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Molly Ivins
"So keep fightin' for freedom and justice, beloveds, but don't you forget to have fun doin' it. Lord, let your laughter ring forth. Be outrageous, ridicule the fraidy-cats, rejoice in all the oddities that freedom can produce. And when you get through kickin' ass and celebratin' the sheer joy of a good fight, be sure to tell those who come after how much fun it was." ~Molly Ivins
I believe I will be praying more now that Molly Ivins has died. I imagine she's writing up articles now that mock the pomposity of heaven and needle the sycophantic seraphim who've made such careers out of flying eternally around God, telling Him how wonderful He is. She's my new patron saint.
I know no one has officially canonized Ivins, but she never waited for others' sanction and approval. She shot from the hip, reveled in the joy of intelligence and language, and she had a blast doing it. That's the only kind of patron saint I'd ever want.
Mark Twain advised, "Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company." Wherever you are now, Molly Ivins, rest in peace. I hope you have good company, a Texas climate and are having as much fun in the Hereafter as you had here on Earth. If angels have feet of clay under those white robes, I'm sure you'll find them.
posted by on 02/01/07 at 11:40 AM. [printer-friendly version]
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The Texas Observer, Molly Ivin's "home" paper, is memorializing her passing:
http://www.texasobserver.org/
posted by iTodd on 02/01/07 at 01:59 PM
This makes me so sad. Molly has long been an inspiration—a columnist and real journalist who took real facts and then spoke her mind based on them, saying what needed to be said whether it was popular or not. I'm just glad she lived long enough to see most of the country know that she was right all along on Bush, being that at one point she was nearly a lone voice in the wilderness.
Bless her spicy little heart.
posted by ladd on 02/01/07 at 06:04 PM
posted by C.W. on 02/01/07 at 06:06 PM
"So keep fightin' for freedom and justice, beloveds, but don't you forget to have fun doin' it. Lord, let your laughter ring forth. Be outrageous, ridicule the fraidy-cats, rejoice in all the oddities that freedom can produce. And when you get through kickin' ass and celebratin' the sheer joy of a good fight, be sure to tell those who come after how much fun it was." ~Molly Ivins
Yep, those are SO words to live (and work) by. We'll see what we can do, Molly. Give 'em hell in heaven. ;-)
posted by ladd on 02/01/07 at 06:47 PM
Rarely agreed with her politics. But I so loved her writing. A true columinist I looked forward to reading. Didn't realize how bad her disease was. She never let on. Will miss criticising her columns while admiring her witt. We lost a good one.
posted by Doc Rogers on 02/02/07 at 12:09 AM
Enjoy this collection of Molly Ivins commemorative cartoons:
http://www.cagle.com/news/MollyIvins/1.asp
posted by Brent Cox on 02/07/07 at 03:19 PM
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