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Greg Abbott Talks About Facebook

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"Mr. Abbott, thanks for coming on the show this morning."
“Mr. Abbott, thanks for coming on the show this morning.”
"Ah, of course, of course. Happy to be here this fine Texas morning, Paul."
“Ah, of course, of course. Happy to be here this fine Texas morning, Paul. And, please — call me Greg.”

"Now, um, Greg. We can't help but notice you've been pretty active on Facebook."
“Oh, OK. Now, um, Greg. We can’t help but notice you’ve been pretty active on Facebook.”
"Heh heh heh, oh, yeah. Gotta stay in contact with my fans. It's an election season, after all, heh heh."
“Heh heh heh, oh, yeah. Gotta stay in contact with my fans. It’s an election season, after all, heh heh.”
"So you would say you agree with the people who comment on your Facebook page?"
“So, then you would say you agree with the people who comment on your Facebook page?”
"Oh, absolutely. Absolutely. I mean, as long as they're gonna vote for me, haha."
“Oh, absolutely. Absolutely. I mean, heh, as long as they’re gonna vote for me, haha.”
"OK, so you don't mind if I read some of those comments left on a recent post, regarding ways to make Texas better?"
“OK, so then you don’t mind if I read some of those comments, left on a recent post regarding ways to make Texas better?”
"Oh, well, I --"
“Oh.” [sighs] “Well, I mean, um, I thought we were going to –“
"Cano Felix says, 'Throw out liberals, muslims, all LGBT gay people as their' -- spelled T-H-E-I-R -- 'trying to do the same to us the now minority!'"
“Cano Felix says, ‘Throw out liberals, muslims, all LGBT gay people as their’ — spelled T-H-E-I-R — ‘trying to do the same to us the now minority!'”
"Um, OK, now --"
“Um, OK, now see –“
"Nelson Eaton says, 'Start treating loberals' -- that's what it says: 'loberals' -- 'like Coyote's.' Which is capitalized for some reason."
“Nelson Eaton says, ‘Start treating loberals’ — that’s what it says: ‘loberals’ — ‘like Coyote’s.’ Which is capitalized for some reason.”
"Oh, come on, it's just one -- "
“Oh, come on, it’s just one — “
"Randy Rios says, 'Take a look at the child support you mother' -- well, there's a word we can't say on TV. 'Then you can have my vote you' -- and then he calls you, um, a, well, a female dog."
“Randy Rios says, ‘Take a look at the child support you mother’ — well, there’s a word we can’t say on TV. ‘Then you can have my vote you’ — and then he calls you, um, a, well, a female dog.”
"COME ON! That guy doesn't even like me."
“Now, OK, Paul, come on! That guy doesn’t even like me.”
"Barry Dusek says, 'Secede, secure the border. Think about it, if Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and maybe Florida formed their own country, we could drill for oil, make our own gas and sell the rest to America for a good high price.'"
“Barry Dusek says, ‘Secede, secure the border. Think about it, if Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and maybe Florida formed their own country, we could drill for oil, make our own gas and sell the rest to America for a good high price.'”
"WHAAAAAT?! I was actually thinking about that one."
“WHAAAAAT?! Oh, man, that is great. I’m actually going to write that one down.”
"Rob Martin says, 'Just turn a blind eye for about two months. WE'LL' -- and that's in all-caps -- 'make Texas better.'"
“Rob Martin says, ‘Just turn a blind eye for about two months. WE’LL’ — and that’s in all-caps — ‘make Texas better.'”
[long sigh] "OK, OK, OK. How many more you have there?"
[long sigh] “OK, OK, OK. How many more you have there?”
"I could literally do this all day. Greg."
“I could literally do this all day, Greg. I haven’t even gotten to the ones about Wendy Davis. I have a stack the size of a well-fed corgi.”

(H/T Unfair Park)

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