When do you know you should stick to acting? In the case of Molly Ringwald the answer is: when you don’t know the difference between a mayor and a governor.
On Tuesday night, the “Breakfast Club” and “Sixteen Candles” actress endorsed late-term abortion heroine Wendy Davis, but the elected position she made the endorsement for was a new one to readers of her tweet.
“Support this woman. The next governor of Houston, Texas,” Ringwald wrote.
Support this woman. The next governor of Houston, Texas. #wendydavis #weneedwomenlikethese pic.twitter.com/bORYdxd2c4
— Molly Ringwald (@MollyRingwald) October 31, 2013
While Houstonians are proud of their hometown and Texans have a history of forming their own governments, Texas’ biggest city has not yet seceded from the state and formed it’s own 51st state. The endorsement drew snarky responses from a number of conservatives on Twitter.
Houston seceded? #txgov RT @GPollowitz: Molly Ringwald endorsed @WendyDavisTexas for governor of “Houston, Texas.” https://t.co/zuMyyebz0l
— Jason B. Whitman (@JasonBWhitman) October 31, 2013
I wonder what baby Thea would think of the endorsement of @WendyDavisTexas by @MollyRingwald.
— Ben Howe (@BenHowe) October 31, 2013
.@MollyRingwald If you’re from Austin or Dallas or San Antonio, you’re out of luck.
— Brian Faughnan (@BrianFaughnan) October 31, 2013
CLICK LIKE IF YOU’RE PRO-LIFE!
You can have Houston, we’ll take the rest. MT @MollyRingwald Support this woman. The next governor of Houston, Texas. pic.twitter.com/EZ84LI4bC9
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) October 31, 2013
Today, I’m throwing my hat in the ring and announcing my candidacy for Governor of Houston, Texas.
— Fingers Malloy (@FingersMalloy) October 31, 2013
