Comment #54163 by VKB on 2/17 at 2:59 pm

This is a tribute to Molly...do you have any etiquette?  Why do you have to be uncouthe?  Your judgmental christian remark is not setting a good example for all other christians, would be’s, or for the rest of us. Is an insult to Molly Ivans, who cannot defend herself, worth alienating others?
If you don’t have anything good to say, especially at a tribute article to someone who has died...shouldn’t you just say nothing?  Again, so many who are not religions will look at your remark and further abhor Christianity.  Do you not see the gigantic error you just made?  Innapropriate...unwarranted...ignorance.

Religion...like weeds...never goes away...just keeps shooting up and choking the beauty of the flowers and the day.

VKB,
You hide behind the name of Jesus as a way of expressing your bitter, mean and petty politics--your ignorance is no excuse in the eyes of God.

(1 Corinthians 3:3). Galatians 5:26 says, “Let us not become conceited, or irritate one another, or be jealous of one another.”

Although I wish no one ill, I will shed no tears for Molly Ivins.  I never had any use for her left-wing politics, and we are well rid if it.  “raj” quotes the University of Texas motto ("Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free"), and claims that we know the “truth” from the likes of Ivin.  Wrong. These are the words of our Lord Jesus Christ (John 8:32), who completed the thought by saying, “I am the way, and the truth, and the light” (John 14:6).  From what I read, Molly did not know Jesus, which is a pity, because she completely missed the Truth.

Molly Ivans was a late find for me.  I first heard her on NPR a few years ago.  I bought several of her books, which were amazingly thought-provoking, precise and, yet, funny as hell.  I was shocked to hear of her death at such a “young” age.  I hope someone in Texas has the balls to pick up where she left off.  I will miss her greatly!

I was introduced to Molly’s columns some 25 years ago; they were clipped by friends and sent to me in Mexico City where I was a columnist and finance editor at The News. Her work was truely inspirational, of course, but also insightful regarding ‘w. shrub’ long before he was on the U.S.’s national scene. During the 2000 presidential elections and the cliff-hanging aftermath, I was still in Mexico and puzzling over my countrymen’s actions: How could half the voters even contemplate voting for ‘w’?
Now, living in the U.S. these past four years, I understand that the general populace reads very little (if at all) and would rather watch sports---such as the Superbowl with its modern Weapons of Mass Distraction---than pursue a serious political thought.
Molly---what will we do without her??

Still remember a “Sixty Minutes” interview with then Texas Governor Ann Richards.  The CBS-TV reporter was interviewing Molly Ivins when out of the house came The Governor herself laughing up a storm.

(Para.) “Can you image what I’m seeing with my own eyes?  TeeVee is interviewing Molly for The Truth!  NO ONE - but no one - ever asks Molly for The Truth.  It’s just not done!”

Well spoken!

I loved Molly Ivins writings.  I`m an old re-located Texan,happily living in California.  Reading her witty & wonderful columns and books has helped me stay sane during these last years of the absurd political reign of the very strange Bushies.
Since I grew up in Texas, I understood her phrases & her down-home style.  I will miss her so.
Charlene

To the first columnist who made me laugh out loud....I will miss Molly terriblly.  Her words and coffee were with me each morning after I discovered her writings for myself 7 years ago.  I admired her for her “This is how I see it” attitude.  She was Grand and I’ll miss her spunky, to-the-point writings.

Rest in peace Dear Molly. We loved you so much. He was afraid of you. He could not propose the big budget to pay off his evil republican friends until you were gone. Could you do one more favor for us please? Please haunt him. It will not take much. He is already criminally insane. There will never be another you, Dear Molly. Enjoy.

Molly Ivins was a brilliant, passionate, hilarious writer.  But for me, she will always be remembered most for being one of the first - if not THE first - who saw George W. Shrub for what he really was: an intellectually puny, morally challenged, serial failure.

