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Beto: Speaking Truth to Power

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Well, I sorta liked Beto before.

I like him a lot more, now.

Beto O%27Rourke April 2019.

Beto O%27Rourke April 2019.
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Here, he confronts Gov. Abbott. Note that while those on stage are yelling and bullying, Beto doesn't appear to even raise his voice.

Beto O'Rourke confronts Texas Gov. Abbott after Uvalde shooting | USA TODAY Beto O'Rourke was removed from a Uvalde, Texas, shooting press conference after yelling, .someone has to stand up for the ...
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He continued to speak truth to power after he was removed from the press conference.

RT @BFriedmanDC: After getting booted, Beto went outside and kept going https://t.co/2gCystHOr7 at https://t.co/2gCystHOr7
— Nick (@lordremz) May 26, 2022

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Meryl Ann Butler is an artist, author, educator and OpedNews Managing Editor who has been actively engaged in utilizing the arts as stepping-stones toward joy-filled wellbeing since she was a hippie. She began writing for OpEdNews in Feb, 2004. She became a Senior Editor in August 2012 and Managing Editor in January, (more...)

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