Wendy Davis has the right-wing scared shitless!

[Archae]

Just look at how scummy they're getting already.

"Ghoulish," "Sick," "Aspiring Baby Killer": Right-Wing Media's Response To Wendy Davis Governor Run

Conservative media viciously attacked Texas State Senator Wendy Davis after she announced her candidacy for governor, linking Davis to infanticide and calling an image of her with kids "sick" and "disgusting."

http://mediamatters.org/research/2013/10/04/ghoulish-sick-aspiring-baby-killer-right-wing-m/196283

[seabeyond]

1. I can think of a whole lot of professional repug women here in my city that will switch alliance for

This one vote. Starting with an x mayor of amarillo.

[Deep13]

2. good for her.

Let's hope their fear is justified.

[justabob]

3. Their disgusting rhetoric will drive more folks to Davis

I know a lot of people, women especially, who have had it with the ceaseless bullshit that spews from the Good ol' Boys.

[leftyohiolib]

4. nothing on her about any policies or ideology just name-calling

[Gothmog]

5. Texas republicans fight dirty

This is going to be a nasty campaign and Texas republicans fight dirty. These tactics can backfire such as the attacks on Ann Richards in 1988. Already, Greg Abbott's campaign have called Senator Davis some nasty names including: "retard barbie" and "abortion barbie" and have stated that as a woman she is too stupid to be governor. This is only the start of the campaign and I expect it get worse

[Octafish]

7. Hypocrisy is the GOP standard.

Of all the people on planet earth, none are more stupid than Rick Perry except fellow "Texan" George W Bush.

[Politicalboi]

29. These same people who supported

Sarah Palin call Wendy Davis dumb.

I bet at least if Wendy didn't know what a VP does, she would READ up on it instead of telling the media she didn't even know what a VP does. I bet Palin still doesn't know.

[hamsterjill]

17. This is right on!

The Republicans are already rolling out the nasties, and it's not even really started!

But I think Wendy can stand the heat! Go, Wendy!!!

I've seen the "abortion barbie" comment on several Facebook postings. That's so indicative of how they think. Always sexist.

[Warpy]

31. Yes, a post from one of them was just hidden

and MIRT has undoubtedly booted the one post wonder.

[tammywammy]

34. Do you have a link to "retard Barbie"?

I'd like to share that. Thanks.

[Gothmog]

39. Here is a link to a Juanita Jean article on this stupidity

http://www.juanitajean.com/2013/08/19/keeping-it-class-greg/

Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa wasn’t surprised but he was disgusted.

“That Greg Abbott would thank a supporter for calling Senator Wendy Davis a ‘Retard Barbie’ is absolutely disgusting and disturbing. This is what Republicans think about women — that a Harvard law school graduate, State Senator, and a long time fighter for Texas families deserves such inappropriate slander. Greg Abbott endorses such disrespect. The people of Texas deserves so much better than this from their public officials. And the women of Texas deserve leaders who respect them as human beings.”

Later that evening, Abbott tweeted —

“I thank supporters on Twitter, but I don’t endorse anyone’s offensive language.”

Dude, it wasn’t merely the language that was offensive. And where the hell is the apology? Hell, Greg, you offended women, developmentally challenged people and the Mattel Toy Company all at once. That ought to win some kind of award for being the trifecta of scum.

Greg Abbot and the Texas GOP are planning on fighting dirty.

[tammywammy]

40. Thanks! n/t

[immoderate]

6. Go Wendy Davis!!

--imm

[cui bono]

8. It's the shoes.

No, seriously, you can tell how scared they are by how quick and sleazy their attacks are. Playing dirty is all they know.

[CrispyQ]

9. I will be sending her some bucks. --nt

[ananda]

12. I sent her some bucks this morning.

Go Davis!

[Scuba]

10. Did they mention she's a Sandanista yet?

That one's working great (for our side) in NYC.

[Are_grits_groceries]

11. They must have forgotten the debate between Ann Richards and Clayton Williams.

He refused to shake hands with her. He caught hell for that.
I don't think his campaign ever really got rolling after his stunt.

[Dawson Leery]

13. Richards (a first wave feminist) was not considered a serious contender

until Williams began his war against her.

[justabob]

14. Isn't he the one

Who made the comment about rape... and how women should just shut their eyes and enjoy it or some such? Ugh... going to have to go look that up. on edit...He likened rape to the weather... "If it's inevitable, just relax and enjoy it". Disgusting.

[arely staircase]

22. yeah.

that's the one.

[tammywammy]

15. I can see Greg Abbot sticking a foot in his mouth too.

I fully expect a comment along the lines of legitimate rape, body has a way to shut that down, or even Williams' lay back and take it.

[LittleBlue]

16. I just can't see a Democrat winning in Texas

But good luck to her. If nothing else, if she can create a competitive race it will redirect money from more competitive races.

And who knows? In 10 years, she'll still only be 60 and Texas might be purple enough for her to win.

Good luck! F- the haters.

[Archae]

18. All she needs to do is tell the truth.

Show how bad Texas has become under Bush/Perry.

Including showing the wreckage of that one town where the fertilizer plant blew up.

[tammywammy]

19. I've heard that defeatist attitude for years

Well, maybe next election....well maybe next elections.

Fuck that. Texas is working on a good grass roots organization to get people registered and GOTV. Maybe if people stopped having a defeatists attitude straight out of the gate, we'd have a better chance. Or you know, if hte national party actually spent money in Texas, that would help. They're predicting Abbot will spend up to $40 MILLION on this election. Davis needs $$$$.

