Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Greg Abbott banned from saying "Obama" during debate

You have to get up pretty early in the morning to make up stuff like this. As the saying goes: "No Place but Texas". From the North Texas Star Ledger:

The Dallas Hospital District has requested KERA of Dallas to ban the use of the phrase "Obama" by Texas Attorney Greg Abbott. According to the Hospital, too many watchers of last weeks debate were playing drinking games, taking a shot of liquor every time Abbott said "Obama". "We just had too many alcohol poisoning cases during that short period of time so we have requested the ban." said Dr. Tewmenysylabells. 
According to records obtained by the NTSL over 100 cases were reported as "drunken stupor", and another 200 were "just plain shitfaced".  Many were mistaken as "unable to control body functions" but were shortly released after being identified simply as members of the "Texas Tea Party".
Other words/phrases that the Hospital wanted banned are "I didn't do it", "I had no responsibility", and "I can fix what my party broke".

Debate details can be found at the Dallas Morning News:
Tune in Tuesday night
Who: Attorney General Greg Abbott, Republican, and state Sen. Wendy Davis, Democrat
When: 8 p.m.
Where: KERA-TV (Channel 13) studios in Dallas
Other sponsors: KXAS-TV (NBC5), KXTX-TV (Telemundo 39), The Dallas Morning News, Texas Association of Broadcasters
Live TV, radio: KERA-TV (Channel 13), KERA-FM (90.1), COZI-TV (Channel 5.2), among others
Live streaming: texasdebates.org, NBCDFW.com, dallasnews.com and Telemundo39.com (Spanish)
Moderator: KERA managing editor Shelley Kofler, with questions from panelists Brian Curtis, NBC5; Peggy Fikac, San Antonio Express-News/Houston Chronicle; Norma GarcĂ­a, Telemundo 39; and Gromer Jeffers Jr., The Dallas Morning News

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