Abbott Complains About Davis Book Tour

[Jefferson23]

Dems slam complaint as "frivolous"

By Richard Whittaker, 5:33PM, Thu. Sep. 11


Team Greg Abbott had a tough challenge this week. After Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, published painful and personal details of her own pregnancy terminations, it would be bad form to attack her experiences. So, instead, the Republican candidate for governor is going after her signing tour.

Kennedy and Profiles in Courage. Romney and Turnaround. Obama and Dreams From My Father. Heck, even Perry and his attempt to be a neo-Baden-Powell with On My Honor. Books and political campaigns go together like dinner and dessert. But Abbott's argument – and now his ethics complaint – is exactly that. That the book should come first, and then the campaign.

Davis generated headlines by talking openly in her book Forgetting to be Afraid about having to terminate two pregnancies because both were medically nonviable: One because of a severe cerebral abnormality, and one because the pregnancy was ectopic. Abbott could have pandered to the "no abortions, ever" wing of his party by condemning her actions, or simply stayed silent, but instead issued a very brief statement that "the unspeakable pain of losing a child is beyond tragic for any parent. As a father, I grieve for the Davis family and for the loss of life."

snip* Davis has fired back that this is just another distraction technique by the Abbott camp. Campaign spokesman Zac Petkanas said, "We were very careful to follow all legal guidelines," and condemned Hamilton's filing as "politically motivated and frivolous." Moreover, he added, why not wait for the result of the legal opinion they filed on Monday?

http://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2014-09-11/abbott-complains-about-davis-book-tour/

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

1. Hillary ran for President in 2008, 'Hard Choices' just came out.

Ditto Perry and his book. Obviously there is no particular 'order' to book tours and political races. You can release a book before, after, or during a run.

[Gothmog]

2. Greg is afraid of Wendy

Greg is not a good campaigner or candidate. He is not a great speaker and have only debated 20 minutes over his entire career. The Davis book tour is getting her great press and is something that he was not prepared for.

[Jefferson23]

3. Absolutely, he is definitely afraid of her. n/t

[littlemissmartypants]

4. I love it!

A few punishing words...

Read it and weep.
The writing is on the wall.

I stand with Wendy.
#FJL

[Paladin]

5. Keep this in mind, when Abbott writes HIS book.

He probably has a draft of it prepared, already: sharp, good-looking attorney ends up in a wheel chair as a result of a hideous accident (for which he collects a $10,000,000 settlement), and then dedicates his life to public service (i.e., making sure that other injured individuals can only collect a fraction of what he got for damages).

[Manifestor_of_Light]

6. Large personal injury settlement for me, and not for thee.

Hypocrisy thy name is Greg Abbott.

[DFW]

7. Aww, he's just pissed because she can read and write

Republicans don't like being compared to people like that.

[freshwest]

8. And she didn't stay barefoot and pregnant, either. Another mark against her for the GOP!