Posted on 01/25/2014 4:39:20 PM PST by Kolath
All is fair in politics, and no one gets a pass.
There is a growing attempt to paint Wendy Davis as the victim of a double standard, in which a woman is treated more harshly than conservative men as to family failings and career ambition.
Kirsten Powers articulated that view in her post at The Daily Beast, The Right Subjects Wendy Davis to Litmus Tests No Male Would Ever Face (interestingly, the title shows up in search engines as “Wendy Davis the Piñata Parent,” not sure if that was the original title):
It seems that Wendy Davis needs to learn her place….
It’s fair to criticize Davis for her misleading bio that implied she had been a single mother during law school. Instead, a misogynistic mob is determined to punish her for her parenting choices….
Where were the headlines claiming the unfitness of male Republican candidates who ditched wives with whom they had children (think Newt Gingrich and Rudy Giuliani)? Or are we to understand that conservatives believe that cheating on a spouse and getting divorced is not relevant, but giving your husband full custody of a child is?
Similarly, Politico Magazine has a lead article playing up the “Wendy as victim of sexism” defense. In The Most Judged Woman in America, the sub-title tells the story:
Wendy Davis did make a mistake. She thought that we were ready for a single mother.
Just Google “Wendy Davis Sexism” and you will see that these two examples above are not exceptions, they are part of a pattern of defending Davis.
There is no double standard. Both Newt Gingrich and John McCain were seriously attacked because of their treatment of first wives and kids, as I shared with Powers in a Twitter exchange:
(Excerpt) Read more at legalinsurrection.com ...
Do any Texans know how the polls are running regarding Davis? Does she ave a good chance to get elected?
I’m sorry I busted out laughing when I read that.
Wendy Davis is one of those embarrassments to womankind, who acts as if she has utterly no capacity for rational thought. Why the Democrats promote such women is beyond me. Whatever criticism she gets is because she is an idiot, not because she is a woman.
Oddly, the Democrats never have trouble criticizing intelligent conservative women for utter inconsequentialities.
Great point; I was thinking of Biden falsifying his biography by pretending to be Neil Kinnock; he did in fact, as a male politician, pay a price for that.
And Wendy says great big lies,
That soar far above the skies,
And Wendy wants kids to fry...
i love it! Sarah is the absolute best. how i wish she'd run for president. there may be other candidates who would approach her effectiveness as an executive, and even as a conservative firebrand, but there would be none better.
What a pile of crap. She just plain lied. Not “in context”, “out of context”, “under context”, or “over context”. She just plain lied.
Just call her “Mazie Bird” Davis.
Her life story reminds me of that old Dr, Seuss’ story Horton Hatches the Egg.
I agree. I think it is just a political ploy on her part.
I know it might be hard to believe but the national news doesn’t cover it. You could simply answer the civil question I asked.
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!
Wendy Davis is a fake, phony fraud.
Wendy Davis is the abortionists Joan of Arc.
Don’t you Republicans dare be critical of anything about her or you will be accused of the war on wimmin.
Whose sleuthing down the tweets of Dems cities, lying to everybody she meets, whose angling down to pimp for her lefties, everyone knows its Wendy.
...hey, that’s pretty good...
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