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Wendy Davis knocks it out of the park in debate with Greg Abbott
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/01/1333532/-Wendy-Davis-knocks-it-out-of-the-park-in-debate-with-Greg-Abbott
"Senator Wendy Davis came prepared for her debate with Greg Abbott. In the snippets in the embedded video she shows why she is qualified and Abbott is just a shill for the plutocracy. Sen. Davis did not allow Abbott to get away with his attempt at slick answers. She successfully rebuffed and challenged him.
When Abbott was asked how he intended to pay for his desire to make the Texas education system number one in the country, his answer can be encapsulated with the phrase "do more with less." Sen. Davis used the opportunity to slam Abbott. "Mr. Abbott, you are talking out of two sides of your mouth," Davis said. "On the one hand you are fighting to keep our students in overcrowded classrooms, teachers laid off across the state, and school closings in place. And yet you say you want to make Texas number one in education. You cannot accomplish that goal without making the appropriate investment."
Sen. Davis went on to say that when Abbott talks about local control it means he is pushing the cost of education onto local communities which would cause the increase of local property taxes across the state. One of the panelists pointed out incredulously to Abbott that in effect he is saying he can make Texas schools number one at the same time that Texas spends less than the national average per pupil.
When a panelist asked about whether Abbott would accept the Medicaid Expansion to Obamacare, he said he would not. He basically decided to give away over one hundred billion Texas taxpayer dollars. Sen. Davis slammed Abbott for being less than truthful. She pointed out that if she is elected governor she would bring those dollars back to Texas because it would increase jobs, well-being, and our economy. Abbott lied about it costing Texas ten billion dollars. The first three years are free. Thereafter, states are only responsible for about 10 percent of Medicaid Expansion costs.
The best illustration of Abbott being beholding to the insurance industry came with a question about home insurance being too high. He could not say the rates were too high. Instead he said he did not look at the numbers. Sen. Davis said categorically that the rates were too high. She slammed Abbott on his insurance industry relationship. "I don't give cotton to people who sell out our hardworking Texans for the interest of big insurance companies," Sen. Davis said. "Mr. Abbott on the other hand has taken enormous contributions from them."
She went on to say that Abbott most recently advocated a settlement with Farmers Insurance. The judge accused him of laying down to the insurance company and refused to accept the settlement because he was selling out the claimants.
When asked about marriage equality, Sen. Davis gave full-throated support stating that if the Supreme Court does not overturn Texas' law she would support a Texas constitutional amendment to do so. Abbott was cold with his reply showing only concern about his own marriage.
Abbott stood by his stance on not allowing abortions after 20 weeks even in the case of rape and incest. Sen. Davis would use this as segue into Abbott’s insensitivity to women. "This should come as no surprise to us given that Mr. Abbott's attitude to women has revealed themselves in other ways," Davis said.
She pointed out that he paid women less than men in his attorney general's office for the same work. She pointed out that Abbott campaigned with racist sexual predator Ted Nugent.
It was evident Sen. Davis was on her game. She made Abbott look like a defenseless promoter of talking points. If Texans watch the interview, their choice will be clear."
"Senator Wendy Davis came prepared for her debate with Greg Abbott. In the snippets in the embedded video she shows why she is qualified and Abbott is just a shill for the plutocracy. Sen. Davis did not allow Abbott to get away with his attempt at slick answers. She successfully rebuffed and challenged him.
When Abbott was asked how he intended to pay for his desire to make the Texas education system number one in the country, his answer can be encapsulated with the phrase "do more with less." Sen. Davis used the opportunity to slam Abbott. "Mr. Abbott, you are talking out of two sides of your mouth," Davis said. "On the one hand you are fighting to keep our students in overcrowded classrooms, teachers laid off across the state, and school closings in place. And yet you say you want to make Texas number one in education. You cannot accomplish that goal without making the appropriate investment."
Sen. Davis went on to say that when Abbott talks about local control it means he is pushing the cost of education onto local communities which would cause the increase of local property taxes across the state. One of the panelists pointed out incredulously to Abbott that in effect he is saying he can make Texas schools number one at the same time that Texas spends less than the national average per pupil.
When a panelist asked about whether Abbott would accept the Medicaid Expansion to Obamacare, he said he would not. He basically decided to give away over one hundred billion Texas taxpayer dollars. Sen. Davis slammed Abbott for being less than truthful. She pointed out that if she is elected governor she would bring those dollars back to Texas because it would increase jobs, well-being, and our economy. Abbott lied about it costing Texas ten billion dollars. The first three years are free. Thereafter, states are only responsible for about 10 percent of Medicaid Expansion costs.
