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Actor Matthew McConaughey Announces Decision On Running For Governor Of Texas
The Daily Wire ^
| Ryan Saavedra Nov 28, 2021
| Ryan Saavedra
Posted on 11/28/2021 6:21:09 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Actor Matthew McConaughey announced on Sunday that he will not run to be the next governor of Texas, a decision that came despite a push from left-wing media for the actor to challenge Republican Governor Greg Abbott.
McConaughey, 52, had previously called for law-abiding citizens to “take one for the team” and give up some of their Second Amendment rights, and he had praised far-left Democrat Beto O’Rourke, calling him a “good man.” McConaughey also said that he had a problem with a recent Texas law that protects unborn babies.
“Listen, over the past two years, I’ve been working on the answer to the question of how I can be most useful in this life going forward — useful to myself, useful to my family, and to the most amount of people,” he said in a video posted to his Instagram account. “One category of service I’ve been exploring is politics. I’ve been considering a run for the governor of Texas.”
McConaughey said that he learned the following while exploring a potential run for governor:
- “Our politics needs new purpose.”
- “We have divides that need healing.”
- “We need more trust in our lives.”
- “We got to start shining a light on our shared values, the ones that cross party lines, the ones that build bridges instead of burn them.”
- “Our children are our greatest asset, so, hey, let’s be as good of parents as we can be.”
- “That freedom comes with responsibility, and that great leaders serve.”
“As a simple kid born in the little town, Uvalde, Texas, it never occurred to me that I would one day be considered for political leadership. It’s a humbling and inspiring path to ponder,” he added. “It is also a path that I’m choosing not to take at this moment.”
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To: octex
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posted on
11/29/2021 6:04:35 AM PST
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E. Pluribus Unum
("Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy." ― Mao Zedong)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
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posted on
11/29/2021 6:36:45 AM PST
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Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
To: octex
He’s a movie actor, that’s it. Won an Oscar for a film he was in and did some terrible ads for Lincoln Navigator vehicles.
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posted on
11/29/2021 7:26:27 AM PST
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Captain Peter Blood
(https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3804407/posts?q=1&;pag, and that)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
In other words, behind the wheel of a Lincoln is a mighty fine place to be ... much finer than sitting in a governor's mansion behind a desk piled high with requests and complaints.
I see the "smarminess" some people are complaining about, but if the guy is any kind of actor, he can portray different qualities and come across to people in different ways.
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11/29/2021 7:30:42 AM PST
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To: octex
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posted on
11/29/2021 7:55:04 AM PST
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rlmorel
(If the Biden Administration was only stupid or incompetent, some actions would benefit the USA.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
You talk about children being our greatest asset, yet you hate the Texas anti murdering of children in the womb law. Matt, which one is it - you for or against children?
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12/04/2021 1:50:11 PM PST
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Deplorable American1776
(I'm the one trying to save American Democracy...Donald Trump 6/21 at the NCGOP convention! )
To: Repeal The 17th
Like you I will not be running for Texas governor... I believe you need to live in Texas, and I don’t...
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12/04/2021 2:07:18 PM PST
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Deplorable American1776
(I'm the one trying to save American Democracy...Donald Trump 6/21 at the NCGOP convention! )
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