Double standards blasted after media yawn at Wendy Davis’ gaffe
http://twitter.com/#!/brodigan/status/425756845152559104
Texas gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis said her opponent, Greg Abbott, hadn’t “walked a day in my shoes.” Abbott has been a paraplegic since 1984.
If you’re imagining the relentless media mockery that would have taken place if Sarah Palin had made a similar statement, you’re not alone:
http://twitter.com/#!/RoccoSouthside/status/425981717237624833
http://twitter.com/#!/bernardmccabe/status/425755747834535936
http://twitter.com/#!/ChrisBarnhart/status/425752094142763008
We’d never hear the end of it.
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Editor’s note: The title of this post has been updated to correct a grammatical error, and to reflect that the Davis quote was “walk a day” instead of “walk a mile” which was in the title of the initial version of the post.
