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Texas GOP convention will happen in person — but Republican leaders will speak via video

Baji Boxer

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The Republican Party of Texas is moving forward with its controversial in-person convention during the coronavirus pandemic — but elected officials including Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick will be giving their scheduled speeches virtually.

"All the elected officials are switching from a live, in-person speech to videos," Kyle Whatley, the party's executive director, said during a town hall livestreamed Tuesday night. "They're doing that for us in order to focus all the attention on the business of the meeting and to get everybody in and out of here as quickly and as safely as possible."

Texas Republican officials typically headline their party's biennial state convention, which this year is scheduled for July 16 to 18 at Houston's George R. Brown Convention Center. Roughly 6,000 people are expected to attend the event. Attendees will be required to wear masks during most of the gathering, according to party Chair James Dickey, after Abbott issued a statewide mask mandate last week.

Still, as the state has seen a surge in coronavirus cases, calls have been growing for the party to cancel its event. The State Republican Executive Committee, a 64-member body that serves as the party's governing board, met last week to consider moving the convention online, but it approved a resolution supporting an in-person gathering in a 40-20 vote.
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www.texastribune.org

Texas GOP convention will happen in person — but Republican leaders will speak via video

As the state has seen a surge in coronavirus cases, calls have been growing over the past week for the party to cancel its Houston event.
www.texastribune.org www.texastribune.org

Sociopaths knowingly exposing the idiots that follow them to a deadly virus, while hiding at home safe and sound. Unfortunately, these half-witted racist asswipes then get to go out and infect others who don't deserve any of this trouble.
 
AlteredBeast

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LOL! "This is how much you matter to us..."

You know, this will almost certainly still cause a noticeable drop in participation, so it could definitely end up like Tulsa 2.0 levels of anti-enthusiasm.
 
DanarchyReigns

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Bryo4321

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Real life is like a surreal parody at this point. Just absolutely ridiculous. Lol
 
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Baji Boxer

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I love the excuse:
"They're doing that for us in order to focus all the attention on the business of the meeting and to get everybody in and out of here as quickly and as safely as possible."
 
ThatMeanScene

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Its sad that they are resorting to this; they should not be putting anyone at risk. At least their attendance numbers are going to be fun to laugh at.
 
Musubi

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Its so fucking apparent that they KNOW its real and they just don't care about their constituents. God its so frustrating seeing people being so duped by these absolute morons.
 
Zoe

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Abbott is pretty much encouraging the Houston mayor to shut it down if they're not playing by the rules. Waiting for the catch there...
 
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"All the elected officials are switching from a live, in-person speech to videos," Kyle Whatley, the party's executive director, said during a town hall livestreamed Tuesday night.

"They're doing that for us in order to focus all the attention on the business of the meeting and to get everybody in and out of here as quickly and as safely as possible."
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Republican party officials announced today that they would be delivering their convention speeches to the passengers and crew of the sinking Titanic from aboard the precious few remaining lifeboats available.

"They're doing that for us in order to focus all attention on the band. Nearer My God To Thee is a damn toe tapper," said one official as he bodily shoved a young woman out of the way in his frenzy to reach safety. "This is all about getting out of here as quickly and safely as possible."
 
NoRéN

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Clear proof that republicans are incredibly stupid to support such "leaders".
 
KG

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Party of cowards. Do the whole thing virtually and don't hold the convention idiots.
 
entremet

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Lol. The speakers are safe and the plebs will be lamb to the slaughte.
 

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They are so goddamn stupid that they are willing to let their followers get the virus when their base is mostly middle-aged or older people. They clearly understand the risks in attending, why are they endangering their own voters?

I know they don't care about any lives but their own, but these are votes that may be dead before November, what the fuck is their game plan?
 
skeezx

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i wonder how many people will actually attend though. seems like they're implicitly trying to draw down attendance but even at like 50 attendees that's way too much harris county is on fire
 
maxxpower

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Honestly can't help but laugh. Anyone that shows up to this is a complete imbecile.
 
Zoe

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Here are the conditions the mayor has set or else it will get shut down:

www.houstonpublicmedia.org

Coronavirus In Greater Houston: Gov. Abbott Bans Elective Surgeries In More Than 100 Texas Counties | Houston Public Media

As we approach 18 weeks of COVID-19 in the greater Houston area, the region has seen a spike in cases that continues to grow.
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The city will require all attendees, employees and volunteers at the convention to wear a face covering, per Gov. Greg Abbott's recent order. Inside, organizers must modify the layout of the convention to promote six feet of social distancing, host programs in larger rooms, block off rows or sections of seating to distance people in all directions, work on spacing out or eliminating lines, add physical barriers where necessary, limit use of elevators, and provide individually plated meals or grab-and-go options as opposed to buffet, the mayor said.

Attendees will be required to get daily health checks, which include temperature screenings and symptom checks, and use some system to validate that people have been screened, like wrist bands.

The mayor also required a master list of all attendees that includes name, date of birth, address, phone number, email address, hotel and hotel rooms. Any attendees who develop symptoms at the convention or within two weeks of the convention must notify organizers to coordinate with local public health officials both in Houston and any jurisdictions of people who come in from out of town, Turner said.
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Verelios

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This is the most bitch ass move the GOP could make and I'm just saddened that their supporters will still hobble out in full force for them.
 
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