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Sooner75 Donating Member (193 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-11-06 11:02 AM
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Remembering Sam Rayburn
Jack Z. Smith, columnist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, has rendered a small portrait of the late, great Sam Rayburn. It's worth remembering one of the best Congressmen of the 20th century.

http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/columnists/jack_z_smith/13563852.htm
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MrBenchley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-11-06 11:08 AM
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1. Thanks for sharing...
A great piece about a great Democrat.
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Jade Fox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-11-06 11:28 AM
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2. And a TEXAN, amazingly enough....
Edited on Sat Mar-11-06 11:29 AM by Jade Fox
It's good to remember that great political leaders have come from Texas.
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reality based Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-11-06 11:50 AM
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3. Yes, Texas has produced a few good ones
Starting with old Sam Houston who as Governor in 1860 refused to take an oath in support of secession and was forced from power. http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/moa/pageviewer?frames=1&coll=moa&view=50&root=%2Fmoa%2Fharp%2Fharp0032%2F&tif=00640.TIF&cite=http%3A%2F%2Fcdl.library.cornell.edu%2Fcgi-bin%2Fmoa%2Fmoa-cgi%3Fnotisid%3DABK4014-0032-97 Jim Hogg (father of Ima) was a great populist/progressive Democratic Governor when in office in the late 1800's. Senator Ralph Yarborough was one of the few southern politicians to support integration and equal rights in the 1960's. Pretty slim pickings. The good ones usually get run out of office sooner or later. Oh, before signing off, I would like to salute former Speaker Jim Wright of Texas for opposing Reagan's dirty war in Central America. Blessed are the peacemakers!
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Sooner75 Donating Member (193 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-11-06 11:53 AM
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4. Jim Wright's still among us, too!
He still appears at Democratic Party functions in the Fort Worth area, and he still shoots straight and calls 'em as he sees 'em.
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MADem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-11-06 12:07 PM
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5. And there's none finer than Ann Richards!
She, of 'silver foot in his mouth' fame--perhaps my favorite line of any speech at any convention!
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