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phantom power

(25,966 posts) Sat Feb 22, 2014, 06:41 PM Feb 2014

Wendy Davis Targets Abbott Over Nugent

As usual, Davis has the right idea: Take the wingnut freaks like Nugent that conservative politicians like to hang out with, and hang them around their neck like a burning tire.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis on Saturday joined Texas Democratic Party leaders in criticizing Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott for campaigning with controversial rocker and conservative firebrand Ted Nugent.

“This isn’t about some aging rockstar way past his prime that simply needs to go away,” Davis said during her remarks at the Texas Democratic Women Convention in Austin. “This is about Greg Abbott. It’s about his character, his judgment, his values when he stands on a stage next to someone like that and refers to him as his ‘blood brother.’”

Abbott, the likely Republican nominee for Texas governor, came under fire after he was accompanied by Nugent at two campaign events in North Texas this week. Nugent is known for a history of making inflammatory and offensive statements, including recent remarks in which he referred to President Obama as a “sub-human mongrel.”

http://www.texastribune.org/2014/02/22/davis-abbotts-character-questionable-after-nugent-/

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Wendy Davis Targets Abbott Over Nugent (Original Post) phantom power Feb 2014 OP

Good for her that asshole is a pedophile! gopiscrap Feb 2014 #1

Good lostincalifornia Feb 2014 #2

Hit them hard and don't let up. hobbit709 Feb 2014 #3

She is fabulous! hamsterjill Feb 2014 #4

Hmmm. A pedophile, draft dodger, and drug addict. There seems to be a common theme madinmaryland Feb 2014 #5

But, Abbott likes him as a "blood brother". Cha Feb 2014 #11

Rightly so. Coyotl Feb 2014 #6

Touche'! Cha Feb 2014 #12

K&R n/t Tx4obama Feb 2014 #7

I love Wendy Davis! Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2014 #8

Maybe Greg Abbott plays drums....Nuggent aleays needs a drummer....play on Greg bkanderson76 Feb 2014 #9

Good Wendy.. and who the hell in their right mind Cha Feb 2014 #10

Abbott is so arrogant, thought he was going to get away with this shit stg81 Feb 2014 #13

“This isn’t about some aging rockstar way past his prime that simply needs to go away,” liberalmuse Feb 2014 #14

gopiscrap

(23,761 posts)

1. Good for her that asshole is a pedophile!

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Sat Feb 22, 2014, 06:42 PM

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lostincalifornia

(3,639 posts)

2. Good

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Sat Feb 22, 2014, 06:43 PM

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hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

3. Hit them hard and don't let up.

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Sat Feb 22, 2014, 06:45 PM

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hamsterjill

(15,222 posts)

4. She is fabulous!

Reply to phantom power (Original post)

Sat Feb 22, 2014, 06:59 PM

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She understands Texas politics. I am SO glad to see a candidate giving it back to the likes of Greg Abbott (a/k/a Rick Perry lite).

Go, Wendy, go!!!

madinmaryland

(64,933 posts)

5. Hmmm. A pedophile, draft dodger, and drug addict. There seems to be a common theme

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Sat Feb 22, 2014, 07:08 PM

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among the generation of current repukes that grew up in the late 50's and 1960's.

Cha

(297,285 posts)

11. But, Abbott likes him as a "blood brother".

Reply to madinmaryland (Reply #5)

Sat Feb 22, 2014, 08:27 PM

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Coyotl

(15,262 posts)

6. Rightly so.

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Sat Feb 22, 2014, 07:15 PM

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Nugent has given camouflage a bad name.

Cha

(297,285 posts)

12. Touche'!

Reply to Coyotl (Reply #6)

Sat Feb 22, 2014, 08:27 PM

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Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)

7. K&R n/t

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Sat Feb 22, 2014, 07:41 PM

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Sarah Ibarruri

(21,043 posts)

8. I love Wendy Davis!

Reply to phantom power (Original post)

Sat Feb 22, 2014, 07:46 PM

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This is just perfect:

“This isn’t about some aging rockstar way past his prime that simply needs to go away,” Davis said during her remarks at the Texas Democratic Women Convention in Austin. “This is about Greg Abbott. It’s about his character, his judgment, his values when he stands on a stage next to someone like that and refers to him as his ‘blood brother.’”

bkanderson76

(266 posts)

9. Maybe Greg Abbott plays drums....Nuggent aleays needs a drummer....play on Greg

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Sat Feb 22, 2014, 08:16 PM

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...And who in the hell spells 'Greg' as Greg?

Cha

(297,285 posts)

10. Good Wendy.. and who the hell in their right mind

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Sat Feb 22, 2014, 08:26 PM

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wouldn't? It's freaking despicable.. and Abbott's an idiot.

thanks pp.

stg81

(351 posts)

13. Abbott is so arrogant, thought he was going to get away with this shit

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Sat Feb 22, 2014, 08:41 PM

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liberalmuse

(18,672 posts)

14. “This isn’t about some aging rockstar way past his prime that simply needs to go away,”

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Sat Feb 22, 2014, 09:38 PM

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This one sentence was cathartic, but then there's this, “This is about Greg Abbott. It’s about his character, his judgment, his values when he stands on a stage next to someone like that and refers to him as his ‘blood brother.’” Thank you Wendy Davis, for making my day!

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