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   As a self proclaimed supporter of racists, murderers and pedophiles, ole   
   cripple Greg needs to work harder.   
      
      
   Read texts from the racist murderer whom Greg Abbott wants pardoned   
   Texas' GOP governor has vowed to push for Daniel Perry to be pardoned for   
   murdering a Black Lives Matter protester. He may want to read Perry's text   
   messages first. April 14, 2023, 4:55 PM EDT   
      
   By Ja'han Jones   
      
   Let there be no doubt: Texas’ Republican governor, Greg Abbott, is a proud   
   supporter of Daniel Perry, the Army sergeant convicted of murdering a   
   Black Lives Matter protester in 2020.   
      
   The fact Perry killed someone in opposition to conservative ideals has   
   made him into a celebrity of sorts on the right, including many in   
   far-right media who have called for Abbott to pardon Perry. And Abbott has   
   wasted no time obliging.   
      
   “I look forward to approving the Board’s pardon recommendation as soon as   
   it hits my desk,” Abbott said in a statement on Twitter, referring to the   
   Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles.   
      
   Abbott claims a jury and a “progressive” district attorney “nullified”   
   Texas’ self-defense laws by convicting Perry. But a court filing released   
   Thursday give us a clearer window into who Daniel Perry is: a racist,   
   blood-thirsty killer who fantasized about carrying out violence against   
   protesters and, I should note, seemed interested in connecting with young   
   girls.   
      
   Apparently, this is just the kind of man Abbott wants released.   
      
   The Houston Chronicle was first to report on the court filing, which   
   includes text messages and images from Perry’s phone. The filing shows   
   that a review of Perry’s phone suggests he had searched online for   
   protests taking place in various Texas cities, including Austin and   
   Dallas, and also searched for protesters who had been shot.   
      
   Here’s just a sampling of what was found on Perry’s phone, according to   
   the court document:   
      
       A message sent by Perry through Facebook to another user on May 30,   
       2020: “I am imagining standing on a roof top with a megaphone and a   
       maga hat saying looters will be shot leave the area immediately and   
       then count down to zero or when they start breaking down the front   
       door just opening up like it is open season.” A text sent from Perry’s   
       phone in which the sender says, “To bad we can’t get paid for hunting   
       Muslims in Europe.” An image with the phrase “IT’S OKAY TO BE WHITE”   
       A text sent from Perry’s phone in which the sender claims to have   
       “killed a homeless man by accident” A meme about running people over   
       Evidence that Perry’s phone was used more than once to search online   
       for “good chats to meet young girls”   
      
   There’s plenty more in the 76-page document, if you’re so inclined.   
      
   Like other Republicans, Greg Abbott is on a crusade against “groomers” (a   
   term that the right usually reserves for innocent LGBTQ people) but has   
   yet to rescind his call for Perry to be pardoned. So let’s take him at his   
   word that he wants a racist murderer with an apparent interest in meeting   
   “young girls” to be excused from punishment, over the will of a jury.   
      
   It’s just the latest example of Republicans supporting people found or   
   alleged to have engaged in violence against their perceived political   
   enemies.   
      
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