Ann Richards was so right here...

[stevenleser]

[southernyankeebelle]

1. I sure miss her.

[kdmorris]

2. I miss Ann Richards

And Molly Ivins, too! Two of my role models.

May they rest in peace.

[volstork]

7. Two of the best

Texans ever!

[mountain grammy]

19. Agree! Barbara Jordan makes three, Jim Hightower four.

[ReRe]

25. I thought of Barbara Jordan too...

... and who doesn't love Jim Hightower. We could keep going though.... Who remembers our dear dear Henry Gonzalez who served on the banking committee? (I say "our", though I'm not from Texas.) He told us what was going to happen. I remember sitting up deep into the night listening to Henry on those 1 hour speeches on the floor of the House. He's another one we could go look up in C-Span archives and listen to.

[Gormy Cuss]

26. Now that's quite a crew...

Did Texas proud, each one of them.

[volstork]

28. Aw, how could I forget

Barbara Jordan?! I was 10 years old in '76 when she gave the keynote at the Dem National Convention. I had never heard anyone speak like that (both in topic and intonation) and was absolutely riveted...

[IrishAyes]

37. Very true

I'm fortunate to have a nice picture of Barbara Jordan sitting in the middle of the road, wrapped in a flag; I always wondered what she was protesting at the time, but it must've been important.

[LadyHawkAZ]

24. She was kind enough to leave us her daughter

who has been a real credit to her mom.

[stevenleser]

36. I had to check this out. I had no idea Cecile was Ann's daughter. She is awesome too!

[Skittles]

3. loved Ann

she was the last good governor we had her in Texas

[boston bean]

4. nice!

so true...

[redstatebluegirl]

5. There Is A New Broadway Show About Ann.

They profiled it on CBS Sunday Morning, it looks fabulous!!

[SunSeeker]

10. Cool! Thanks for the info. nt

[mountain grammy]

20. I saw that too, looks great! Holland Taylor of "2 and a Half Men" fame. Ann was a treasure.

[Rainngirl]

32. I saw that interview with Holland Taylor

It looks like she absolutely BECOMES Ann. I was lucky enough several years back to see one of Ann's lectures here in Seattle. She was really something. I sure miss her and Molly.

[Iwillnevergiveup]

6. Hollywood ready

with smarts and class and a grand sense of humor. We surely miss her.

K&R

[libodem]

8. She was so wonderfully outspoken

Thanks Steven, appreciate you bringing us this.

[SunSeeker]

9. Ann is my hero.

She should have been President. Thanks for the post, Steven.

[juajen]

11. Two wonderful female Democrats.

Texas has got some catching up to do to ever equal these two.

[Cleita]

12. What a great lady.

I'm so happy that the time I had to live in Texas (job) she was governor.

Texans. How did y'all fall for that moron Bush?

[Ilsa]

17. One thing that went wrong

was that Gov. Ann had a problem with someone she had endorsed for Railroad Commissioner. The young woman had been in the job and had done fine, but her credentials turned out to be lies. There was so much bad press about it that I think it had an impact on Ann's campaign.

Meanwhile, Dumbya had just finished building that tax-stealing baseball field in Arlington, so he looked "business-like" and "successful." it was a tough pill to swallow when Ann lost to that moron.

[Cleita]

21. It never fails to amaze me that when taxpayers get the shaft, they still

praise the guy who is shafting them for being a good businessman. What a crock!

[WillyT]

13. HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!!

[ReRe]

14. I miss Ann Richards so much...

K&R

... she was the cream of the crop, and Molly Ivans too. I don't know how to upload clips from youtube, but if I did, I would run over and dig up as many clips as I could of both Ann and Molly and add to this thread. So many of our young people don't know about these two wonderful recent women from Texas. There's probably allot of footage on C-Span and National Press Club too. Ann is up there looking down at the great work daughter Cecille is doing with Planned Parenthood with a great big smile on her face.

[Curmudgeoness]

15. It is so easy to upload videos.

Go to the clip you want. Copy the URL (the web address) by right clicking and "copy". Come here and right click and "paste". The address will show up. If you preview your post, it should show the video ready to go.

We all love Ann.

[ReRe]

16. Thanks dearheart...

.... I'm old and curmudgeonly , but will try to do this this evening. I didn't know it was that easy. This old dog has got to learn these tricks and start really adding to DU instead of just reading and commenting.

[mountain grammy]

22. I bet I gave out at least 100 copies of "Bushwhacked."

Most Americans don't know the half of the damage W wrought.

[MyOwnPeace]

29. BUSHWHACKED.............

I'm trying to read it right now - been working on it for over 1 month.
I can only read about 2 pages at a time and I get so PIZZED that I have to put it down and walk away!

[mountain grammy]

35. It gets your blood boiling. Have you read about the great son of Scalia yet?

I work so hard to not be a hater, but regarding Scalia, he's really not human anyway, is he?

[kag]

18. Unfortunately, there aren't a lot of Texas politicians who make me proud of my native state, but...

Ann and Molly are two who make me VERY proud of being a Texan. Amazing women. Smart, funny...the kind of women I'd want to go have a beer or two (or six) with .

[Cleita]

23. Oh yes!

What a girls' night out that would be!

[progressoid]

27. Rec.

[Javaman]

30. I miss Ann.

The best part about her when she was gov was, I would run around townlake and there she would be out walking and talking with some person and anyone and everyone would yell, "Hey Ann!" and she would always respond with a "Howdy".

moron* was always out there with his storm trooper body guards. and I can attest to the fact that no one every said hi to that pile of stupid*.

[Rider3]

31. She was a great lady

I wish we had more like her.

[Rozlee]

33. The Grand lady of Texas

I really liked Ann's put downs. Her showdown with Clayton Williams was classic. I'll always remember her as the last bulwark of good decent leadership in Texas.

[MissDeeds]

34. I miss her so much

We need her insight and wisdom now - and Molly Ivins too. Thanks for sharing this.