By the time Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis’ epic pro-abortion filibuster passed 10 hours, it had captured the attention of national legislators and celebrities. Henry Winker is among those giving Davis a thumbs up.
@WendyDavisTexas you stand for all of us who believe woman are in charge of their own bodies and destinies
— Henry Winkler (@hwinkler4real) June 26, 2013
“General Hospital” actress Nancy Lee Grahn was inspired to use words we’ve never heard before.
#standwithWendy#standwithwendy#standwithwendy#standwithwendy#standwithwendy Shut the old fuckinfarts in Texas the hell up!
— Nancy Lee Grahn (@NancyLeeGrahn) June 26, 2013
No one here is going to sleep tonight until @WendyDavisTexas gets to pee.
— Nancy Lee Grahn (@NancyLeeGrahn) June 26, 2013
https://twitter.com/NancyLeeGrahn/status/349713306631667717
The bladder-bursting effort to keep all of Texas’ abortion clinics free from additional regulation also caught the attention of @barackobama (no relation to President Barack Obama, of course), who called the filibuster “something special.”
Something special is happening in Austin tonight: http://t.co/RpbnCbO6zw #StandWithWendy
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 26, 2013
Underestimating a woman in tennis shoes is never a winning strategy. Mine weren't pink, but I'm proud to #StandWIthWendy. -PM #SB5 #TXlege
— Senator Patty Murray (@PattyMurray) June 26, 2013
Please thank @WendyDavisTexas for standing up against the GOP's War on Women and protecting the lives and health of women in Texas. #txlege
— Sen. Barbara Boxer (@SenatorBoxer) June 25, 2013
Eyes on Wendy Davis,-3 hours to complete filibuster of Texas anti-abortion bill #goWendygo http://t.co/s6Tc3rq646 @thinkprogress
— Mia Farrow (@MiaFarrow) June 26, 2013
I’m standing with all the women’s health advocates in the #txlege today. #SB5 is bad for health and bad for women.
— Julianne Moore (@_juliannemoore) June 25, 2013
Momentarily suspending my Twitter vacation for Wendy Davis: http://t.co/N1YY0fO5ET
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) June 26, 2013
The live stream available on YouTube attracted nearly 100,000 simultaneous viewers just before midnight Eastern.
Prepare for a lot of tweets including the words “Davis” and “2016.”
Is it too soon to start planning Wendy Davis 2016?
— Allison Hantschel (@Athenae) June 26, 2013
Hillary Clinton/Wendy Davis 2016 #ladiesgetstuffdone
— Melissa Angell (@Melissa_Angell) June 26, 2013
Elizabeth Warren / Wendy Davis 2016 sounds pretty good.
— Rob Loukotka (@FringeFocus) June 26, 2013
Reading up on Wendy Davis – holy crap she's impressive. Democratic Party – you can stop looking for your 2016 presidential candidate now.
— Doug Ellison (@doug_ellison) June 26, 2013
Also expect quite a few news stories on how Davis won the heart of America with her principled stand, but know the adoration wasn’t universal.
Wendy Davis can now say, When the moment came to stand up for smashing the life out of a baby 6 mos into pregnancy, I was up to the task.
— David Freddoso (@freddoso) June 26, 2013
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