Posted on 11/11/2014 7:14:31 PM PST by thetallguy24
DALLAS, Texas -- A Texas State Representative, Giovanni Capriglione (R-Southlake), shocked Tea Party activists in Fort Worth Monday night, November 10, when he declared he would be supporting the current Speaker of the Texas House, Joe Straus, instead of the Tea Party favorite son, State Representative Scott Turner (R-Rockwall). The announcement came during the NE Tarrant Tea Party final meeting of 2014 as a pre-84th Texas legislative session panel discussion on the upcoming race for the Speakership in the Texas House.
Many conservatives and Tea Party leaders across Texas are rallying around Turner. However, in front of over 200 Tarrant County constituents, District 98 Capriglione shocked everyone when he announced he would not support Turner in his bid for the Speaker's role but would support incumbent Joe Straus (R-San Antonio). Capriglione's announcement rocked the room, with deafening silence. He explained, "There is no race for Speaker for Scott Turner."
Capriglione came out sharply by stating "Turner didn't have the numbers," meaning the number of votes to be a viable contender against Straus in the upcoming race for Speaker of the House.
The others on the panel -- Reps. Matt Krause (R-Fort Worth ), Jonathan Stickland (R-Bedford), and representative elect Tony Tinderholt (R-Arlington) -- disagreed.
Krause spoke up and said he thought Capriglione was wrong about support for Turner. He said, "I think Turner has more support. He's a unique leader and would make a tremendous speaker of the house.
Stickland admonished Capriglione. "It is a dangerous place to be if we vote based on what we think will be the outcome."
Capriglione continued to insist "over 80 percent of representatives don't support Turner." Although he called Turner a friend and a brother, "we've broken bread together," he added, "he just doesn't have the depth on policy."
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Here is the video of him making the statement
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Time for a primary challenge. Make him scared!
Straus is a traitor
I think Straus’s dayz are numbered as speaker.
Juss my lil ol pinion
Not if he keeps getting new recruits like Gio
Too many people worried about losing their committee assignments if the coup fails.
Straus has some recently elected and formidable foes seeking to unseat his RINO @$$.
Break out the popcorn...time will tell.
How do you say “bought off” in Texan?
I am the head of the tea party.
I am not angered.
I have bigger fish to fry.
Another sellout.
Follow the money.
Did his Godfather give him a call?
Does that mean Turner doesn't know how to play ball, or is unwilling to play ball?
This midterm victory ain't the end of the war, it's the beginning. Think WWI. It's late 1917. We captured the Boche's first trench line. Now the enemy falls back to prepared positions and starts shelling us with Big Bertha and the gas shells! The RINOs are already to retreat.
But it's a great start for us. First we shoot the deserters and then we get ready for the inevitable counter-attack and plan our next advance.
His name seems mighty Italian.
And we thought Sinaloa was running the table!
Follow the money.
Our enemies are just now realizing they are targeted. Good. They won’t see the baseball bat coming.
Lol.
Notice he says this AFTER being re-elected
As a fellow Austinite, I admit I have no hell of an idea what’s going on, but when an Italian (and I’m Italian) gets rough, there is nothing to point to besides drugs.
Bury this capo.
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