding what Astros gear to wear to Daikin Park, and I ran across the H-Town Strong t-shirts handed out after Harvey in 2017. I will keep wearing them.
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We won last night and extended our lead in the AL West. The Twins are in town for a three-game series this Father’s Day Weekend.
