Originally posted by: Kevin Lewis
It was O'Hair. And boy oh boy oh boy, did she twist fundamentalist panties. To the extent that she and her husband were eventually murdered. I don't remember the full story.
What interests me is how and why the nation pivoted back to religious fundamentalism after several decades of reform. Was it just Ronnie Raygun? In any event, I can only imagine the reception O'Hair would get today. It wouldn't be a week before some alt-right cracker showed up at one of her speeches with his manly man GUN.
Phil Donahue and other daytime TV shows/hosts made O'Hair (thanks, Kevin) a celebrity. This is what scares me, that people base opinions on TV (and now social media) rock star endorsements.
I'm recalling she disappeared with a ton of cash and her sons were thought to have murdered her for it, but maybe not.
Candy