Gov. Louie B. Nunn, KY

[Steven K. Robison]

Former KY Governor Louie B. Nunn died Thursday. In the Jan. 31, 2004
Louisville Courier Journal, the following item was included in an article
discussing Nunn's life; thought it would be appropriate here:

At the governors' meeting [in 1969, during the Kentucky Derby, Nunn hosted
the Republican Governors' meeting, attended by, i.a., President Nixon] in
Lexington, a group seeking more representation for poor people on regional
boards presented Nunn with a mule, to lampoon a thoroughbred group's gift of
a racehorse to the governors.

After failing to limit remarks by the group's spokeswoman, Nunn replied,
"When I look in the face of this forlorn animal, I think of the sadness on
the faces and in the hearts of the poor. . . . Then, as he walks away and
I look at his rear quarters, I shall always be mindful of the conduct and
behavior of some of those who made the presentation."

[David C Kifer]

LOL!
Very nice!
Remarkably blunt for a politician!

A political career brings out the basest qualities in human nature.
--Lord Bryce

--
Dave
"Tam multi libri, tam breve tempus!"
(Et brevis pecunia.) [Et breve spatium.]