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Now here is a pair of Texans! (Original Post)
G_j
May 2014
OP
And the hero of all those wonderful progressive Texans is the late great John Henry Faulk.
Zen Democrat
May 2014
#30
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)1. !!
Love!
aikoaiko
(34,169 posts)2. Best thread of the day!!!!!!
kentauros
(29,414 posts)6. And worth kicking to the top again!
Go Wendy!
zwyziec
(173 posts)4. Dadgum Right!
Paladin
(28,252 posts)7. Incoming Wendy Defeatists in 3...2...1... (nt)
NBachers
(17,107 posts)8. Wendy's On the Bus!
Aerows
(39,961 posts)9. Two of my favorite Texans :)
There are plenty of fine people in Texas, these are two outstanding examples !
toby jo
(1,269 posts)10. Texas throws some giants - Molly was another one.
That governor was good, too, the 'poor George, born with a silver spoon in his mouth' one - I'll remember after I post
anne richards ~
lastlib
(23,214 posts)11. And don't forget Barbara Jordan--
IMHO, the greatest Texan since LBJ.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)15. Don't forget Ann Richards and Jim Hightower. nt
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)23. +1! And Molly Ivins!
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)26. I agree
but the person I responded too already mentioned Molly.
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)27. Oh. I was reading the thread backwards.
Now why do I do that?
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)28. I do it sometimes, too...
Sometimes I respond to the OP before I look at responses. I am then on the bottom of the page, then scroll up, reading as I go.
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)29. Yup. That's what I did.
I like to respond before I read the thread so my response will be uninfluenced by the other posts. I don't know why.
Zen Democrat
(5,901 posts)30. And the hero of all those wonderful progressive Texans is the late great John Henry Faulk.
John Henry Faulk: The Patron Saint of Texas Progressives.
Whether anyone wants to believe it or not, there's a light at the end of the tunnel for us Texas Dems. Yay Willie and Wendy!
mountain grammy
(26,619 posts)13. K & R for Willie and Wendy!
DamnYankeeInHouston
(1,365 posts)14. They both give the letter W its dignity back.
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)25. It was a lot to overcome. Much tarnish.
Initech
(100,063 posts)17. The Red Headed Stranger!
nikto
(3,284 posts)18. Just makes me think...
Texas needs legal cannabis.
GoCubsGo
(32,080 posts)19. Imagine a Texas full of Willies and Wendys.
I'd happily move to a place like that.
Whooray!
underpants
(182,772 posts)21. Nice pair
Iwillnevergiveup
(9,298 posts)22. What a pair...
heart and soul!