| | '''Robert Francis O'Rourke,''' (''Celtic:'' '''Roibeárd Ó Ruairc''') called '''"Beto" O'Rourke''', even though he is not Hispanic, and was formerly known as '''Rob O'Rourke''' (born September 26, 1972). He is famous for standing on tables in alcohol-drinking establishments while spewing [[leftist]] [[demagogue]]ry.<ref>https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/a26860555/beto-orourke-standing-on-counters/</ref> On May 25, 2022, he rudely interrupted a press conference by [[Texas]] public officials in order to pontificate himself, whereupon he was removed and sharply criticized by the local mayor, [[Don McLaughlin, Jr.]], a [[Republican Party|Republican]] in a nonpartisan office. | | '''Robert Francis O'Rourke,''' (''Celtic:'' '''Roibeárd Ó Ruairc''') called '''"Beto" O'Rourke''', even though he is not Hispanic, and was formerly known as '''Rob O'Rourke''' (born September 26, 1972). He is famous for standing on tables in alcohol-drinking establishments while spewing [[leftist]] [[demagogue]]ry.<ref>https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/a26860555/beto-orourke-standing-on-counters/</ref> On May 25, 2022, he rudely interrupted a press conference by [[Texas]] public officials in order to pontificate himself, whereupon he was removed and sharply criticized by the local mayor, [[Don McLaughlin, Jr.]], a [[Republican Party|Republican]] in a nonpartisan office. |
| − | Beto unsuccessfully ran for the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] presidential nomination in 2020, dropping out in 2019 months before the first primary. Prior to that, he lost in his bid to represent [[Texas]] in the [[U.S. Senate]]. Previously he served from 2013 to 2019 as the [[U.S. Representative]] for [[Texas]]'s 16th congressional district, based in his native [[El Paso]], the [[Drug Enforcement Administration]]'s (DEA) headquarters for the [[Western Hemisphere]].<ref>https://www.dea.gov/el-paso-intelligence-center-epic</ref> Beto has received financial contributions from [[Jeffrey Epstein]], and [[liberal]]s seem to delight in his misleading nickname. | + | A notorious [[cross-dresser]], Beto unsuccessfully ran for the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] presidential nomination in 2020, dropping out in 2019 months before the first primary. Prior to that, he lost in his bid to represent [[Texas]] in the [[U.S. Senate]]. Previously he served from 2013 to 2019 as the [[U.S. Representative]] for [[Texas]]'s 16th congressional district, based in his native [[El Paso]], the [[Drug Enforcement Administration]]'s (DEA) headquarters for the [[Western Hemisphere]].<ref>https://www.dea.gov/el-paso-intelligence-center-epic</ref> Beto has received financial contributions from [[Jeffrey Epstein]], and [[liberal]]s seem to delight in his misleading nickname. |
| | In 2022, O'Rourke is the Democrat nominee against two-term Republican Governor [[Greg Abbott]]. | | In 2022, O'Rourke is the Democrat nominee against two-term Republican Governor [[Greg Abbott]]. |