Ann Richards 1933 – 2006
My Favorite Quotes:
“Poor George. He can’t help it. He was born with a silver foot in his mouth.”
1988 Democratic Convention
“Stick a fork in him. He’s done!”
Comment on fmr President Bush losing to fmr President Clinton.
She appeared in the early 1990s on The Tonight Show. When Johnny Carson asked her about the silver foot comment, she said that then former President Bush had a silver foot pin made and gave it to her. She said she wore it whenever he visited Texas. “…well a lady always wears a gentleman’s jewelry when he comes callin”