Hillary tries to claim a Texas endorsement from the other side. (Part 2: reactions from Ann's children)

Here are some excerpts from an AP article.

Richards' Sons Object to Clinton Video

By NEDRA PICKLER

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The two sons of Ann Richards, the late former Texas governor, are objecting to an Internet video published by Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign that suggests their mother would have supported Clinton.

Clinton's campaign had permission from Richards' youngest daughter, Ellen, who said in a statement provided by the campaign that her mother was an "ardent feminist" who would be thrilled by her friend Hillary Clinton's candidacy.

"I believe that if my mom were alive today that she would be stumping across Texas and around the country supporting Hillary for president," her statement said.

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But sons Dan and Clark Richards, partners at an Austin law firm, say nobody can know who the outspoken and opinionated former governor would have supported in the race between Clinton and Barack Obama.

"As her children, we never presumed to know her mind when alive and we are not prepared to make a claim as to who she would endorse or what she would do if she were still with us," they wrote in an e-mail last week. "We are not granting permission for her name to be used in advertisements on behalf of either candidate."

The e-mail, provided to The Associated Press by Dan Richards, was sent to Cathy Bonner, a friend of their mother's and member of Richards' administration. Bonner is working with Clinton's campaign and sent Dan and Clark Richards an early copy of the video on Feb. 19 "to make sure you are okay with it."

Dan Richards said in an interview Tuesday that they denied permission and he's angry the campaign published the video anyway. He said the campaign contacted him again last Friday to ask him to reconsider, and he repeated his objections.

"They asked me if I would sue the campaign, and I said no, I wasn't in the business of suing the campaign, but I didn't think they should do it," he said in a telephone interview. "To try to present who she would endorse a year and a half after she died is offensive to me."

Cathy Bonner said in an interview that after Richards' sons objected the video was edited to remove photos of the family.

(emphasis added). Wow. Ann's sons expressly told Hillary's campaign that they objected to any implication that Ann would have endorsed Hillary, and the campaign felt that their objections were addressed by by removing pictures of Ann's family. What sort of sick, twisted bullshit is that?

Hillary didn't give a rat's ass that two of Ann's children found the ad highly offensive and put their objections in writing. Hillary decided that her own political ambitions were more important.

Oh, I know what some of you Hillary supporters are thinking...There is nothing wrong with this ad because one of Ann's children approves of it. Keep in mind that two of them object to it, and the other child has made no comment.

And for any of you Hillary supporters that don't see anything wrong with this, put yourself in a similar situation and ask yourself how you would feel.

Also, for any Hillary supporters who think they knew Ann Richards well enough to think she would have endorsed Hillary, ask yourself whether Ann would have created an ad like this in the first place, and then ask yourself if Ann then would have run the ad over the objections of family members. I pretty much doubt it.

If Hillary is willing to disregard a family in a matter such as this AND claim that she knows what a dead person would think, just what do you think she is going to do if she is President? What makes you think she is going to care about you? What makes you think she is going to do anything but look out for her own interests?

Coming in Part 3--reactions from someone who knew and worked for Ann Richards.