Anybody else here miss Molly Ivins?

[7wo7rees]

[vanlassie]

1. Gawd yes.

[Autumn]

2. Oh yes

I miss her like crazy.

[JohnnyLib2]

3. This week would be so much better with her input!

In fact, most weeks would.

[SusanaMontana41]

31. Exactly, Johnny. Every week would be better.

We were lucky to have her as long as we did.

[liberalmuse]

4. "Governor Goodhair"

Hell yes, I miss her. :(

[tavalon]

29. That would be:

Guvna Goodhair.

[Lyric]

5. Every single day. :(

She had such a brilliant, compassionate mind and a gift for words that no one will ever, ever be able to match.

[Prophet 451]

6. More than ever

Can you imagine how much fun she'd be having with the GOP field?

[a kennedy]

7. and Paul Wellstone......

D*mn, where have all the good guys/gals gone....won't anyone else step up..... :cry: :cry: :cry:

[Hydra]

40. We do

I do my work in the world quietly, and come to DU to vent my outrage with the people who (usually) get it :p

[PoiBoy]

8. Yes...!!!

...yes, yes, yes and YES..!!!!!




:hi:

[Warpy]

9. Yeah, but Juanita Jean is still out there pounding her keyboard

and covering the same beat Molly did and with just as much cynicism.

http://juanitajean.com/ I not only read it every day, I check in at least twice a day:

Rick Perry: The Dollar Store Version of George Bush

August 13, 2011 By: Juanita Jean Category: Uncategorized

Well, he announced. And he’s got a website.

My personal favorite quote: “And I will work every day to make Washington, D.C. as inconsequential in your lives as I can.” Well, I guess we know what that means for Social Security and Medicare, don’t we?

Intelligence has the same effect on Rick Perry as daylight does on Dracula.

[Marnie]

70. Thanks for the link.

[Bozita]

78. Thank you. Really good stuff!

[bluerum]

10. Of course.

[Bluebear]

11. Nobody can replace her.

[BarbaRosa]

12. I do.

[madrchsod]

13. sure do....

[elleng]

14. Was the Pope Polish???

[Sal Minella]

15. "The next time I tell you not to vote for somebody from Texas,

PAY ATTENTION!"

[Kurovski]

16. Yes. (nt)

[UpInArms]

17. every day -

she was such a breath of fresh air

[jaxx]

18. I miss the wit and the insight she had into people.

<..> In fact, we know how she would have felt, because she was as prescient about this election before her death two years ago as she was about all the other tragedies of the Bush years. Carlton Carl, CEO/publisher at Molly's beloved Texas Observer, recalls her saying after Obama's 2004 speech at the Democratic convention, "You know ... that young man could be president someday."

Before Barack Obama announced his candidacy, Chicago Magazine asked a number of luminaries if they thought he should run. Opinions varied. Molly was succinct and direct, and with her usual wit and certainty said: "Yes, he should run. He's the only Democrat with any Elvis to him."

http://www.creators.com/opinion/molly-ivins.html?columnsName=miv

[turntxblue]

19. Absolutely!

She would have made Rick Perry's time in the spotlight quite entertaining. Can you imagine Jon Stewart interviewing her? What a classic episode it would have been!

[EFerrari]

20. Some video of her doing book talks at CSPAN

http://www.c-spanvideo.org/mollyivins

[Kurovski]

21. Oh, the good old book thread days.

*sigh*

[EFerrari]

22. Viva retired. Maybe we should start it up again.

Some weekends are full of Ann Coulter for three hours but some weekends have some little jewels in them.

[jwirr]

23. Yes, and that cartoon is so like her.

[upi402]

24. deeply

:patriot:

[southerncrone]

25. Absolutely!

She was a crown jewel!

[sarge43]

34. And a national treasure. n/t

[Lugnut]

26. Every single day.

It's sad that a majority of people ignored her warnings.

[onestepforward]

27. More than ever.

(((sigh)))

[tavalon]

28. Yes indeed!

She made living in Texas for 20years just a bit more bearable, her and Ann Richards.

[Enthusiast]

30. K&R! Yay! nt

[sarge43]

Hell yes

The number she would have done on Ricky would have been snark-o-lious.

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[madokie]

33. I think the majority here do

She was a long standing staple in our local paper for years

[Paladin]

35. Every Damn Day.

The ass-kickings she'd be delivering right now to the likes of Perry, Bachmann---and Obama---would be devastating, funny, and meaningful, as they always were. Literally, an irreplaceable talent: you'll notice, nobody has come close to taking her place....

[glinda]

36. Immensely.

[Poll_Blind]

37. Her memory probably floats into my head at least 3 times a week during various discussions here.

She really was a special individual and she will be greatly missed.

PB

[femrap]

38. Yes....very much. K&R. nt

[indepat]

39. I will miss Molly every day as long as any vestige of junior's reign lingers in

in any form, be it war, agenda, policy, appointee, or action. :patriot:

[Solly Mack]

41. Yes

[lindysalsagal]

42. Rick Parry sure is glad she's not out there anymore! She was an Texas expert

laughinator. She lambasted Texas from the inside out.

"George Bush was born on third base and thinks he hit a triple."

Miss me some Molly. ~sigh~

[DFW]

43. Molly and Ann Richards

Two of the finest women Texas has ever had. Sorely missed, both of them.

[wizstars]

50. ...and BARBARA JORDAN!!

