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Cringeworthy ad you say?
Assbot doesnât like it when âAbortion Barbieâ strikes back. The MSM sure as hell didnât call for his gang to disavow that nasty slur.
No sympathy here buddy. After all, if a prosthetic leg doesnât constitute a disability in Texas,What the hell does?
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âMy reaction is that if she wants to attack a guy in a wheelchair, thatâs her prerogative,â Abbott said on Fox Newsâ âHannity.â
She attacked you for being a hypocrite in a wheelchair and all youâre offended by is the âin a wheelchairâ part?
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But of course! Remember, heâs the victim, after allâŚ
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Her media team should never have used the wheelchairâŚjust donât go there, itâs a no win situation. Gives Abbott an easy way to play for sympathy.
And what is Ah-buttâs response to the people mocking a disabled person for daring to support Wendy Davis?
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First off, being in a wheelchair doesnât make one immune to criticism! From what I can tell, Davisâ ad is true!
Secondly, Wendy Davis is a STATE senator in Texas. Sheâs had absolutely NOTHING to do with Barack Obama in her job duties as a STATE senator in Texas! Sheâs not voted on any Obama policy, not debated any Obama policy, not co-sponsored any Obama legislation. So, STFU, Abbot!
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Yup. Abbott is worried.
This is a good thing. Now if Davis can just GOTV.
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Abbott has been practically invincible in his previous races, and as the âanointedâ one, he expected to ârollâ to victory this time around. Beyond the wheelchair, however, are some odd unconstitutional impulses such as Texas gerrymandering and voting rules. Davis needs to get beyond the wheelchair to highlight Abbottâs track record. On the other hand, why the fuss at all? What exactly does the Governor of Texas do besides play solitaire on the computer?
The schedules do not, of course, tell the full story. Long chunks of time were left blank, and just because nothing was scheduled does not mean that Mr. Bush was playing solitaire on his computer (although he sometimes did). Aides say that during periods when his schedule was blank, Mr. Bush made phone calls, read and answered correspondence, talked to staff members, met visitors and dropped in on legislators.
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A slimier eel there never was.
Heâs hip-deep in the CPRIT Cancer Foundation slush-fund scandal that Rick Perry will eventually be called to account for.
Abbott was anointed as Governor-in-waiting solely to keep the wraps on it going forward.
He was a sitting Board Member.
Companies blessed with huge CPRIT grants have been among Abbottâs largest political donors.
Hereâs a good synopsis:
http://progresstexas.org/blog/wendy-davis-ad-blasts-greg-abbott-cancer-fund-scandal
Wheelchair? Heâs a f^cking crook in a wheelchair.
Sure. The wheelchair is for real. But Abbott uses it like a prop.
Still leaning sympathetic?
jw1
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The truth hurts, eh Greg?
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100% agree⌠very dumb. Politicians on both sides of the aisle just donât appear to understand the power of images, whether theyâre still or video. The Davis campaign didnât even need to mention the fact that Davis is disabledâhis actions against other disabled people were all that the Davis campaign needed to focus on.
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Based on you getting yours and proactively working to deny others in wheelchairs the help they need, Iâd dump your punk ass onto the sidewalk if I had a chance, you filthy rotten sonofabitch. Evidently using a wheelchair hasnât done a goddamned thing to give you any compassion.
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Among the simple-minded, perhaps, who are already in his column.
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100% disagree.
In every previous election Abbott never appeared in a wheelchair when shown in a campaign ad.
He was always waist-up-- or simply a head-shot.
But then, he was never really challenged previously.
This campaign? Heâs done several ads with him rolling around.
Abbott is the one who has made the wheelchair central to the campaign narrative.
Davisâ media team is pointing out two glaring hypocrisies in one-fell-swoop.
This duality-- Iâll hazard a guessâis not lost on most Texans.
Davis is behind.
Now is when you take your shots-- good or bad-- or live with the regret that you hadnât.
jw1
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Sure, 'Attack A Guy In A Wheelchair'
Two words for you, scuz: Max Cleland.
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Bravo!!!
She has a good point. Why does Abott get millions when he lost his leg but a child has his amputated and his is only worth 250,000? That is a very good point. Sheâs not mocking abott in the wheel chair she is supporting the child who lost his leg to negligence.
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Uh, ya. They invented that shit, didnât they?
Abbott responds by bringing Obama into the argument AND pointing out heâs disabled- he must feel the ad worked. Like it or not Gregg, Wendy raises a good point.