“Comment #51140 by Talapus Pete on 2/01 at 3:20 pm

We’ve been blessed.
¡Venceremos!”

Yes, we have.
And we still have my favorite writer of all, Gore Vidal. Who at 80 years old, did a yeomen’s effort before last year’s elections, getting the word out. If you haven’t heard his essay in response to last year’s “State of the Union”. I’d highly recommend it. Still applies this year too, sadly. He read’s it aloud in a recording posted here on TruthDig.

“President Jonah” by Gore Vidal
Link

Political commentary and essay in it’s highest form.I think Molly Ivens would smile at this one.
All these great writers speak truth to power, for love of country, and us all.

When I read the horrible news on Wednesday, I was not too terribly surprised, as I had read on the previous friday that she had been admitted to hospital again, but would be released on Monday, described as very, very, sick. I know well that shorthand- we’re sending you home to die.
When I read the final bad news, I still felt as if I had been punched in the stomach.
I walked down stairs, where David, my partner of 30 years was cooking dinner, and simply said “Molly died”. Nothing more needed to be said, and we both had a quiet cry.
This, Molly, is what you meant and will always mean to us.

I was introduced to Molly Ivins in the late nineties having seen her a couple of times on Tom Snyder’s late night tv program.
She was intelligent and funny. Her disdain for w was formidable even before he went on to unleash his idiocy on the rest of the world. Texas was the sole recipient at the time.
She said of him; “if he were any dumber we’d have to water him twice a week:. No truer words were ever spoken.
I am truly saddened to here of her passing. Godspeed, ma’am!

Her short life brightened minds. Her intensity so simple and eloquent at writing truth; Molly magnified the arrogant with common sense. Her intuition saw through spin. Her writing exposed the camouflaged, slapstick in the chambers of power. With wit and a little sorrow, her gift to us was her focus on plain truth. Reading her made me fell like I was catching up with an old friend. Her rage was artfully tempered with familiar human frailties. She grabbed our most puffed-up and powerful by the nose and scolded them.

She didn’t have much use for her millionaire colleagues who suffer illusions of self-importance like the elitists she derided. She skipped the Washington cocktail crowd favoring a honky-tonk in Greune, Tx for a beer and a dance or a jazz club in Austin with eclectic friends.

Raised a Texan, she never felt better or below anyone. Good fortune and bad can happen on a whim with nobody to blame. Her joy was writing about the bounty of what we share despite our differences. She was at her best poking fun at the self-righteous. The ones who believe their success is somehow ordained. Molly would ask by whom and give us a laugh. Reminding us we live on this grand planet for just a moment. Molly encouraged us all to make the best of it.

I didn’t cry over the loss of any politicians, but I cried over the loss of Molly Ivins, who put them all in their place. Molly spoke the truth in bright beautiful colors, painted with her clever, insightful wit. I’m just a NewYawker, but I enjoyed her Texas charm. RIP Molly

Ann and Molly, together again. Thanks girls, for enriching our lives.

Oh, what sad news!  I have been crying as I read all these tributes. Dear Molly, please smile at us “from the other side” and help us to renew our efforts for a saner, more compassionate U.S. government!

Ditto on The Old Hooligans words.
What a woman! I will miss her - the good do die young don’t they.

Molly was unique. She could skewer you so cleverly that you’d enjoy it. What a wordsmith! As a writer, I mourn the silencing of that Texas drawl with the colorful idiom...Oh hell! God threw away the cookie cutter after Molly. There’ll never be another!

Molly Ivins, Molly Ivins, where did you go?  And how will we endure without you?  But endure we will because we have your legacy of wit and insight into the absurdity of witless politicians and powerful fools.  That legacy is a matter of lasting significance, one that will be used to push us forward by enabling us to “raise hell and have fun” as we rid the American democracy of Bushies and every last one of their ilk.