:cry:

[66 dmhlt]

55. Molly Ivins & Barbara Jordan

“Next time I tell you someone from Texas should not be president of the United States … please pay attention.”
~ Molly Ivins



My faith in the Constitution is whole, it is complete, it is total. I am not going to sit here and be an idle spectator to the diminution, the subversion, the destruction of the Constitution.
~ Barbara Jordan During the Nixon-Watergate Hearings

[Cervantes]

58. Barbara Jordan is one of those people who you know... you *KNOW would have made this world a better

place, if they had become president.

[hifiguy]

77. I remember watching her speak at the 1976 Dem convention

and it gave me chills up and down my spine that I recall to this day. She was something other than else. What a great woman.

[wizstars]

81. It was indeed electrifying!

There aren't many people who I would say I worshipped, but she would be one.

[Marnie]

71. Barbara Jordan for POTUS.

She never would have run but she was a lawyer and think what she could do from the Supremes.

What ever discussion or interview I heard her in she always came to back home to equality, and justice. Everything she said grew out of the basics that this country was founded for.

[DFW]

72. You're quite correct!

Post at haste, repent omission at leisure!

(my bad--as a Texan, I should have remembered Barbara Jordan along with the other two).

[tclambert]

44. Yes.

Yes, I do.

[bluestateboomer]

45. All the time.

I think she was the one that started calling Rick Perry "good hair".

[Jakes Progress]

46. More than good watermelon.

Texas gave the nation Molly and Barbara, but they embraced george and rick.

We need more Molly in our lives.

[mnhtnbb]

47. Yes. Wouldn't you love to see what she'd say about this field of Repubs?

[lordsummerisle]

48. Every time

there's a story about Texas or Texans (which is often these days) I wish she were around...

[pam4water]

49. K&R :)

[awoke_in_2003]

51. Both her and Ann Richards. nt

[Remember Me]

52. Yes, of course -- I'll share my favorite

bit of logic from Molly. Well, maybe two.

Perfect logic (and not much humor, though the column surely had it, I don't recall): the one sure-fire way to eliminate the problem of illegal immigrants is to ENFORCE the laws for corporations who hire them. That's all you need to do.

I remember reading her book, "Molly Ivins Can't Say That, Can She?" which was filled with stories about the Texas lege, as she called it, and the lege-eslators (to coin a term). It was unbelievable, but because I lived in a southern state with a lege all too much like hers, I found myself at once depressed and comforted. DEPRESSED that there was another state like Molly's and COMFORTED that there was another state like Molly's and I wasn't alone in my daily head-shaking.

She was an American original, every bit heir to the legacy of a Mark Twain or a Will Rogers in my book.

[bookman]

53. Yes!

[nxylas]

54. If she was alive, I'm sure she'd be under the bus by now

I'm sure she'd be supportive of Obama, but it's hard to imagine her being part of anybody's rah-rah squad, so she must prefer President Palin, obviously.

[AldebTX]

56. NO One Else

Quite has her way with words and manner of speaking truth to power.

[Cervantes]

57. One of my favorite Molly Ivins quotes about Bill Clinton, is even more applicable to Obama

"If left to my own devices, I'd spend all my time pointing out that he's weaker than bus-station chili. But the man is so constantly subjected to such hideous and unfair abuse that I wind up standing up for him on the general principle that some fairness should be applied. Besides, no one but a fool or a Republican ever took him for a liberal."


So true. I spend most of my time around conservative friends defending obama, and most of my time around liberal friends complaining about him.

[muffin1]

59. Umm...lemme think...

YES!!!! YES!!!!! YES!!!!

:loveya:

[FedUp_Queer]

60. Yes yes yes!!!

I've been thinking this for a while after Goodhair came on the scene particularly.

[leveymg]

61. Yup. Along with another smart, beautiful Texas lady:

[ProfessionalLeftist]

62. YES. I miss Ms. Ivins tremendously, along with Ann Richards. n/t

[DinahMoeHum]

63. I do. Big time.

n/t

[Kurmudgeon]

64. Every time I open a newspaper!

[classof56]

65. Great cartoon! And yes--

I miss her like everything. Besides my Dallas-born mom, Molly's the best thing to come out of Texas, IMHO.

Blessings.

[southernyankeebelle]

66. One of the best ladies. She is really missed.

[Harriety]

67. I loved her.... Wish she was still here.

[Martin Eden]

68. Molly was a treasure.

Yes, I miss her very much :cry:

[Marnie]

69. She would be in hog heaven tearing into Whorehouse Perry

They say the good die young. I do miss her humor, depth of knowledge and, oh my the sharpest bon mot going.

[goforit]

73. Yessiree!!!...She was the what this world needs!

A good kick in the ...

[kag]

74. EVERY DAY!

I started reading Molly when my Grandmother recommended her to me. I'm glad my Gram didn't have to see Molly's passing, and what has happened to this country since.

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

[DeSwiss]

75. Yep. - K&R n/t

[hifiguy]

76. Oh, lordy lu, yes

A razor sharp voice of wit and sanity in a world that needs much more of both. I miss her dearly and hope that somewhere out there in the cosmos she and her pal Ann Richards are having a stiff drink and a hearty laugh at the insanity we live with and they have left behind. :cry:

[highplainsdem]

79. Yes!

[ScottLand]

80. I miss her terribly! What a terrible loss that was for us.

She was the voice I wish I had. So very few around then (as now) with her insight.

[LWolf]

82. Yes. :( nt