Texas mayor calls snowed in residents lazy and says. I QUIT.

[powderman]

   
Texas mayor calls snowed in residents lazy and says. I QUIT.
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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/texas-mayor-quits-after-saying-residents-are-lazy-amidoutages

Texas mayor quits after saying residents are ‘lazy’ amid outages
Boyd apologized saying he was quitting his job as mayor and that he won’t be running for reelection
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A Texas mayor has resigned over controversial social media posts that called his constituents lazy for complaining about power outages, according to a report.

Colorado City Mayor Tim Boyd announced his resignation Tuesday hours after he received backlash for his long Facebook rant, according to KTXS-TV.

"No one owes you or your family anything; nor is it the local governments responsibility to support you during trying times like this! Sink or swim, it’s your choice!" he wrote. "The City and County, along with power providers or any other service owes you NOTHING!"


"If you have no water you deal with out and think outside of the box to survive and supply water to your family," he added. "If you were sitting at home in the cold because you have no power and are sitting there waiting for someone to come rescue you because your lazy is direct result of your raising!"

Texas residents devastated by second day of severe power outagesVideo
"Am I sorry that you have been dealing without electricity and water; yes! But I’ll be damned if I’m going to provide for anyone that is capable of doing it themselves!" Boyd continued in the post. "Bottom line, quit crying and looking for a handout! Get off your ass and take care of your own family!"

Later, in a separate post, Boyd apologized saying he was quitting his job as mayor and that he won’t be running for reelection.

"I would never want to hurt the elderly or anyone that is in true need of help to be left to fend for themselves," the former mayor wrote. "I was only making the statement that those folks that are too lazy to get up and fend for themselves but are capable should not be dealt a handout. I apologize for the wording and some of the phrases that were used!"

Texas has been grappling with a bitter winter blast that has left millions of residents in the Lone Star State without power.

[Dee]

Uh, I agree with the mayor.

[Bob Riebe]

When one makes such proclamations one should first  -- with the exception of -- to allow for those who simply cannot do for them selves, then let it rip.
He was correct.

[BUGEYE]

We should do everything possible to take care of folks who can't take care of themselves.

[Mule 11]

We. Not our government. That’s what got us in the position we are now in.

[BUGEYE]

We. Not our government. That’s what got us in the position we are now in.

This is true.
Didn't this mess start with FDR??

[Ranger99]

There's some common sense that
goes with it.
If you've got the big screen and a new
Escalade and are dressed out from head
to toe in Nike gear, and smell like pot,
then holler cuz you ain't got no food,
well I can see some criticism thrown
your way. There's a lot of folks that
are prepared as best they can and live
a modest lifestyle. I have a neighbor
that's elderly that uses oxygen and
it has to be plugged in to work. Well
it was said that she should have been
been prepared with back up bottles.
She DID have bottles, but they don't
last as long as some people think
they do. I learned that caring for my
mother before she passed.
I personally haven't been in danger,
and had adequate food, although no
means to cook some of it. My
biggest worry was damage to the
house and systems. Having the
electrical power going on and off
erratically is not good at all regardless
of what they say. I've seen firsthand
what that can do to expensive
appliances and wiring.
I was and still am worried about
the plumbing. I've seen I'm going
to have to replace one bathroom
faucet so far