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September 13, 2006
RIP
Wednesday night, September 13th, Texas lost a great citizen. Ann Richards, former Governor, passed away after a battle with esophageal cancer. She was also a fellow Baylor University Alumni.
I will never forget my freshman year at Baylor. I was enrolled in Chapel during the midst of election season 1992. Shrub and Ann Richards both made appearances during Chapel. Shrub turned it into a campaign stop... promising all the crap he wasn't going to do as governor (or President). Ann Richards spent her hour reminiscing about her days at Baylor... as a "Fortunate" girlfriend of the infamous NoZeBrothers.
She was smart and quick witted. She will be forever remembered for saying that "Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, 'only backwards and in high heels.'" And we realize that when she said "Poor George, he can't help it. He was born with a silver foot in his mouth.".. she didn't realize it but she was probably talking about both the Monkey's Father and Shrub.
Before Ann, politics in Texas had been a stuffy smoke filled room of fat old white guys. She brought in women and minorities. She knew Texas needed a woman's touch and she touched our hearts in many ways.
She was a great lady and a great politican... who followed thru with what she promised. What a concept. Rest In Peace Ann.
Posted by FutureFoodTVStar at September 13, 2006 10:29 PM
Comments
I hadn't heard that she passed away, how sad! She was truly a great woman.
Posted by: Nicole at September 14, 2006 02:54 PM
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