Comments on: Lady Bird Johnson Dies at 94 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/lady_bird_johnson_dies_at_94_/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:12:43 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Democratic Convention Party Political Local Advertising Presidential Campaigns » Blog Archive » Farewell to a Lady http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/lady_bird_johnson_dies_at_94_/comment-page-1/#comment-137929 Democratic Convention Party Political Local Advertising Presidential Campaigns » Blog Archive » Farewell to a Lady Thu, 12 Jul 2007 07:04:25 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/07/lady_bird_johnson_dies_at_94_/#comment-137929 [...] Elsewhere in the blogosphere, Lady Bird Johnson’s passing has been noted by Kevin Sullivan, Rick Perlstein on Commonsense Our Future, Christy Hardin Smith on Firedoglake, at Happy Furry Puppy, and on Outside The Beltway. [...] [...] Elsewhere in the blogosphere, Lady Bird Johnson’s passing has been noted by Kevin Sullivan, Rick Perlstein on Commonsense Our Future, Christy Hardin Smith on Firedoglake, at Happy Furry Puppy, and on Outside The Beltway. [...]

]]> By: Richard Gardner http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/lady_bird_johnson_dies_at_94_/comment-page-1/#comment-137898 Richard Gardner Wed, 11 Jul 2007 22:47:01 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/07/lady_bird_johnson_dies_at_94_/#comment-137898 I'm afraid my first reaction was, what, she is, er, was, still alive. (I don't do dead pools) I'm sure she loathed today's disclosure society. She was a Southern Belle who understood that under the mores of her time, her husband would have dalliances. How times change, and how the [private] sex lives of pols are now all so important in the public perceptions (intentional plural). I believe her big project was to stop free speech in the form of Burma Shave ads - she was against billboards. Beautify America. Regardless, just like MacArthur said he would do, she just faded away. But I suspect her behind the scenes actions were much more effective than those that stand up and yell for attention - by being obscure she had more power - if you got a call for Lady Bird Johnson, who isn't going to take it? Plus the Johnson money was alway in broadcast stations, so I'm sure she knew how to get her message out, without tweaking your nose in it. Today's politicians should learn that. RIP I'm afraid my first reaction was, what, she is, er, was, still alive. (I don't do dead pools)

I'm sure she loathed today's disclosure society. She was a Southern Belle who understood that under the mores of her time, her husband would have dalliances. How times change, and how the [private] sex lives of pols are now all so important in the public perceptions (intentional plural).

I believe her big project was to stop free speech in the form of Burma Shave ads - she was against billboards. Beautify America.

Regardless, just like MacArthur said he would do, she just faded away. But I suspect her behind the scenes actions were much more effective than those that stand up and yell for attention - by being obscure she had more power - if you got a call for Lady Bird Johnson, who isn't going to take it? Plus the Johnson money was alway in broadcast stations, so I'm sure she knew how to get her message out, without tweaking your nose in it. Today's politicians should learn that.

RIP

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