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Shell_Seas

(3,333 posts)
Tue Feb 20, 2024, 05:16 PM Feb 20

Early Voting Starts Today And Shawn Thierry Gives Us Unhinged 2AM Rant

Primary elections are when it's time to vote out shit-Dems. Make sure you get to the polls.

https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/early-voting-starts-today-and-shawn

On the first day of early voting in what has been the most contemptuous Democratic primary election Texas has seen in decades, Representative Shawn Thierry (D-Houston) woke up in the wee hours of the morning and chose violence.

Before we get into Thierry’s now-deleted post, we must discuss the backstory and how we got to this point.

During the legislative session, Thierry sided with Republicans on two crucial issues.

She voted to ban gender-affirming care for minors.

She voted for the book-burning bill.

In the case of the anti-LGBTQ legislation, she stood before all of her peers and gave a boo-hoo speech, where she sobbed her way through right-wing talking points and conspiracy theories. If you haven’t seen her little bit of theater, here it is:

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