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TexasTowelie

(112,150 posts)
Mon Sep 16, 2013, 06:17 PM Sep 2013

Abbott: Wendy Davis not 'too stupid' to be governor

Round Rock —

Attorney General Greg Abbott said Monday that Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, is not “too stupid” to be governor.

Abbott was responding to a question from a reporter after speaking to supporters at a campaign event at the 620 Cafe Café & Bakery, regarding a retweet last week by Abbott’s campaign adviser Dave Carney, suggesting that Davis, a Harvard-trained attorney who is considering seeking the Democratic nomination for governor, “is too Stupid to be Governor.”

Carney’s tweet linked to UrbanGrounds, where Robbie Cooper of Austin blogged that the recall election last week of two Democratic state senators in Colorado who had backed a new gun control law, “makes me think that Texas state Senator Wendy `Abortion Barbie’ Davis is even dumber than her fake blond hair would imply. According to the far-left (and huge fans of Abortion Barbie) Texas Tribune, Davis is likely to add tougher gun restrictions to her campaign agenda if (when) she decides to run for Governor.”

That was a reference to a story in which Jay Root wrote that, “Despite the risks, Davis, known for waging sometimes lonely political battles, has not been afraid to pick a fight over guns — in particular over gun shows.

More at http://www.statesman.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/abbott-wendy-davis-not-too-stupid-to-be-governor/nZyXq/ .

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Abbott: Wendy Davis not 'too stupid' to be governor (Original Post) TexasTowelie Sep 2013 OP
Too Little, Too late Gothmog Sep 2013 #1
How can one be "too stupid to be governor of Texas?" immoderate Sep 2013 #2
For Republican voters ... JEFF9K Sep 2013 #3

Gothmog

(145,168 posts)
1. Too Little, Too late
Mon Sep 16, 2013, 06:22 PM
Sep 2013

The GOP attitude towards women is clear. Abbott could have apologize for these comments over the weekend but instead waited to clarify his position on this issue

 

immoderate

(20,885 posts)
2. How can one be "too stupid to be governor of Texas?"
Mon Sep 16, 2013, 06:35 PM
Sep 2013

Where's the limit on that?

Silly me: I said, back then, there'll never be a worse president than Richard Nixon."

--imm

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