Ann Richards Dies

[L A Woman]

FUCK. I love that woman. This is so upsetting. RIP, Governor.

No link yet. Breaking on CNN.

[lost-in-nj]

1. OH NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:cry: :cry:
lost

[Guava Jelly]

2. That sucks!!

and :hug: for her family

[qnr]

3. RIP Governor (I'm really holding myself back from making any successor

comments)

[Left Is Write]

4. :(

[av8rdave]

5. One of my heros

Gonna miss you, Ann :(

[Generic Brad]

6. Man, she lit up the Democratic convention once upon a time

She has my eternal admiration.

[L A Woman]

7. I posted on DU recently that I quit drinking...

And she was one of my inspirations. I printed her quote, "Quitting drinking is one of the great stories of my life."

I had a feeling she wouldn't be around long. I had read she was in the advanced stages of cancer.

:cry:

[lost-in-nj]

8. Congratulations

on the sobriety
:hug: for you


lost

[bridgit]

9. Ma Richards was a hoot, safe passage old girl...

O8)

[Reverend_Smitty]

10. Thats so sad!

RIP...she was one of the good ones

[Gormy Cuss]

11. To turn a Texan phrase about, she was

all hat AND cattle, unlike W.

[aaronbees]

25. Perfect way to put it!

She was the real deal and an inspiration.

[Missy Vixen]

12. Now she's making the angels laugh

What a tremendous woman, and what a huge loss.

My thoughts go out to her family and friends.

Julie

[Blue-Jay]

13. Sad news.

:(

[Kajsa]

14. Oh no. She was one heck of a Governor,

and a great lady.

I'm so sad to hear this.

:-(

[johnnie]

15. Oh shit

She was one hell of a woman. That sucks.

[Flaxbee]

16. Damn. She was a fine, intelligent, funny woman

and will be greatly missed.

[SoyCat]

17. I am doubly upset because we lost such a wonderful woman and because my

best friend's mother had esophageal cancer only two years ago and I know he'll once again start worrying about it recurring.

[Ava]

18. RIP

:(

[Zomby Woof]

19. May she be at peace

I loved Ann Richards! I will never forget her slam at Bush Sr. at the 1988 Democratic convention, "He was born with a silver foot in his mouth!"

The way Chimpy ran a dirty gubernatorial campaign against her was the ugliest of his political crimes up until he stole 2000. History will judge the people of Texas harshly for allowing that to happen. For now, they have my condolences.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

20. And I believe that he gave her a silver foot pin! N/T

[Anarcho-Socialist]

21. "History will judge the people of Texas harshly"

I think not. You have to remember that many people do not (or cannot) vote because they feel disenchanted or are disenfranchised. Taking this into account much less than half of the Texan adult population voted for Il Douché in 1994.

Of course however Texas Republicans will not get sympathy from historians.

[Bucky]

23. Thank you for your words, An-So. I met her twice and she was a true lady

She was the last Texas governor who actually gave a damn about real people--the kind you don't meet at a country club. In the end, I'm sure history will judge that Ann Richards made a difference in the world. That in our times is all any of us can hope for.

[Catshrink]

27. And W was born with a silver spoon up his nose.

Probably not her who said that.

I'll miss her -- she was a great lady.

[SammyWinstonJack]

28. He slimed her so bad! It was a crime what he did to her!

[Bucky]

22. God bless Ann Richards. She was totally the coolest ever

I know she's had a few health battles. I just assumed she be with us for ever.

The world is a little poorer tonight

[SeattleGirl]

24. Bless you, Ann.

:patriot:

[SammyWinstonJack]

26. I am so sad!

:-( She was awesome!

[SeattleGirl]

29. From a thread in GD, some great Ann Richards quotes:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2131979

[ScreamingMeemie]

30. She was Beautiful...

Rest in Peace Lovely Lady. :cry:

[Floogeldy]

31. I love her. She was smart, talented, and had a lot of common sense.

Her kind has gone by the wayside since the neocon spin machine has taken over the government and media.

But we will never forget the meaning of truth and justice.

Thank you, Governor Richards.

[Fleshdancer]

32. She was my role model

I will never forget her. She is the Texas I know and love. She is the Texas I fight for.

[libnnc]

33. I'm just so upset right now....my God how I loved that woman...

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

There's not enough beer in the world to drown my sorrows tonight.

Miss you so much already Ann. :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

[RFKHumphreyObama]

34. This is so very sad

We have lost a shining light for the progressive movement and a truly wonderful, courageous, compassionate woman of such passion and integrity who always stayed true to her beliefs and principles and made Texas and the world a better place for having done so. As I said in my LBN post, if there were more people like Ann Richards in the world, it would be a much better place

Rest in peace Ms Richards. May the legacy of your good works endure and thank you for ensuring that the world was a much, much better place for having had you in it. You gave so many people so much hope and inspiration through your life and your passionate commitment to your beliefs

[buddhamama]

35. Ann was a class act !

Be at Peace, Ann. :(