A Message From Texas

[TexasTowelie]

[Avalux]

1. I miss you Ann.

I'm doing what I can to make sure Wendy and Leticia pick up where she left off here in the Lone Star state.

[uwep]

11. I miss her also

I am hoping that Wendy Davis becomes governor. I believe she will be
another Ann Richards. Most of what I remember of Governor Richards
was the humor and her way of endearing herself to the entire country.
Go Wendy and learn from Governor Richards. I believe Wendy Davis
has more support than is being published.

[Avalux]

15. She says the same thng!

And I agree.

http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2014/04/wendy-davis-says-something-magical-is-happening-that-polls-arent-yet-capturing-about-her-campaign.html/

Welcome to DU!

[ChisolmTrailDem]

18. I had the tremendous honor to meet, campaign for, and vote for Gov. Richards. I miss her, too. nt

[Submariner]

2. Many years ago 60 Minutes did a Gov. Ann Richards profile

that had a hilarious moment I recall clearly today. Gov. Richards had told Leslie Stahl to interview who ever she wanted, there are no restrictions.

So, Leslie Stahl was interviewing Mollie Ivins on the Governor's mansion? front lawn about her opinion of Gov. Richards, and in the background of the screenshot was Gov Richards sort of hustling down the lawn toward them waving her arms and asking Leslie Stahl "..what are you doing?...what are you doing?"

So Stahl replied; "I'm interviewing Mollie...you said I could interview anyone I wanted", and Ann Richards replied , "Yeah...but NOT her....not her!" as she still moved toward them. It was a real laugh for all that I wish was in an online 60 Minutes archive.

I searched You tube and the CBS site, but I guess they don't put up past 60 Minutes shows.

[TexasTowelie]

3. Mollie was another Texas treasure.

It seems like the only thing we've able to elect in Texas the past two decades are the booby prizes.

[Unknown Beatle]

6. Bush and Perry

both stole elections to become governors. Wildly popular Ann Richards lost to Bush, yeah right. Texas had been heavily Democratic Governors for decades and then all of a sudden repug?

I had my vote switched from dem to repug in a governors election and I called the precinct chairwoman who witnessed the switch after I backtracked my vote and voted again for dem and it switched again for repug. So I'm convinced the election was stolen to favor Perry. I tried to make a big stink locally but my voice fell to deaf ears. To the local politicians I'm a nobody after all.

[Snotcicles]

16. I think I learned the difference between Naked and Neked from Mollie

Naked is having no clothes on.
Neked is having no clothes on, up to something.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

19. For which I am deeply embarrassed and ashamed. Embarrassed because bush and perry. Ashamed that

I know I could have done more to help defeat them and didn't make the time to do it.

[TheJames]

4. Years after she was Governor, she worked as a lobbyist,

and lived in Austin, where I drove Cab. I picked her up at the airport one evening and couldn't help myself. I asked her if she had ever been threatened in an official capacity. She said she'd "rather not talk about it". Not no, I'd rather not talk about it.

[TexasTowelie]

5. I never did get to speak to Ann, but I did some volunteer work a couple of times.

Most of the members of the public employees association were Republicans so they were happy that I did participate as a volunteer so that the association would have the bases covered. However, there were (and still are) enough crazy Texans to believe that she was threatened by some of them.

The closest that I ever came near her was about 10 feet away when they installed Robert Hunter as the new insurance commissioner.

[ashling]

7. I met her at a Mark White rally in Conroe

we were in Washington DC when she was governor

[McCamy Taylor]

8. W. was elected governor only because some dumb people thought he was his dad.

[Cha]

9. HBO is doing bio on Ann, Tx!

All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State

http://www.hbo.com/documentaries/all-about-ann-governor-richards-of-the-lone-star-state#/

[TexasTowelie]

10. Thanks Cha.

I don't get HBO (never did) or have a television currently so I'm going to miss out.

[Cha]

14. Oh me too.. don't even have a tv. but, it will be out on dvd someday and

great that so many peeps will get to see her beautiful story.

[Iwillnevergiveup]

12. My gosh, Ann Richards

is so quotable and so marvelous! I'd go so far as to say "golden." She always struck me as so at ease and comfortable within herself. You don't see that in every politician...some seem so defensive and unable to answer simple, direct questions. Guess they're not the truth-tellers Ann was.

Texas Towelie, any idea how many DUers are from Texas?

[ChisolmTrailDem]

20. She was an extraordinary person and just as caring and sweet and warm and

genuine as one can be. It was like grandma was governor, to me.

[Major Nikon]

13. ...

[WillyT]

17. K & R !!!

[ChisolmTrailDem]

21. She was a true treasure, WillyT. nt

[WillyT]

22. Yep... Her And Molly Ivins... Two Texas Treasures !!!

I miss 'em both.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

23. I so long for the likes of those two again. nt

[snot]

24. Remember her speech at the Dem convention –

"Poor George, born with a silver foot in his mouth."

So right.

[freshwest]

25. Gosh, I miss her and Molly. I met Ann but not Molly, it was when the world was a saner place. n/t

[Jamastiene]

26. Wisdom from beyond.

I sure was sad when she died. I wish she was still alive, to tell it like it is nowadays.

[Gothmog]

27. I love Ann Richards

She was a great lady

[Thinkingabout]

28. If she was still here and running for governor I would still be voting for her.

Loved her speeches, held on to every word. She sure was a great one.

[Enthusiast]

29. That was a good prediction.