Who is to blame for the current power outages in Texas? Dallas County Chief Executive, Judge Clay Jenkins, joins Katy Tur to discuss. Aired on 02/16/2021.
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Dallas Co. Chief Exec.: 'Bad Weather Is Predictable, And Bad Policy Has A Consequence' | Katy Tur
Everything is bigger in Texas, even power outages and devastation.
Not brains…
I can’t wait to see you again.
…and corruption.
Electing Republican governors has consequences
You should hear how Laura Ingram spun this…Proof Republicans are insane.
They got bootstraps down there don’t they
and political appointments exacerbate that problem
yep, never had a single day of bad weather in a blue state. i remember the day Newsom took office, the fires just stopped
Importance of regulation. So, those who favor deregulation should be aware.
trump is already going to cost the grand kids a bundle, what do you think made his financial policies to look so rosy.
Everyone already knows that but the people who are busy running things into the ground in their attempt to make a quick buck.
So right. Our former Governor Rick Perry preferred deregulation and this is what happened.
Ted Cruz had the balls to clown California for missmanaging the fires and then lets a few snowflakes shut down his state.
Yeah and they are blaming Democrats for that too 😂 they can’t take responsibility for anything, it’s truly amazing and pathetic.
All snow and no power ye Har❄️❄️❄️
iT’S all About the money!
I have power, heat and water in Michigan. Do I feel anything for Texass? Not so much! Let me send a trailer full of thoughts and prayers for you! Good luck.
Exactly
REPUBLICANS… YOU GET WHAT YOU VOTE FOR… MONEY OVER PEOPLE!!
They going to learn!! If you going to make money, make sure the people straight! Democrats Style 😂😂😂😂😂
If you knew how much I think about you, I would be very embarrassed.
@Lelee covi ᴊᴏɪɴ ᴍᴇ [ɪ ᴍ ʟɪᴠᴇ] your naughty.
Isn’t it funny how every time a republican is in office everything’s that’s just go into the toilet
@5 D They are the worst in California Oregon, Washington, not to mention the massive crazy underfunded public pension liabilities. It’s not just drug problems, it’s crazy leftist polices that have turned cities into utter shitholes of crime, filth, needles and trash. Where cops can’t even enforce the law against things like shop lifting or using the sidewalk as a toilet or temporary home.
California is an utter disaster , the Democrats have taken a beautiful abundant state and run it into the ground. It’s literally like a third world country where you have pockets of elite gated areas while filth and trash everywhere else.
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Yes what happened in Texas is bad, but it’s not surprising as winter storms are a once in a 100 year thing in Texas, you can see why the power infrastructure wouldn’t really invest in winter prep.
In Texas there is immense power demand in the warmer months, and unlike California, Texas never has rolling blackouts.
@A Al Those problems started happening under our Republican governors so you know where you can shove your propaganda!
@sam-online Also known as Koalflakes
@sam-online Nope, not a fan. Just pointing out that the biggest most poorly run shithole in America is California.
Texas gets big winter storms once every 100 years, you can see why the energy grid wouldn’t be ready. It never happens.
However all summer long the grid easily meets power demands while rolling blackouts are common in California every year.
@A Al
That was an awfully short hundred years since the last TX rolling blackouts due to winter weather. Happened about 10 years ago. Maybe check your mouth until you check your facts.
Oh, and btw, back then it wasn’t frozen wind turbines either.
All that trash Ted Cruz talked about California during the fires, it’s not the cold killing people it is bad Republican policy. Such hypocrites.
Yup sure is
I like all the skyscrapers being lit up while the people suffer in the Dark and Cold. Call Cruz, Call Abbott : CONS SERVING THEMSELVES !
That’s not happening in his county!
I wonder if this is the beauty of deregulating everything that Republicans are always going on about.
Texans should be happy, their state looks a lot whiter.
I have a co-worker whose husband works in the windmill business. She told me about the deregulation problem in Texas. Her husband won’t go there to work even though they have offered him good pay. The deregulation not only includes not planning for inclement weather but safety. The windmills can be dangerous to work on if the engineers are not properly trained for safety and the right mechanisms that protect them are in place and maintained. Yet, I see many Republicans I know posting post after post blaming Green technology for this problem. They don’t seem to care about people as much in that state. California does have our problems with PG and E. Fires and homelessness. None of us is perfect but I prefer honesty over lying because I want to worship the Great Orange God!
But the energy companies and Republican leaders are doing great… that’s all that matters.
Praying for everyone in Texas except Ted Cruz, John Cornyn, Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton, Dan Crenshaw, Dan Patrick, and the the rest of Texas GOP who talk bad to California.
@Charles Brown I thinks she GREAT! and funny.
As a Texan, “I approve of this message.” When Cruz talked that absurd trash I wrote him. He basically has let me know that he doesn’t consider democrats and independents constituents even when they live in his district. That’s pretty much how the whole party is in Texas. We’re so gerrymandered they know no matter how many liberals live here we’ll never have a voice.
As a Texan, I completely agree with you.
As a Californian, LOL and I completely agree re the legislators. And prayers for your people and a fix for wicked gerrymandering.
@E H We have a lot of Californians in TX now. Hopefully they will have a positive impact.
Where is the President of Taxes Ted Cruz ?
if we are fortunate. Karma will play her role in fixing a lot of bad things that have happened. I say no more.
I hope so, but it seems more likely that when this and covid are done, people will go back to business as usual. The business as usual that is broken and led to all of this.
Not learning seems to be the true epidemic.
What went wrong? The population of Texas has been growing in leaps and bounds and our electrical grid hasn’t kept pace. Passing dividends to stockholders and big salaries to executives is more important than our safety.
Maybe PA should sue Texas for electric fraud. Easier to prove.
bahahahahahahahaha!
Yes, yes yes. They would have just as much reason,
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*Never, ever elect another Republican again America! We won’t survive it…* 😬
REPUBLICAN’S de-regulation. WHY DO PEOPLE VOTE REPUBLICAN???
FREEZING GAS PIPES
The big issue in Texas are the politicians brag about less regulations and oversight leaving the people of Texas victims to the lack of accountability of the state government and these companies. It’s time we vote all these Republicans out of office. They Have to go.
Government has never been the problem. Bad government and bad politicians have always been the problem.
This is what happens when you trust the Republican party
People are dying, no consequences for these politicians.