Gregg Popovich is tired.Speaking Saturday at "Stand with Uvalde," a fundraiser and community gathering organized in the aftermath of the May 24 deadly shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, the Spurs coach expre sed Tyson Ross Jersey his sadne s over the tragedy and his general frustration with politicians' responses to it.MORE:The 73-year-old Popovich criticized political figures mentioning U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, by name for seemingly failing to act after yet another ma s shooting. Cruz has blamed shootings on mental health rather than guns."We've heard all of the comments on television from some of our government officials about 'thoughts and prayers and condolences,'" Popovich said. "They are the same statements after every ma sacre."Gregg Popovich took the podium for the community gathering. He started out by talking about how these deadly ma sacres happen in Texas, but nothing gets done. Popovich said they are out of line because they havent done anything. Jose Arredondo (@sportsguyjose) Popovich pointed out what he sees as hypocrisy in politicians' arguments. He believes the discu sion about mental health falls short considering the state of Texas has reduced its mental health budget by millions of dollars Cory Spangenberg Jersey over the years.Coach Popovich talked about and mentioned that this current government uses mental health as an excuse for these ma sacres, but says their actions contradict that. He brought up how slashed $21 million from the department that oversees mental health Jose Arredondo (@sportsguyjose) Cruz had not responded as of Saturday evening. Popovich pleaded with those in power to take action to ensure something like Uvalde doesn't happen again."How many will it take?" he asked. "A ma sacre a month? Two ma sacres a week? Fifteen kids? Twenty-four kids? When we kill 74 sometimes, then maybe you'll do something. Get off your a s. Do something."(Politicians) work for us. The majority of us want them to do something about the gun laws. And Brad Hand Jersey they don't do it because they care more about their power, their position and their money than they do about our children."Popovich talked about how Texas should get its political officials in power and put them in a room until they can come up with solutions. He asked how many more is it going to take? And ended his statement with Get off your a s. Jose Arredondo (@sportsguyjose) A bipartisan group Rickey Henderson Jersey of 10 senators led by Texas Republican John Cornyn since the Uvalde shooting. Pa sage is not close.Popovich ended his speech by urging the attendees to vote out state politicians who aren't focusing on children's safety.Pop went on to say that the Ozzie Smith Jersey Texas government is more concerned about their power than they are of the children of Texas. He urged the folks at Travis Park to vote them out. Jose Arredondo (@sportsguyjose) "I'm sick and tired of 50- and 60- and 70-year-old white men screwing up all our lives because they are selfish and really care about nothing else but their position," Popovich said.Im sick and tired of 50 and 60 and 70 year old white men screwing up all or lives because they are selfish and really care about nothing else but their position, Gregg Popovich said towards then of his speech. Jose Arredondo (@sportsguyjose) Related Articles