Upon hear that Wendy Davis, the Texas State Senator who filibustered the anti-abortion bill, didn't appreciate what he said about her, Governor Perry said that he was giving her a compliment. Well Governor, Senator Davis and millions around the country saw it for what it really was: A slap on the face to women and men all over your state. The sad part is that, as Governor, you don't even see why anyone sees it that way.
After Governor Perry said that he was trying to give State Senator Davis a compliment, she said that she was proud of her daughter and the choice she made, but she wasn't going to take that choice away from other women. And with one fell swoop, Senator Davis hit the point right on the money. You see Governor, women just want the choice. They want to do what they, and the men in their lives for that matter, think is in the best interest of them, their family and their unborn child. Now you Governor, and GOP politicians all over this country, are really saying to these women and their families: You have no choice in what you think is best. I know what's best for you and your family, and you'll do what I say is best for your family or you'll go to jail. If someone would tell that to anyone in your family, are telling everyone that it wouldn't be a slap in the face? Of course it would! And you can't see that?
Governor Perry, you may have been trying to give Senator Davis a compliment, but what you really doing was giving a slap to the face to millions of women who just want a choice, and the fact you can't see that makes me wonder about your ability to have empathy for people. And a governor needs to have empathy. Not having it, it makes me and millions of others if you should be governor, or hold any government position.
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