[justabob]

20. thanks

I am so sick of this defeatism and especially people who don't live here shitting on our good news and our hopes. Fuck that indeed.

[calimary]

24. Turn Texas blue!!! And let's not automatically assume we're heading for a loss here.

Things change. And it's kinda not cool to be a republi-CON now. They're not gaining any traction with this stupid shutdown and hostage hold of theirs.

[Skittles]

21. we have had Democratic governors here ya know

it's not impossible

[X_Digger]

26. Do you live in Texas? It's a lot more purple than popular opinion would lead you to believe.

Stereotypes suck because they don't actually match reality.

[Gothmog]

33. The major cities are already blue and now we are working on the suburbs

I am active in the Fort Bend County Democrats and we hope to turn the county blue. If the former home of Tom DeLay turns blue, then the rest of the state will follow

[X_Digger]

37. Sometimes I think some folks don't *want* Texas to turn blue because..

.. they'd lose their favorite punching bag.

When the reality is, if Texas were solidly blue, there wouldn't be a republican in the white house for a generation.

[Gothmog]

41. I live in Texas and really want to turn it blue

It is frustrating living here at times but progress is being made. There is more excitement here in Texas compared to any race that I can remember and I have been voting in this state since 1976. I was happy to see Anne Richards run but it was mainly due to the fact that the GOP governor at that time was an idiot. There are crowds at events that I have not seen in Texas.

[X_Digger]

42. Same here. n/t

[Politicalboi]

30. Kentucky has a Dem Gov

If Kentucky can do it, so can Texas. Go Wendy!

[kentauros]

36. I have to ask,

why are there STILL so many DUers that can't support us when we're trying to change things for the better? Is it because the national Dems still don't support us either? We've had to make these changes on our own all these years, ever since Rove and Delay screwed things up miserably for us (they "experimented" on us first, and then took it nationally.)

You wishes of "good luck" are empty. Texas is purple enough right now, if y'all would just look at a voting map by population density for once.

[X_Digger]

38. For years, Dem money has flown *out of* Texas- to the national party..

.. to races in Wisconsin, Florida, Michigan, Ohio, Arizona, etc.

Maybe it's the thought of us spending that money at home that has them scared.

[AlbertCat]

23. calling an image of her with kids "sick" and "disgusting."

So when are the holier than thou anti-choice people gonna have their pictures taken with blastocysts and fetuses? .... and will that be disgusting?



OK...OK.... Maybe they can have their pictures taken with unwanted and abandoned children.

[gopiscrap]

27. Welcome to DU

[grantcart]

28. will you be doing a review too?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023788434

[Gothmog]

32. Here is a post from Facebook concerning some local republicans

Here is a post from the president of my county's Silver Democrats Club (the over 50 group) concerning an incident at out local county fair on our club's facebook page

Skip Belt posted in Silver Democrats of Fort Bend

Skip Belt
11:31pm Oct 6
Saturday night at the Silver Democrats booth at the Fort Bend County Fair Merdie Robertson and I were visited by several Republicans taking a break from their politicking at their booth. After fishing around to find out who we might have as candidates in Fort Bend, one particularly obnoxious young man began yammering in a loud voice that we were wasting our time. He pointed at our sign of showing Democratic issues “Standing with Texas Women”. He insisted that Wendy Davis would not be elected governor because God was on their side and that she was for late term abortion. He let it be known to all that he had been an atheist as a child, but now was a Christian and implied that we were sinful. I opined that he was pretty confused as a child and was still confused. I explained that standing up for women was recognizing and supporting a woman’s exclusive right to choose and that the 20 week limitation on this right passed by the Republican controlled legislature would be struck down as unconstitutional. He continued to make over the top statements so I suggested rather firmly that he go back to his booth, since his objective was to make a show. I thought to myself that the young loudmouth had the exact same sneer as Ted Cruz and that he probably practices in front of a mirror. It is not hard to spot them even before they speak.

The GOP is going to get nasty in this race. Over 20 weeks is not a late term abortion. These nutcases are serious and I can see that this is going to be a very nasty election cycle.

[Pretzel_Warrior]

35. We need to give money to her and Franken

[Redford]

43. Listening to the radio this morning and I had to turn it off

Someone called in and said she won't be kissing babies on the campaign trail, she'll be killing them instead. She has an uphill battle for sure. I know, I live here.

I loved Ann Richards but she was a fluke. People could not stand Clayton Williams after the rape analogy. Women came out in droves not to vote for Ann but to vote against Clayton Williams.

[Gothmog]

44. Emily's List endorsed Senator Davis

This is not a surprise but should help with fundraising http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/governor-races/326567-emilys-list-endorses-wendy-davis

"EMILY's List knew Wendy Davis was a tireless and courageous fighter for Texas women and families even before she spoke out for an inspiring 13 hours against the extreme anti-woman agenda," says EMILY's List President Stephanie Schriock in the endorsement. "Her impressive record of championing equal pay for women, vital education funding, and voting rights shows her deep commitment to giving all Texans a fair shot. ... The EMILY’s List community of more than two million members is eager to lace up our sneakers and help this passionate and steadfast leader become Texas’ next governor."

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/governor-races/326567-emilys-list-endorses-wendy-davis#ixzz2h4U9VNH9
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[Gothmog]

45. Great cartoon