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Ann Richards, the politician of my youth died today. By that, I mean that she was the first politician that I was aware of and thought about beyond being spoon-fed that role.
More importantly, she was the last Democrat we had in my state until the Red Rash took over and people went all crazy. Still more importantly, she was a Texan without being an asshole. Those two things were magically separated for a long time, but now the silver-footed, Connecticut Yankee has fucked it up for us Texans.
While I was at UT, I had the privilege to attend a small session Ann Richards had with several students. She gave incredibly inspiration advice that boiled down to the Golden Rule, which seems like the thing we’ve lost in Texas-thought. Bemoaning aside, she also gave a piece of advice that I think of often.
As she was wrapping up, around 10 she said, “well, it’s been nice talking with ya’ll. But, it’s getting late, and trust me: nothing important gets discussed after 10.”
So, here’s to Ann Richards’ spirit living on. Watching the old clips of her evokes that old feeling of Texas pride: the reputation of being the most open, polite, purely-kind, but strong and confident people you’ll come across.
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