Those are my qualifications to say that Bo French and Attorney General Ken Paxton should not be entrusted with\u00a0the type of power and authority that comes with holding statewide office.<\/p>\n
French clearly cares more about the color of someone\u2019s skin than what actually makes the\u00a0state of Texas and this country great. He cares more about dividing us than celebrating Texas\u2019\u00a0flagship university after a historic comeback.<\/p>\n
Maybe even more troubling is that\u00a0Paxton, arguably the most well-known Republican on the statewide ticket, refused to say even one word against him. Instead, he resorted to cheap nicknames and attacks on his opponent, James\u00a0Talarico \u2014 who, for the record, publicly denounced French\u2019s racism.<\/p>\n
Paxton and French are cut from the same cloth: they both excuse racism, they don\u2019t really care about Texas oil and gas and they should not represent the people of Texas.jj<\/p>\n
As someone who\u2019s worked in the oil and gas industry for many years, I don\u2019t want anyone who\u00a0supports this twisted worldview\u00a0in charge of my industry or my state.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve been drawn to Talarico and Jon Rosenthal, Paxton\u2019s and French\u2019s opponents, because they actually care about making this state better. They want Texas\u2019 oil and gas industry to thrive. They happen to support our Texas Longhorns \u2014 no matter what they look like.<\/p>\n
I know the kind of Texas that I want to live in, and French and Paxton don\u2019t represent it.<\/p>\n
Bo French is trying to claim that his comments about the crowd at the UT game has nothing to do with “people’s country of origin” or “skin color,” but rather “the culture.”\u00a0 The culture being celebrated in the photo he shared was college football. Since when is college football not part of the culture of Texas? He also pointed out that his comments, seen as racist by many, are in line with remarks made by President Trump and other Republican leaders. It’s quite obvious in my opinion that the culture he’s more concerned with is the white Christian nationalism endorsed by many in the GOP. But let’s be clear, that culture is absolutely about country of origin and skin color. And what does white Christian nationalism have to do with the oil and gas industry in Texas? I think Gov. Greg Abbott was correct when he said French doesn’t know anything about oil and gas, and that’s why he’s running on racist memes and culture wars.<\/p>\n