See How That Feels?
Bullies used to physically hound the weaker kids on the school playground. They still do, but now they use technology.
But every once in a while back then, they encountered “push back” from an underestimated victim who returned their “Indian burn” or their “wedgie” with one of equal or greater intensity.
Always accompanied by the retort: “See how that feels?”
A retort that was always unnecessary because if they didn’t darned well know, they wouldn’t have done it in the first place.
Well, now, maybe they know how it feels to have megabucks thrown at a corporation in order to achieve a desired political effect.
The only Texas billionaire that contributes to promote Democratic issues, one David Bonderman, owns TPG Capital, and that company runs The TPG Tech Adjacencies.
Stay with me.
The TPG Tech Adjacencies owns 30% of the satellite dish TV communications company called DirecTV. And last year, DirecTV “deplatformed” the Newsmax TV channel, having previously canceled the distribution of the OANN signal. Both are “go to” information sites for MAGA Republicans.
Now what are “Texans, South Carolinians, Utahns and Arkansasans” going to do to get their preferred news?
The bullies’…er…Republicans’ angst is chronicled here in a letter sent by Texas Senator Ted Cruz, among others.
Never mind that Ted Cruz gets paid (or excuse me, his Truth and Courage PAC gets paid) megabucks to spew lies disguised as truth over iHeartMedia, another major telecommunications network.
How does it feel, Ted?
Cruz is running for re-election this year. Texans will find him there on their ballots right under the choices for President and Vice-President. His only real opponent is the current congressman from Texas CD-32, Colin Allred. Allred’s campaign website is here.
It’s time to deplatform Ted Cruz.
Exactly what does fled cruz do for TX? I know he doesn’t do anything as a congress critter for the country.
1Why do Republicans insist on making me defend a corporation? Look, DirecTV has no legal obligation to “air” any channel/network (except for I think true over-the-air broadcast networks like ABC, CBS, NBC and even the Fox Network). It is the choice of DirecTV and network to carry and how much they pay for that network, which is ultimately paid for by their subscribers.
Also, what “left-leaning” networks is Cruz alluding to? He never mentions them.
2Does Dr Ronny Jackson Do Anything for Texas that we can know? …for Texas’ health and safety? …for SSA (that so many at this salon may approve of)? …for the USA,I mean, there’s a lot of us needing a return on our investment here…? Does he go to the office 5 days a week?…or get 8 hours of sleep at night?
Oregon is blessed to have 2 hard working US senators and 4 reasonable types out of 5 US representatives OR can field in DC, as well as knowing there are many good people in my state that all benefit from a competent DC delegation, and we’ve damn well voted by mail since 1993 …RD
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