They should round up all of Congress, and replay the clip of her famous speech about her utter and complete faith in the Constitution of the United States. Barbara Jordan KNEW how nasty it had been and could become in an augenblick. You can't say she didn't warn us. We need her now. Or at least call her and her rock solid politics to mind and heed what she says. We need someone who will defend the Constitution as astutely as she did.
That's something relatively new in aging for me. Living long enough to have seen a pretty interesting chunk of politics, from Truman on. It was always on our radio, and TV when we got one.
I miss Barbara Jordan, one of my earliest sheroes. I miss Nina Simone, as well, and talked about her at The Good Musician.
7.25.2008
Barbara Jordan: the Constitution's staunchest defender
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She was one hell of a good woman!
I adored Barbara Jordan.
Miss her and Molly Ivins every day.
Kay, you said it! An extraordinary woman.
Pattie--yes, especially when you know Molly would be incandescent writing about this election year.
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