You know - not everyone down here is stupid, and you did make that disclaimer. But you're right - there are a lot of "Good ol' Boys" that think we "woman folk don't know shit" to quote my uncle. It's that way everywhere to differing degrees. I was born in this state and left shortly afterwards... only to be pulled back into the Black Hole of Texas about 16 years ago. Maybe because I left the great state I have more of a respect for my body and that of my children - I don't know.
It really is no surprise to me that our Governor did this though - especially when you stop to think about how he was elected. One woman said (when asked why she was voting for Perry) "I don't know what he stands for but he's just so cute!" I'm not joking - It's on tape somewhere... and one man said "Well who wants a Governor named Kinky?"
Texas is all about big bucks - from oil to pharmaceuticals to whatever else they can sell. It's always been that way and always will be that way. The poor just don't have a voice or a place here - and sadly that's the way it is all over the United States.