Clinton, Richards' family escort ex-governor's casket to Capitol

AP via Houston Chronicle ^ | 09/16/2006 | By APRIL CASTRO

[oxcart]

A tearful Clinton...this is going to make the Wellstone funeral look tame.

Check out the autors last name.

[freekitty]

Well, I see Clinton has managed to turn a funeral into all about himself. Can I throw up now?

[Clara Lou]

"Castro"--what about it?

[billorites]

[TexasCajun]

Ma Richards will always be more of man than Slick would ever hope to be!

She was a character! RIP

[Uncle Hal]

I cannot believe this guy. He makes me sick.

[billorites]

[GQuagmire]

I feel bad for the Richards family.
Do you think Bubba invited himself for a photo op?
I do ,the man has absolutely no shame whatsoever.

[alice_in_bubbaland]

What's BJ doing? Picking up loose change?

[HarleyLady27]

When kkklinton and kkkarter went to Mrs. King's funeral, they blasted President Bush, think they will do the same here?

[MAD-AS-HELL]

One thing you have to give clinton credit for is giving a good tearful performance on cue.

[boomop1]

Clintoon was heard to say, that's a good looking mummy.

[MAD-AS-HELL]

you beat me to it damn it!

[No Blue States]

I wonder if Ann will still vote.

[MAD-AS-HELL]

I heard that he said "I'd do her dead if no one was looking"

[deport]

Here's the schedule and speaker line up.........

Services and memorials

Friday, September 15, 2006

Memorials

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial gifts be made to the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders through the Austin Community Foundation, P.O. Box 5159, Austin, TX 78763, (512) 472-4483, or online: www.austincommunityfoundation.org.

• Send written condolences to Richards' family in care of Barbara Chapman, Public Strategies, 98 San Jacinto Blvd., Suite 1200, Austin, TX 78701

Visitation

Richards' body will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda from 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday.

President Clinton is expected to pay his respects Saturday morning.

Public memorial service

Noon Monday, Erwin Center, University of Texas campus

U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and syndicated columnist Liz Smith, a longtime Richards friend, are slated to deliver eulogies, along with Henry Cisneros, former San Antonio mayor and past U.S. secretary of housing and urban development; and former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk, who served as Richards' secretary of state when she was governor.

Private burial

A private ceremony will be held at an unspecified time at the Texas State Cemetery.

[Verginius Rufus]

Why is Clinton even there? He's not a Texan.

President Bush was remarkably gracious and kind to Ann Richards' memory yesterday in his press conference.

The best thing Ann Richards ever did was that Super Bowl commercial with Mario Cuomo (for Doritos?) after they were both political has-beens.

[oxcart]

Is that an intern behind the bent one? And why is she smiling?

[hometoroost]

I heard the family wanted it to be closed-casket so Willy wouldn't be tempted to cop a feel.

[4yearlurker]

I think that's when he was at Normandy and "found" some stones on the beach and he made a cross on the sand. Shameless photo op.