Top 10 Texan personalities of all times...

[Alatex]

Sorry, I overlooked it. He was a good one.

[case44]

Originally Posted by JamesAbilene

I am confident that the top 10 personalities of all time in Texas are 10 of the folks who post on here. Don't ask me to say which 10!

If I'm not in that list, James, I will be one mad Texan.

Originally Posted by futexan

U certainly fit in the list of the 10 kindest commentators...

Now, relax, futexan. I knew what he was talking about, and it wasn't bad. It's just a little secret, that's all. It's all good.

Originally Posted by TexasReb

Greetings fellow Texans!

Been outta pocket for the last week, but this is a great thread!

Before giving my own Top Ten, let me preface by noting what some others -- especially the OP -- have said. That is, just because one disagrees with that particular individuals lifestyle and/or way of thinking, doesn't mean they don't fit the qualification of being "Texas Personalities".

Anyway, in no particular order:

1. Sam Houston (don't agree with his stance on secession, but he predicted the outcome, and no one did more for the state)

2. Lyndon Johnson (his example quintensentially backs up my opening remarks. A Texan and proud of it, but started the country down the road to a welfare state and did it, far as I am concerned, for at least as much personal reasons as any ideal of good)

3. Bob Wills (and the Texas Playboys). King of "Western Swing"

4. Willie Nelson (I am not a great big fan of his voice, but his brand of country music is Texas)

5. Kinky Freidman (what can I say)

6. Barbara Jordan (Much as I hated her politics, she made a mark on Texas and the South...first black woman from an Old Confederate State...and had an oratory style in her early days that made even her opponents in the legislature grudgingly give her respect!)

7. J. Evetts Haley (author, and true, proud, Texan. Once declared, when running for governor, that he would use the power of the Texas Guard to turn back federal troops at gunpoint if they ever dared to force the dictatorial mandates of the Earl Warren Supreme Court by their occupying public schools in Texas. Gotta admire his guts!)

8. Ross Perot (oh man. The essence of a sucess story, but did nothing but screw up when he entered the realm of being anything but a billionaire who employees a lot of people and makes them in turn a good living. Yet ran for president and snatched defeat from the jaws of victory...which in retrospect was probably a good thing. An autocrat who didn't have a clue. Started Texas down the road of public school testing and the result is a mess that will never be cleaned up. )

9. Clyde Barrow, Bonnie Parker, and Raymond Hamilton (they matched Dillinger and Pretty Boy Floyd. But seriously, this may even be another thread, as they were NOT the "Robin Hoods" --of the "SouthWest" as the movie of '67 portrayed them..but they DID make an impact).

10. ME (ok...just seeing if y'all was payin' attention! *grins*)

Rebby, that's a great list, my friend, even if there are 12 people. And some that we never thought about, too. You can never have enough.

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