Oilman, former Texas governor candidate Williams dies at 88.
FILE - in this Oct. 1990 file photo, Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Ann Richards, offers her hand to Republican candidate Clayton Williams in Dallas. Williams, a colorful Texas oilman whose 1990 run for governor was derailed by making a joke about rape and saying he didn't pay income taxes one year, has died. He was 88. A relative says Williams died Friday, Feb. 14, 2020, at his home in Midland, Texas, after struggling with pneumonia.
Williams was known for his cowboy image and colorful phrases — he promised to introduce young drug offenders to “the joys of bustin' rocks.” The witty, silver-haired Richards, was also known for her turns of phrase, reminding delegates of the 1988 Democratic National Convention that Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, “only backwards and in high heels.”
Pollard said that his uncle's comment wasn't reflective of how he felt about women, and noted that it was used against him for the rest of the campaign. Williams told the Chronicle for that story that he “made it OK for Bubba to vote Republican,” noting that before him, many Texans had associated Republicans with the country club crowd.
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