What would Texans Ann Richards and/or Molly Ivins say?

[DemoTex]

OMG, I miss them. I can just imagine their pithy comments on Donald Trump and the GOP train wreck. But the good die young (or too soon), and the incredibly bad seem to be immortal.

[a kennedy]

1. Ditto......miss them terribly.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. I miss them too, my dear DemoTex...

You can bet, that whatever they would say would be delivered with no punches pulled.

I am sure that both of them would find incredibly clever ways to denigrate the mess that the R party has become.

[texanwitch]

3. I can hear both of them now saying......

"What the hell is this"

They would get straight to the matter.

[madamesilverspurs]

4. It's delicious to imagine

Ann Richards going one on one with Trump, and Molly doing the write-up.


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[DemoTex]

9. Such delicious possibilities!

Ann Richard's best quips:

George H. W. Bush: "George was born with a silver foot in his mouth."

George Bush: "George was born on third base, and thought he hit a triple."

And the putative bumper sticker during her re-election (TEX-GOV) campaign against George Bush: "I AM THE QUEER ANN SENT TO GET YOUR GUNS."

[ellenrr]

5. oh yes...Molly Ivins would have us on the floor laughing

and yet being righteously angry.

[dawnie51]

6. I empathize with Cecile Richards.....

whom I imagine feels much like I did after my own mothers death. Things would happen and I would just be bursting to talk to her about it, and she wasn't there. No doubt Ann's daughter is feeling the same way. Her mother would be livid right now, and Ms. Ivins would be typing reams of material. We need them.

[DemoTex]

12. Cecile is another national treasure ..

Her defenses of PP were awesome.

[malaise]

7. I'd pay to hear either

Molly would give us a book - Who let this turd out?

[longship]

8. Ann, when she spoke in 1988, at the DNC.

Yup! We lost that one. But Ann's was a really great moment.

Relive it.

[DemoTex]

11. Insanely good. Thanks for digging this up.

Too many good memories for my old addled brain. Memories of when Texas was a good place, other than twisters and rattlers. Before it was invaded by the Bu$h clan.
I got to know Barbara Jordan fairly well. I would love to hear Congresswoman Jordan's comments on Mr. D.J. Trump. But, more importantly, I would really LOVE to hear Barbara Jordan's comments on the speeches by Michelle Obama, and President Obama. Again, the good die young.
The last time I saw Barbara Jordan, it was close-up. I put her in a Learjet in DC, and flew her to Houston. I felt her weight, and smelled her sweet breath. That was in about 1980. She lived many more years. New DUers will say "WTF?," but old DUers will remember (I joined DU 5/2001, the same day as Will Pitt).
Barbara Jordan's last days were not pretty. But she was. I'd hate to hear what Trump might say about her looks, but I seriously doubt if he knows who she was. His loss, in the long run.

[awoke_in_2003]

13. What is sad...

is how little has changed since that speech.

[JanMichael]

14. ditto...I am sad after watching that again and 28 years later. nt

[Delmette]

22. We need to play this speech every 6 months.

Show this on national tv to remind everyone that the Republican party hasn't changed in over 30 years. We are fighting the same battles over and over. One example is change out "the ozone" with global warming or climate change. All through her speech it was the same story just different characters or different problems. On some subjects we are still faced with increased homelessness and out of control defense spending on worthless planes and ships.

Thank you Ann Richards!

[AmericanActivist]

10. What a good question. I wonder what Ann and Molly would say?

And what words would they use to describe Donald?

Surely do miss them.

[Jim Beard]

15. Had a chance to go to one of Ann's parties at the 2000 Texas Democratic convention

but I didn't because I was really, really tired. Wish I had gotten a second wind.

Molly and ANN could be cutting and hilarious at the same time. Loved both of them.

[QED]

16. I miss them too

Margaret and Helen are pretty pithy.

https://margaretandhelen.com/

[Hekate]

17. I miss them both dreadfully, DemoTex. Texas produces some wonderful people.

[leftyladyfrommo]

19. Molly would have loved this.

I was thinking that just the other day.

[Avalux]

20. I can only imagine! One thing's for sure - their comments would be hilarious. Miss them both. n/t

[Paladin]

21. Two of the very best, whose influence remains very much alive. (nt)