The best illustration of Abbott being beholding to the insurance industry came with a question about home insurance being too high. He could not say the rates were too high. Instead he said he did not look at the numbers. Sen. Davis said categorically that the rates were too high. She slammed Abbott on his insurance industry relationship. "I don't give cotton to people who sell out our hardworking Texans for the interest of big insurance companies," Sen. Davis said. "Mr. Abbott on the other hand has taken enormous contributions from them."
She went on to say that Abbott most recently advocated a settlement with Farmers Insurance. The judge accused him of laying down to the insurance company and refused to accept the settlement because he was selling out the claimants.
When asked about marriage equality, Sen. Davis gave full-throated support stating that if the Supreme Court does not overturn Texas' law she would support a Texas constitutional amendment to do so. Abbott was cold with his reply showing only concern about his own marriage.
Abbott stood by his stance on not allowing abortions after 20 weeks even in the case of rape and incest. Sen. Davis would use this as segue into Abbott’s insensitivity to women. "This should come as no surprise to us given that Mr. Abbott's attitude to women has revealed themselves in other ways," Davis said.
She pointed out that he paid women less than men in his attorney general's office for the same work. She pointed out that Abbott campaigned with racist sexual predator Ted Nugent.
It was evident Sen. Davis was on her game. She made Abbott look like a defenseless promoter of talking points. If Texans watch the interview, their choice will be clear."
We can hope.
It would only "be something" if they won and actually did something far better than those they would be replacing.
No surprise there....I also heard Grimes is ticking ahead of McConnell by about 6 I think......Wouldnt that be something.....
http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2014/oct/03/greg-abbott/unsupported-greg-abbott-says-he-helped-prosecute-t/
"Republican Greg Abbott let fly a statement of seeming international significance in the Sept. 19, 2014, gubernatorial debate in the Rio Grande Valley. Abbott, the state attorney general, defended his decision not to ease public knowledge of where explosive fuels are stored before saying: "We’ve seen the rise of terrorism. I’ve been involved in prosecuting a terrorist member of ISIS."
Democrat Wendy Davis didn’t challenge his prosecutorial claim. But we wondered.......
According to a June 18, 2014, FBI press release,.........the FBI investigated "together with the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, United States Army Intelligence, Austin Police Department, Round Rock Police Department, Killeen Police Department, University of Texas Police Department, Travis County Sheriff’s Office, Texas Department of Public Safety, Office of the Texas Attorney General and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission."
............
Our ruling
Abbott said he helped prosecute "a terrorist member of ISIS."
Given Abbott’s silence on what exactly he or state lawyers did in connection with this case, we have no evidence to back up his declaration aside from a press release crediting a range of agencies including the attorney general and extending to the Killeen Police Department and Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission. That release doesn’t say any of the agencies prosecuted Wolfe.
Abbott’s statement also relied on a broad definition of "terrorist" and "ISIS member." The federal complaint suggests that Wolfe may have sought to be those things but does not offer evidence that he had become either a terrorist or ISIS member.
We rate the claim False.
FALSE – The statement is not accurate.
Politifact
"Republican Greg Abbott let fly a statement of seeming international significance in the Sept. 19, 2014, gubernatorial debate in the Rio Grande Valley. Abbott, the state attorney general, defended his decision not to ease public knowledge of where explosive fuels are stored before saying: "We’ve seen the rise of terrorism. I’ve been involved in prosecuting a terrorist member of ISIS."
Democrat Wendy Davis didn’t challenge his prosecutorial claim. But we wondered.......
According to a June 18, 2014, FBI press release,.........the FBI investigated "together with the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, United States Army Intelligence, Austin Police Department, Round Rock Police Department, Killeen Police Department, University of Texas Police Department, Travis County Sheriff’s Office, Texas Department of Public Safety, Office of the Texas Attorney General and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission."
............
Our ruling
Abbott said he helped prosecute "a terrorist member of ISIS."
Given Abbott’s silence on what exactly he or state lawyers did in connection with this case, we have no evidence to back up his declaration aside from a press release crediting a range of agencies including the attorney general and extending to the Killeen Police Department and Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission. That release doesn’t say any of the agencies prosecuted Wolfe.
Abbott’s statement also relied on a broad definition of "terrorist" and "ISIS member." The federal complaint suggests that Wolfe may have sought to be those things but does not offer evidence that he had become either a terrorist or ISIS member.
We rate the claim False.
FALSE – The statement is not accurate.
Politifact
Sounds like to me, she came out on the side of what is best for the state...I would have liked to seen this debate.
Abbott still hold a good lead and this is the same Davis who had a staffer attack Abbott about his disability. Real class there.
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