Texas AG Greg Abbott Thanks "Retard Barbie" Tweeter, Offers No Apology to Wendy Davis

[JoethePleb]

Greg Abbott's twitter feed speaks in first person, but if the Attorney General is doing his own tweets his campaign may want to rethink its social media strategy. Just a week after Erick Erickson of Red State refused to apologize for calling Wendy Davis an "Abortion Barbie," Abbott thanked a supporter who called Wendy Davis an "idiot" and a "Retard Barbie."
There are a couple of acceptable ways to handle trolls on twitter, you ignore them or you correct and make an example out of them -- Greg Abbott did neither. Thanking someone for their support who is being intentionally and aggressively offensive brings legitimacy to their actions.

The Twitter backlash from his original response was enough to get the AG to revisit the statement but not enough for an apology...
http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/13960/greg-abbott-thanks-retard-barbie-tweeter-refuses-apology-to-wendy-davis

[longship]

1. Well done, Joe.

Glad to R&

These guys just can't keep their mouths shut. I cannot think that this will accomplish anything but Wendy Davis as the next TX governor.

Please proceed, Mr. Abbott.

[tanyev]

2. I'm sure Sarah Palin will have a blistering demand of Abbott to denounce in 3...2...1....

.....................................................................................................................................................................never.

[bullwinkle428]

3. "Sarah Palin is about to issue a stinging rebuke to Greg Abbott",

believes ABSOLUTELY NO ONE with a shred of intellectual honesty!

[Stargazer09]

4. I am not surprised

Strong women are often seen as threats, and comparing a grown woman to a Barbie doll tends to be the go-to insult for childish people.

[Tanuki]

5. Wow, you would think someone with a significant disability (Abbot is paraplegic) would have more

sensitivity.
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/headlines/20130802-greg-abbott-has-received-6-million-from-suit-over-accident-that-disabled-him.ece

[Octafish]

6. Hope Ms. Davis uses all this in a run for Governor.

From there, I hope she runs for President.