Ann Richards Dies

[filkertom]

Sadness. Former Texas governor Ann Richards died Wednesday evening at the age of 73. She was a Democratic stalwart, a brash and bold woman, and someone who cared a lot about her state and her country. She will be missed.

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[faxpaladin.livejournal.com]

I voted for her in one of the first elections in which I could vote, and was quite enormously POed when Shrub beat her. She will be quite enormously missed.

[morpheus0013.livejournal.com]

Just read that a few hours ago.

Rest well, Lady.

[trdsf.livejournal.com]

She will be sadly, sadly missed as both a strong progressive voice and a breath of fresh air.

[indyellen.livejournal.com]

Aw, that's a shame. I *always* liked her - thought we would've been MUCH better off if SHE'D been the Texas governor who ran for president instead of the Shrub.

Damn.

What is remembered, lives.

[zenturbo.livejournal.com]

I thought she was a great woman and when she lost to The Shrub, I was pissed. Anytime she gave an interview or was on TV, I watched it, as I loved to hear her talk.

Oddly enough, when I heard it on the radio, they gave a great quote: "If I had known that I was going to be a one-term govenor, I would have raised more Hell."

That pretty much summed her up.

[redaxe.livejournal.com]

Farewell to the last of the great Texas public figures. She will be missed.

[psychojediboy.livejournal.com]

During their race for governor, she said one of the best things that's ever been said about W: "Poor George, he was born with a silver foot in his mouth!"

Actually.....

[zenturbo.livejournal.com]

That was said about George I. It was back in 1988 at the Democratic National Convention. They played that clip as it was one of her signature one-liners.

[valkyrwench.livejournal.com]

Crap.

Annie, we'll miss you.

[thatcrazycajun.livejournal.com]

Another loss to the liberal side and the Democratic Party. I moved away from Texas too soon to vote for her, and it galls me, because I would have done so in a hot picosecond. Goodbye, Miz Richards, and thanks for trying.
--from a naturallized Texan (1976-78, 1980-81)

[admnaismith.livejournal.com]

Dadgummit! The collective IQ of Texas just dropped a point or two, just like when Barbara Jordan and Raff Yarborough died in the same month.

I wish she'd held office longer.

Well, at least there's still Hightower and Ivins to keep trying to make Texas wise.

[nuveena.livejournal.com]

Shit.

I got to meet her once... she spoke at my college graduation.

[james-rayner.livejournal.com]

Perhaps one of the greatest thing to ever come out of Texas along with BBQ and Chuck Norris, Ann Richards was everything a Democratic politican ought to be with a double helping of that ol' Texas Courage.

Ride on, Ma'am. We'll try and take it from here.