And Molly Ivins, too! Two of my role models.

May they rest in peace.

Texans ever!

... and who doesn't love Jim Hightower. We could keep going though.... Who remembers our dear dear Henry Gonzalez who served on the banking committee? (I say "our", though I'm not from Texas.) He told us what was going to happen. I remember sitting up deep into the night listening to Henry on those 1 hour speeches on the floor of the House. He's another one we could go look up in C-Span archives and listen to.

Did Texas proud, each one of them.

Barbara Jordan?! I was 10 years old in '76 when she gave the keynote at the Dem National Convention. I had never heard anyone speak like that (both in topic and intonation) and was absolutely riveted...

I'm fortunate to have a nice picture of Barbara Jordan sitting in the middle of the road, wrapped in a flag; I always wondered what she was protesting at the time, but it must've been important.

who has been a real credit to her mom.

she was the last good governor we had her in Texas

so true...

They profiled it on CBS Sunday Morning, it looks fabulous!!

It looks like she absolutely BECOMES Ann. I was lucky enough several years back to see one of Ann's lectures here in Seattle. She was really something. I sure miss her and Molly.

with smarts and class and a grand sense of humor. We surely miss her.

K&R

Thanks Steven, appreciate you bringing us this.

She should have been President. Thanks for the post, Steven.

Texas has got some catching up to do to ever equal these two.

I'm so happy that the time I had to live in Texas (job) she was governor.

Texans. How did y'all fall for that moron Bush?

was that Gov. Ann had a problem with someone she had endorsed for Railroad Commissioner. The young woman had been in the job and had done fine, but her credentials turned out to be lies. There was so much bad press about it that I think it had an impact on Ann's campaign.

Meanwhile, Dumbya had just finished building that tax-stealing baseball field in Arlington, so he looked "business-like" and "successful." it was a tough pill to swallow when Ann lost to that moron.

praise the guy who is shafting them for being a good businessman. What a crock!

Go to the clip you want. Copy the URL (the web address) by right clicking and "copy". Come here and right click and "paste". The address will show up. If you preview your post, it should show the video ready to go.

We all love Ann.

.... I'm old and curmudgeonly , but will try to do this this evening. I didn't know it was that easy. This old dog has got to learn these tricks and start really adding to DU instead of just reading and commenting.

Most Americans don't know the half of the damage W wrought.

I'm trying to read it right now - been working on it for over 1 month.
I can only read about 2 pages at a time and I get so PIZZED that I have to put it down and walk away!

I work so hard to not be a hater, but regarding Scalia, he's really not human anyway, is he?

Ann and Molly are two who make me VERY proud of being a Texan. Amazing women. Smart, funny...the kind of women I'd want to go have a beer or two (or six) with .

What a girls' night out that would be!

The best part about her when she was gov was, I would run around townlake and there she would be out walking and talking with some person and anyone and everyone would yell, "Hey Ann!" and she would always respond with a "Howdy".

moron* was always out there with his storm trooper body guards. and I can attest to the fact that no one every said hi to that pile of stupid*.

I wish we had more like her.

I really liked Ann's put downs. Her showdown with Clayton Williams was classic. I'll always remember her as the last bulwark of good decent leadership in Texas.

We need her insight and wisdom now - and Molly Ivins too. Thanks for sharing this.