State Sen. Wendy Davis and her shoes hold up two fingers against the anti-abortion bill SB5, which was up for a vote on the last day of the legislative special session Tuesday in Austin.
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While junior Texas state senator Wendy Davis got thrust into the national spotlight this week for her starring role in an anti-abortion-bill filibuster, her tennis shoes are enjoying their own run with fame on Amazon reviews.
“Best damn shoe for being on your feet for 13 hours. Also the best shoe to kick Governor Rick Perry’s ass!” reads one of a growing number of Amazon reviews of the Mizuno’s Wave Rider 16 running shoes the Democratic lawmaker made famous overnight.
Hey news media, aren’t they actually more red?
(Credit: Mizuno)
Reads another: “I am so glad that I have a choice about what shoes to buy! Imagine if some legislator tried to tell me what type of shoes worked best for me or what type of shoes were available to me… that is so un-American!”
Clearly, most of the reviewers haven’t tried the shoes but are using the reviews as a forum to slam leg… [Read more]
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