Monday, January 20, 2014

Single Teen Mom? Texas's Wendy Davis Lied About Life Story



Single Teen Mom? Texas's Wendy Davis Lied About Life Story
by Joel B. Pollak 19 Jan 2014, 6:50 PM PDT
Wendy Davis, the Texas state senator whose filibuster for abortion rights made her a Democratic superstar and launched her campaign for governor, has admitted to the Dallas Morning News that she lied about key events in her life, including her first divorce. Davis may even have lied under oath, testifying in a federal lawsuit over redistricting that "I got divorced by the time I was 19 years old," when in fact she was divorced at age 21.

Other missing details have included: her second husband paid her way through law school and she divorced him the day after the last payment was made; her ex-husband accused her in initial court filings of adultery, and was awarded custody of their two daughters; and she first ran for city council in Fort Worth as a Republican.

"My language should be tighter,” she said, admitting her campaign biography has been less than truthful.

It is not clear whether the article in the Dallas Morning News, by senior political writer Wayne Slater, is meant to be an exposé or a defense, presenting embarrassing details in the best light possible to present an overall picture of competence. One unidentified source, who said that Davis is "going to figure out a way to spin herself in a way that grabs at the heart strings," is also quoted as saying that "she’d be a good governor."

Regardless, the fact that Davis "blurred" her biography raises questions about her integrity. Her ex-husbandsaid she should not have needed to lie--that her real life is "a better narrative than what they’re trying to paint.”

The media tend to protect Democrats--notably, Barack Obama, Davis's contemporary at Harvard Law School--when they present false "composites" of their lives. It remains to be seen whether they treat Davis the same.

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Note: Wendy Davis is a Texas Senate senator, the candidate for the 2014 Wendy Davis (TX) gubernatorial campaign, and was a supporter for Annie's List.
Amber A. Mostyn is the chair for Annie's List, a shareholder for the Mostyn Law Firm, married to J. Steve Mostyn, and a national finance council member for Ready for Hillary.
J. Steve Mostyn is married to Amber A. Mostyn, the founder of Mostyn Law Firm, a national finance council member for Ready for Hillary, and was a contributor for Priorities USA Action.
Mostyn Law Firm was a contributor for Americans for Responsible Solutions.
Americans for Responsible Solutions is a gun safety PAC for guns.
Priorities USA Action was a super PAC supporting the 2012 Barack Obama presidential campaign.
George Soros is a co-chair, national finance council for Ready for Hillary, the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, and the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Roosevelt Institute.
Allida M. Black is a co-founder for Ready for Hillary, and a governor for the Roosevelt Institute.
Ben F. Barnes is a director at the Roosevelt Institute, was the speaker for the Texas House of Representatives, and the lieutenant governor for the Texas state government.
Texas Senate is the legislative body for the Texas state government.
Wendy Davis is a senator for the Texas Senate, the candidate for the 2014 Wendy Davis (TX) gubernatorial campaign, and was a supporter for Annie's List.
Amber A. Mostyn is the chair for Annie's List, a shareholder for the Mostyn Law Firm, married to J. Steve Mostyn, and a national finance council member for Ready for Hillary.















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