Former Texas Gov. Ann Richards Dead at 73

MrMustang1965 · Post by **MrMustang1965** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 9:58 pm

Former Texas Governor Ann Richards has died at the age of 73

smupony94 · Post by **smupony94** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 10:06 pm

She was funny, got things done and was one of the few Democrats I voted for

Big10Ponyfan · Post by **Big10Ponyfan** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 10:23 pm

I was working at the Daily Campus when she won in 1990. I'll never forget the headline we had the next day, "Richards Rolls".

Remember the DNC speech she gave in 1988 about Bush 41?
"Poor George. He can't help it. He was born with a silver foot in his mouth.''

Then after Bush beat Dukakis, The Wall Street Journal ran a political cartoon with Richards going through the air with a foot print on her booty. Caption said, "Compliments of 'ol silverfoot.''

Funny.

But God rest her soul. Didn't she spend her last years living in New York?

Mustang1991 · Post by **Mustang1991** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 10:26 pm

I never agreed with much of her politics, but I will give her credit for one thing as Gov: she built prisons rather than turn criminals loose.

smupony94 · Post by **smupony94** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 10:32 pm

Her slogam George Bush was born with a silver spoon in his mouth came from a guy in my German class. He he made a nice amount on t shirts

MrMustang1965 · Post by **MrMustang1965** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 11:08 pm

Big10Ponyfan wrote:Didn't she spend her last years living in New York?

She was at her home in Austin when she died tonight.

EastStang · Post by **EastStang** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 8:57 am

If not for her, Baylor and SMU would probably be in the same conference today.

The Stampede · Post by **The Stampede** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 11:35 am

Whether you voted for her or not, she was a great woman and a TRUE TEXAN! She was outspoken and flamboyant and she got things done.

SMU Football Blog · Post by **SMU Football Blog** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 11:59 am

Personally, I kind of scratch my head on the "got things done" comments. One of the hallmarks of her campaign was insurance reform, which simply never got off the ground (and still hasn't).

Yeah, she was a well known Texan in national politics, but lets not go overboard. She was a one-term governor who barely beat one idiot and got beat by what most of y'all refer to as an idiot as well. Her entire 1994 campaign was one of the great political miscalculations of the last 20 years.

MrMustang1965 · Post by **MrMustang1965** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 12:42 pm

SMU Football Blog wrote:Personally, I kind of scratch my head on the "got things done" comments. One of the hallmarks of her campaign was insurance reform, which simply never got off the ground (and still hasn't).

Yeah, she was a well known Texan in national politics, but lets not go overboard. She was a one-term governor who barely beat one idiot and got beat by what most of y'all refer to as an idiot as well. Her entire 1994 campaign was one of the great political miscalculations of the last 20 years.

She got legislation passed that helped build more prisons instead of letting criminals out on early release.

The Stampede · Post by **The Stampede** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 1:40 pm

Blog - let's keep this thread as paying tribute, not discounting the woman.

Bergermeister · Post by **Bergermeister** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 4:05 pm

Guess that's where Yvonne Gonzalez got the idea.