Outrage Grows After Greg Abbott Insults Millions By Calling Disabled Americans “Props”

[KamaAina]

http://www.politicususa.com/2014/10/14/outrage-grows-greg-abbott-insults-millions-calling-disabled-americans-props.html

Democratic Texas gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis is calling on her Republican opponent Greg Abbott to apologize as a backlashing is growing after a top Abbott advisor referred to people with disabilities as, “props.”

The Abbott campaign went insane after Lamar White Jr., a law student who has cerebral palsy, spoke at a press conference in support of Davis. According to the Austin-American Statesman, ‘After horrendous wheelchair attack ad, Wendy Davis uses disabled people as props,’ David Carney, a top Abbott adviser, tweeted about Monday’s news conference.”

While trying to use Greg Abbott’s disability to attack Wendy Davis, Republicans leveled a vicious slur against all Americans with disabilities. Wendy Davis responded by demanding an apology, “Greg Abbott needs to apologize for the disgusting attacks on the disabled community by his top campaign staff. They can criticize me all they want. However, referring to a brave young man with cerebral palsy as a “prop” in order to dismiss his views about Greg Abbott’s hypocrisy of suing a homeowner for a multi-million dollar settlement while denying that same opportunity to rape survivors and paralyzed patients is out-of-bounds.” ...

Beyond the tweet, Abbott’s campaign and supporters have been trying to discredit Mr. White by claiming that he was not disabled enough to speak in support of Davis. The idea of a ranking scale for individuals with disabilities is as insulting as it oppressive. Individuals such as Greg Abbott can still operate a motor vehicle, but many individuals Cerebral Palsy and other neurological conditions can not, because there is more to disability than physical mobility. Just because a person can stand up or move under their power does not mean that they are less disabled than a person in a wheelchair.

Looks like the shoe is on the other footrest!

[bluestateguy]

1. And I'm assuming that the polls are moving her direction now

Right?

RIGHT?

[Ilsa]

2. K&R nt.

[riqster]

3. GOTFV Tejas!

[noiretextatique]

4. #asshole

i hope wendy davis cleans this asshole's clock.

[redruddyred]

5. as a disabled person, I find this debate very silly

but am impressed that wendy handled it so well. crossing my fingers that she will do well in the upcoming election.

[busterbrown]

9. Certainly agree... But when silly becomes an advantage....

We must take advantage...

Hope you personally are dong o.k....
As a country we don’t do enough for the disabled..

[FourScore]

22. I totally agree.

Honestly...Can someone please talk about issues?

[ballyhoo]

6. Good one, Wendy....

[blogslut]

7. Good ole Dave Carney

He used to be Perry's campaign guru until Goodhair decided to go national. Carney's great trick was to just keep his boy from talking to persons capable of independent thought. He can't do that with Abbott because Texans really don't know the guy.

Your hair is nice, Mr. Abbott. But it's not nearly pretty enough to save you from your dumb, jackass campaign.

[sheshe2]

8. WTF!

Beyond the tweet, Abbott’s campaign and supporters have been trying to discredit Mr. White by claiming that he was not disabled enough to speak in support of Davis.

He was not disabled enough????? What???? I had no clue that we had a bar that was set at how disabled you can be before you are allowed to speak.

[hifiguy]

19. Brilliant.

Double down on teh stoopid. Consult Ivins, Molly, re: First Rule of Holes.

[Cha]

10. When will a$$hole repubCons learn to not call people of any kind "props"? Oh well, since

they're too damn dense.. let the backlash proceed!

[agentS]

11. Not disabled enough? What the hell?

What the hell? What more does he need to lose then? His dick? You gotta lose your dick to be more disabled than Abbot?

If Mrs. Davis doesn't win this race, it would say more about Texas voters than it does her campaign skills.

[TygrBright]

15. No, no, Abbott is already a dickless wonder. To be "more" disabled than him...

...you have to have a complete cerebrectomy.

disgustedly,
Bright

[Mister Nightowl]

12. But, by Abbott's own definiton,

wouldn't that make him a prop, too?

[loyalsister]

32. Considering his exploitation of his disability

to paint himself with the hero stereotype, I would say definitely.

[Dustlawyer]

13. So this man cannot have an opinion of Abbott and express it like anyone else? I guess it is

hard to pretend to be compassionate, empathetic, and understanding when you don't know the first thing about any of these feelings.

Abbott was a hard hearted asshole when he was a judge and before that as an Insurance Defense attorney.

[niyad]

14. will somebody clue me in here--what disability does abbott have (and we are not talking about

the fact that he is missing all functioning brain cells)

[alp227]

20. Paralyzed after a tree fell on him.

That was the main topic of the most recent Wendy Davis TV ad that portrayed Abbott as a hypocrite for denying others in his situation tort rights.

[niyad]

21. thank you.

[FailureToCommunicate]

16. +1 for your comment

KamaAina

[hifiguy]

17. Oh my, this could get

Very interesting.

[MontyPow]

18. David Carney: all hat no brain

[KamaAina]

23. I believe, down there, it's "all hat, no cattle"

[MontyPow]

24. I'll compromise with all hat, cattle brain

[3catwoman3]

26. That works, too.

I quite like it.

[MontyPow]

27. Excellent!

[lonestarnot]

25. Get 'em Wendy!

[ZombieHorde]

28. Greg Abbott didn't call disabled Americans props.

David Carney said disabled people were used as props. Different person. Different message.

Disagreeing with David Carney is fair, but do we really need to put words in Greg Abbott's mouth?

[Gothmog]

29. Greg hates the disabled

[jmondine]

30. Damn... way to hook your opponent and sieze control of the narrative.

[Stallion]

31. This is the Abbott Wheelchair as Prop Commercial That He Bombarded Texas with

to open his campaign.

[Avalux]

33. I hate that commercial. Sick of seeing it.

Abbott exploited his own disability in that ad. Not that I take anything away from him for what he's been through, but just because he's disabled doesn't mean he's a decent man.