I was so saddened to learn of U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones untimely passing yesterday at 58. She was a strong fighter and brave woman. And she was funny. Her sudden death is a loss to us all.
In this clip from FREE FOR ALL!, we paid tribute to Tubbs Jones’s interminable spirit for being the only one to put Ken Blackwell on the spot for his horrible mishandling of the 2004 Election in Ohio. A statuesque woman with effusive expressions and quick wit, she called Blackwell out on the carpet, then told him to haul butt out for wasting her time.
I had actually been looking forward to sending a copy of the film to her office just the other day. I am saddened I will not be able to share the impact she made on me in return.
