Decision ‘08

Ann Richards, RIP

I wasn’t a fan, to be sure; her cornpone style is embarrassing to this Texan in the same way as Jim Hightower’s faux populism. I think we’ve moved way beyond that Texas; it’s certainly not the state I see every day here in Austin (though I do see plenty of faux populism). Nevertheless, she was a woman of considerable accomplishments, and I’m a firm believer in giving the recently deceased their due.

So here’s to you, Ann; hope you’re in a better place…

5 Responses to “Ann Richards, RIP”

1 mtl Says:
September 14th, 2006 at 11:03 am
even though it was an anti-bush statement-

the ‘all hat, no cattle’ was a great line. Was it hers or simply an adaption of Texas-speak that she nationalized?
2 peter Says:
September 14th, 2006 at 11:13 am
I think she stole it from LBJ –
3 Gwedd Says:
September 14th, 2006 at 12:38 pm
Comrades,

Her other one was refering to W’s dad, about being “born with a silver foot in his mouth”…. yeah… wrong party, but good lady. We could use more like her these days.

Respects,

Gwedd
4 mtl Says:
September 14th, 2006 at 1:39 pm
I hope W, or at least his dad, attends the funeral. Not becuase the potential for a Wellstone memorial moment would be ripe, but out of her importance to texas.

At the least, a letter to a Texas paper, praising her as a person, is in order.
5 The Bernoulli Effect Says:
September 14th, 2006 at 11:10 pm
Ann Richards, R.I.P.

As most of you know by now, Ann Richards died Wednesday. Fellow Texan Mark Coffey at Decision ‘08 has some thoughts on her passing that echo my own. I, too, certainly was not a fan, but as Mark notes a…