Posted on 03/10/2022 2:27:00 AM PST by Libloather
A Dallas billionaire is suing Beto O'Rourke for defamation over O'Rourke's criticism of his chief political opponent, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, and energy companies who made money during a deadly 2021 winter storm - and then made campaign contributions after.
The lawsuit, filed Feb. 22, claims the Democratic candidate for governor "intentionally, repeatedly, and widely disseminated his deliberate and defamatory falsehoods" in speeches, interviews and on social media to "publicly humiliate" Energy Transfer CEO Kelcy Warren.
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The suit cites a tweet O'Rourke posted Dec. 30, 2021 - which mentions the CEO and his donation while accusing Abbott of letting energy companies "off the hook" - as an example of "baseless accusations" of "felonies of extortion, bribery, and corrupt influence" by Warren.
"The accusations go well beyond the sorts of vague and generalized accusations of political and corporate corruption that are often thrown around," Warren's lawsuit argues. "Rather, they focus on a particular person, a particular campaign contribution, at a specific point in time, and a particular purported favor done in exchange for the contribution."
O'Rourke defended himself at a press conference in Dallas on Monday, claiming he was being sued for "telling the truth and connecting the dots between the profits [Warren] made, the contributions he's then made to Greg Abbott and the policy that has been followed," according to news reports.
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a boy with dreams of running for an office, who refuses to use his Irish birthright name, would never ever lie!
Stupid little boy.
Beto’s father-in-law is wealthy, but probably not on the scale of who he is picking a fight with. The media never hold #ComDem’s accountable for their crimes.
Texas Courts are not all leftist sanctuaries.
I think Beto-the-Kid (in a dress), is messing with people outside his comfort zone. Even his father-in-law should get it.
This is the Psychedelic Warlord, who fantasized about running over little kids and how he would enjoy hearing their screams of pain.
I guess that’s why libs like him so much.
“intentionally, repeatedly, and widely disseminated his deliberate and defamatory falsehoods” in speeches, interviews and on social media to “publicly humiliate”
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This is an operative definition of any Democrat
“We are not backing down,” O'Rourke said, calling the lawsuit “frivolous.”
“All I have done today and all I have done over the course of the campaign is share these facts” with voters, O'Rourke said, arguing that “when we connect the dots and follow the money, we see that Greg Abbott has put profits over people.”
O'Rourke said he would use campaign funds to defend himself and that he was not worried about the cost because he finds the lawsuit “so frivolous.”
“We are on the most solid ground possible,” O'Rourke said.
Beto-the-Kid (in a dress) is high on Soros money. This will soon bring on a big let down.
O’Rourke defended himself at a press conference in Dallas on Monday, claiming he was being sued for “telling the truth and connecting the dots between the profits [Warren] made, the contributions he’s then made to Greg Abbott and the policy that has been followed,” according to news reports.
So Abbott caused deadly winter storms to generate profits for a contributor? Did he hire Doctor Fu Manchu to do the evil deed?
Hope Kelcy Warren wins
From the Kera news:
“O’Rourke is challenging Abbott for a third term. Both easily won their primaries last week, with Abbott beating Huffines and other challengers with nearly two-thirds of the vote.”
but Alan West got more votes than Huffines.
I was precinct election judge here, have worked the polls many times. I understand were so many GOP candidates for governor.
When I lived in NM (1972-1886) for I was a city councilman for a 2 year term and later I was GOP Country Chairman for a while. Have seen dirty politics.
As a young man, many people came to visit my grandfather(he was not at all political) and I heard conversations about how crooked LBJ was and the awful things he had done. Some of the conversations were from an Assistant AG who was an old family friend. There are a lot of interesting stories that I saw/heard.
I’m 74 now. Still aware.
It’s too bad he couldn’t have sued the bastard in another country. He doesn’t stand a chance in the U.S. of “Refugees”. Our Feral “judges” hate Americans and will not let them win in U.S. “courts.”
Warren pretends to be an Indian and Beto pretends to be a Mexican. Girls pretend to be boys and boys pretend to be girls. Strange world we live in.
Kelsey’s a good guy. I worked with him when I was an intern in college and he was a young engineer.
My parents were friends with him too.
Just gotta love how worthless TWOT’s like this complain about a Guv’na “allowing” companies to profit. It was the legislature that set up the rules, yah tool, not the Gov’na!
You’d think just being a Democrat humiliation enough.
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