Greg Abbott's Viral Football Analogy About Texas Floods

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4 days ago

Central Texas is continuing to deal with the devastating fallout of massive flash floods as deaths continue to mount, and at least 119 people remain missing.
Since Friday, the media and citizens across the country have demanded answers as to why there was not a county-wide siren system in place to warn Texans of the flood, which could have potentially saved lives.
Kerr County's top elected official, Judge Rob Kelly, recently said that the county had considered implementing a tornado-like siren for floods years ago. Still, the idea never came to fruition due to costs. "We've looked into it before...The public reeled at the cost," Judge Rob Kelly said.
On Fox News, Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick also admitted that flood warnings were issued via text for those who "signed up," forcing some residents to warn each other. "There were alert warnings that went out, we believe, by the locals. But if you were a resident and you signed up for it, you got it. But, if you happen to be a stranger who just came in for the Fourth of July weekend, you might not have had that [warning]."
"You ask, I'm going to use your words: 'Who's to blame?' Know this. That's the word choice of losers."
"Let me explain one thing about Texas. And that is, Texas, every square inch of our state cares about football. You can be in Hunt, Texas, Huntsville, Texas, Houston, Texas, any size community, they care about football. High school Friday night lights, college football, or pro."
"Every football team makes mistakes. The losing teams are the ones who try to point out who is to blame. The championship teams are the ones who say, 'Don't worry about it, we got this.' We're going to make sure that we go score again and we're gonna win this game. The way winners talk is not to point fingers. They talk about solutions."
In response to the clip, people have been ripping into Abbott for his "callousness" during a tragedy.
"You don't get to play the 'everyone makes mistakes' card when this was avoidable," another person wrote.
"Nothing says strong leadership like using a football analogy to downplay the death of dozens of children," this person wrote.
This person pointed out the Texas government's unwillingness to use budget money on a siren alert system.
This user called Abbott's analogy "insane."
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