Since I first became familiar with Molly Ivins in her Texas Observer days, she’s inspired in me the antithesis of what Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks said about George Bush: Molly has always made me feel pride in being a Texan! I intend to channel my grief at her death into action to carry on the good fight, as Molly has always helped galvanize us to do.

A sad day indeed for Molly and an even sadder day for real democratic values. Rest in peace Molly. I just hope that Americans will find another such bearer to carry the flag of truth.  It’ll be a hard act to follow!

MOLLY, YOU “SHED A LOVELY LIGHT” AND WE WILL ALWAYS ADORE YA!

A little more on Molly’s “have fun while you raise hell” philosophy. When I saw her speak in San Francisco about 5 years ago, she told of a march the Ku Klux Klan had set up in Austin the previous year. The progressives Molly hung out with didn’t want to prevent the KKK from marching – after all, what we fight for is for every voice to be heard (and countered, if necessary). So they thought and thought … and finally stationed themselves, some 200 people, quietly and respectfully around the town square to which the KKK was marching and where they would gather for the rally after the march. When the KKK arrived and the press showed up, all 200+ people including Molly turned around and mooned the square and the KKK, stating their opinion loud and clear … and garnering all of the press attention for the event. Mission accomplished, with fun intact.

Lift a glass to Molly! And continue to lovingly raise hell in her name.

In today’s NY Times Paul Krugman lists some of Molly Ivins’ important comments on the Iraq invasion:

Jan. 16, 2003: “I assume we can defeat Hussein without great cost to our side (God forgive me if that is hubris). The problem is what happens after we win. The country is 20 percent Kurd, 20 percent Sunni and 60 percent Shiite. Can you say, ‘Horrible three-way civil war?’ ”

July 14, 2003: “I opposed the war in Iraq because I thought it would lead to the peace from hell, but I’d rather not see my prediction come true and I don’t think we have much time left to avert it. That the occupation is not going well is apparent to everyone but Donald Rumsfeld. ... We don’t need people with credentials as right-wing ideologues and corporate privatizers — we need people who know how to fix water and power plants.”

Krugman adds:

So Molly Ivins — who didn’t mingle with the great and famous, didn’t have sources high in the administration, and never claimed special expertise on national security or the Middle East — got almost everything right. Meanwhile, how did those who did have all those credentials do?

With very few exceptions, they got everything wrong. They bought the obviously cooked case for war — or found their own reasons to endorse the invasion. They didn’t see the folly of the venture, which was almost as obvious in prospect as it is with the benefit of hindsight. And they took years to realize that everything we were being told about progress in Iraq was a lie.

Homer http://www.altara.blogspot.com

I am almost at a loss for words-something very alien to me. I am a free-lance writer (I write for free, don’t ask me what the lance is for...?) so words are my expression; and often my weapons. As they were Molly’s.

I just posted a blurb about Molly on my blog, and the one thing that stood out to me is that yes, the good really do die young.

A light is gone. A light that could shine through the thickest darkness the thugs in control of the White House could throw our way! She is gone...yet, they remain? Why?

There truly is no justice in this World.

I think of Cheney-the man who, in my opinion, is not really a man at all, but a cyborg! He lives on, artificially. And continues to spread his own virulent-and deadly-strain of poison throughout the world. Why?

I think of the “shrub” (a “Mollyism") and how he has abused alcohol and drugs. Who once claimed, to one and all, that he was also clean and sober. Bullshit.
Molly, and myself, and many other passionate and/or troubled people, have conquered the “demon rum.” Yet the shrub lives on. Still cooking his few remaining brain cells with alcohol, and most likely drugs too! And causing World-wide upheaval and tragedy in the process! Why?

I know I will receive no answers to my questions.
All I know is that another powerful and uplifting voice has been silenced.

And the silence is deafening.

Good Golly Miss Molly!

