Lindy Boggs, Longtime Representative and Champion of Women, Is Dead at 97

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 11:45 am

A long & accomplished life well lived, with grace, dignity & humor.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/28/us/po ... d=all&_r=0

tude dog · Post by **tude dog** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 2:42 pm

I don't know of Lindy Boggs, but I had the great honor of meeting her daughter Cookie Roberts

Let me say, Lindy would be proud of Cookie.

AnneBoleyn · Post by **AnneBoleyn** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 3:12 pm

That's Coki. Like cocaine, but not.

tude dog · Post by **tude dog** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 4:02 pm

AnneBoleyn;1432593 wrote: That's Coki. Like cocaine, but not.

Oops

I known of this gal since This Week (ABC TV series)

We still watch that show and sometimes COKIE is there.

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 3:19 am

tude dog;1432580 wrote: I don't know of Lindy Boggs, but I had the great honor of meeting her daughter Cookie Roberts

Let me say, Lindy would be proud of Cookie.

I'm sure she was! Cokie is as respected in her field as Mrs. Boggs was in hers. How did you come to meet her, Tude?

tude dog · Post by **tude dog** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 6:41 am

tabby;1432632 wrote: I'm sure she was! Cokie is as respected in her field as Mrs. Boggs was in hers. How did you come to meet her, Tude?

Well, wasn't like we were introduced. Ms Roberts was a guest speaker at a Pasadena City College event sponsored by KPCC Radio host Larry Mantle.

Questions from the audience were accepted and I had one I was burning up inside to ask her. When it came time I just couldn't ask. Not even sure if it would have been accepted anyway, at least to be broadcast on the air.

She did spend time to greet people who attended so like any self respecting coward, that is when I ambushed her.

Being a big fan the show This Week with David Brinkley I noticed more than once Cokie irritated with Sam Donaldson as he would interrupted her during the "round table" portion of the show.

I asked her if she every wanted to smack Donaldson to which with the grace of a Southern Lady she smiled and told me how he really is a good guy.

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Wed Jul 31, 2013 3:42 am

Funny story! I can believe that about Sam Donaldson. Now that you mentioned him, I can't get his eyebrows out of my head!

tude dog · Post by **tude dog** » Wed Jul 31, 2013 6:40 am

tabby;1432707 wrote: Funny story! I can believe that about Sam Donaldson. Now that you mentioned him, I can't get his eyebrows out of my head!

I am fascinated by his toupée since it started turning grey.

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Wed Jul 31, 2013 6:51 am

tude dog;1432718 wrote: I am fascinated by his toupée since it started turning grey.

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