Karin Tanabe of Politico talked to actress Holland Taylor, who's now starring in her own play as liberal Texas Governor Ann Richards at the Kennedy Center in Washington. Taylor demonstrated she was at least as liberal as Richards in dismissing Republican women like Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann.
“In recent years, the ‘mom candidates’ who have surged forward are not politicians and not experienced and don’t know what the hell they’re talking about for the most part,” said Taylor.
“Ann Richards had been the treasurer of the state. She managed $2 billion as a constant daily balance. She was extremely capable. She had been county commissioner for six years, state treasurer for [eight]. That’s when she ran for governor, not president.”
What, we asked, would Richards think of female politicians like former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Rep. Michele Bachmann? Leaning forward in her chair, Taylor replied, “I think she would laugh her ass off.” With her hands moving animatedly, she said, “I see Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin and think it is the end of the world if they can actually be taken seriously as presidential candidates. But Ann would just think it was funny. I think she would be pretty sure they wouldn’t get elected so they would just be good amusement value.”
