Ann Richards

[anamnua]

Quote referring to GB senior in 1988 which fits wonderfully with Barrack:
''Poor George. He can't help it - he was born with a silver foot in his mouth.''
Looks like the 'typical white person' small town vote is down the tubes !

[thevoiceofreason]

1. Here you go, sound-biter maroon

This was just added to the Huffington Post article that started this mess:

OBAMA: So, it depends on where you are, but I think it's fair to say that the places where we are going to have to do the most work are the places where people are most cynical about government. The people are mis-appre...they're misunderstanding why the demographics in our, in this contest have broken out as they are. Because everybody just ascribes it to 'white working-class don't wanna work -- don't wanna vote for the black guy.' That's...there were intimations of that in an article in the Sunday New York Times today - kind of implies that it's sort of a race thing.


Here's how it is: in a lot of these communities in big industrial states like Ohio and Pennsylvania, people have been beaten down so long. They feel so betrayed by government that when they hear a pitch that is premised on not being cynical about government, then a part of them just doesn't buy it. And when it's delivered by -- it's true that when it's delivered by a 46-year-old black man named Barack Obama, then that adds another layer of skepticism.

But -- so the questions you're most likely to get about me, 'Well, what is this guy going to do for me? What is the concrete thing?' What they wanna hear is -- so, we'll give you talking points about what we're proposing -- to close tax loopholes, you know, roll back the tax cuts for the top 1 percent. Obama's gonna give tax breaks to middle-class folks and we're gonna provide health care for every American.

But the truth is, is that, our challenge is to get people persuaded that we can make progress when there's not evidence of that in their daily lives. You go into some of these small towns in Pennsylvania, and like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing's replaced them. And they fell through the Clinton administration, and the Bush administration, and each successive administration has said that somehow these communities are gonna regenerate and they have not. And it's not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.

Um, now these are in some communities, you know. I think what you'll find is, is that people of every background -- there are gonna be a mix of people, you can go in the toughest neighborhoods, you know working-class lunch-pail folks, you'll find Obama enthusiasts. And you can go into places where you think I'd be very strong and people will just be skeptical. The important thing is that you show up and you're doing what you're doing.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mayhill-fowler/obama-no-s...

[thevoiceofreason]

2. And Hillary of Green gables is worth what, 50 million? Really in touch

[AllentownJake]

3. LOL

What adversity has Hillary overcame to get where she is today?

Just curious

[JoFerret]

4. And of course Obama

was born in a manger.

[AllentownJake]

6. Hmm

Didn't answer the question just go and throw an attack..

It seems that you are implying that Obama can be compared to Christ...since I'm not sure if he was born in a manger (Jesus that is) I'll ignore that part.

Single Mom for a time than raised by his grandparents paid his own way through school and ended up the top spot at Harvard Law Review...not a manger but not exactly George Bush which it appears what the OP was throwing with her bullshit remark.

[JoFerret]

7. I am saying he is a member of a privileged elite

who is additionally out of touch and cannot open his mouth without patronizing somebody or some group.

[AllentownJake]

8. Who's

Spent more time in the trenches with the people?

[JoFerret]

10. Ah - the PEOPLE

lol.

All pose and personality.

[thevoiceofreason]

5. Ann Richards would reach over and knock the shit out of Hillary

If she were around today.

Then, I'd give her (Ann) a big kiss.

[JoFerret]

14. Ah - the pleasure of imagining the actions and outrage

...of the dead and departed.

What a fun game.

[Faygo Kid]

9. Yes, Barack Obama's background is exactly as privileged as George W. Bush's.

Congratulations on the most INSANE thread of the night.

You are losing this one here tonight, and this absurdity does not help your cause.

Yes we can.

[mamalone]

11. speaking as a "typical white person" from a small town....

I beg to differ with your conclusions....

The man has my vote!

[blogslut]

12. You don't know a damned thing about Ann Richards

If you did, you'd know the four years of shit she took after she was elected governor. You'd know how GWB and Karl perfected their little smear machine on her. She was a hell of a woman and you can go suck an egg.

[cali]

13. yikes

you really are completely out in the ozone. you're defiling Richard's memory by mutilating her wonderful quip. And remember when brainless hillbots thought rezco would do in Obama? And Wright? Hold off on the celebrating. Oh, and I actually live in a white rural small town. I'm guessing YOU don't.

[Lisa0825]

15. The only words I have for you.....

would get me tombstoned.

:mad: :mad: :mad:

[Blue_Roses]

16. this is really disrespectful of Ann Richards and this thread should be locked.

I live in Texas and Ann Richards would have scolded the shit out of Hillary by now. :spank:

[Hippo_Tron]

17. Ann Richards lost re-elction due to gun issues and Karl Rove's rumors that she was a lesbian

Just saying...