We hardly had time to get to know you, but you were absolutely the best.  I and everyone else will miss you terribly.  But you taught us a lot, and many of your “friends” will rededicate themselves to carry on your good works.

dear sad as hell
I think Molly may have understood why we, the public, rally in grieving a race horse.  Sometimes, an animal comes to represent what is noble.  And Molly Ivins surely did. The horse’s owner used her moment in the headlines to say something profound:  “grief is the price of love” Let’s not be afraid of it!

I too love Molly Ivins. She saw clearly who Schrub is, and my, was she right. In honor of Molly and what’s left of our democracy, let’s all stop this war. Thank you Molly for all of your wisdom and wit.

I am very saddened by the loss of Molly Ivins. She was my mainstay for information. SHRUB was the first book I read about the deplorable president and the information in this book is unbelievable!! Thank you Molly for being such an outstanding human being who could face up to the biggest challenges and win!! I shall miss your pretty face and smile and wit and “truthiness”. It all helped put my understanding of politics in the right place. We need pure journalist such as Molly to keep the right side of truth alive. My hope is that there will soon be another Molly at least close and hail from Texas to boot!!!
Thank you Dear Sweet Soul.

Molly’s sense of humor through the perils of Shrub and his ilk will be forever remembered. She always got to the crux of the matter with her Texas wit, unrivaled intellect, homespun elegance, and endless charm. Not only did Texas lose a shining star but the country lost her pearls of wisdom.  We miss you, Molly.

I dreamed I saw Molly Ivins last night,
alive as you and me.

Says I “But Molly, you’re ten years dead”.
“I never died” said she,
“I never died” said she…

...And standing there as big as life
and smiling with her eyes.
Says Molly “What they can never kill,
went on to organize,
went on to organize"…

She’ll be missed, but not forgotten.

Molly Ivens
Mark Twain
Hunter Thompson
Will Rogers
Tom Paine…

We’ve been blessed.
¡Venceremos!

Once upon a time long ago, Whole Foods Market was a tiny hippy grocery store in Austin. I was one of “the meatmen” serving up various deceased creatures in the meat department. Molly was a regular (meaning freguent, not normal) customer.  She would shout, “Well what’s for dinner, Steve”, as she charged up to see what we had. One time another customer shouted the same question in synchrony with her. I looked up to see Molly and Ann Richards (just before she was “Guvner") looking straight at each other as they burst into laughter. A moment I cherish more than any other from that stage. What a character she was,...no, IS. See you later, Molly.  Steve

Robert Scheer:

I was on that Nation cruise you spoke of, and I, too, have many times wished for a transcript of Molly’s hilarious story of her search for a breast prosthesis in Paris, which led to one store’s proprietor taking one look at her and rushing to offer her an artificial eye.  I do hope the Nation has a video of that interview with Calvin Trillin, because it was only one of many delightful stories she told that afternoon.

(You wouldn’t remember, but I was sitting next to you during that program—I was the one who translated “bob wahr” to you as Texan for “barbed wire”.)

What a delightful woman she was, and oh, my God, how I am going to miss her.  Not just her columns, but the being of Molly herself.  Those of us who are her fans have much to live up to.

Heaven’s Texas Trio:
Barbara Jordan
Ann Richards
and now Molly Ivins

Oh, what a song they sang!

The Wholly Babble says “ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.” We know the truth, via commentators such as Molly I, but it still hasn’t set us free of governmental oppression.

Resquiat In Pacem, Ms. Ivins.  Those of us who still have to endure what you fought against, still have a long row to hoe.

I lost my dearest aunt to breast cancer in 1999- the same year Molly Ivins was diagnosed with hers.  In so many ways, Molly Ivins became to me indeed as close as a dear relative- like the caring aunt whose conscience and humanity shine upon the world with love and gentle admonition.

During those early years of the current American government of rogues, when the abominable GW was (thankfully- Oh how I pine for those days when this monstrous pestilence for the world did not exist in the lives of so many, myself included) totally unknown to me- it was Molly Ivins (and Jim Hightower, to some extent) that cautioned the world about the vicious shrub that was about to make a mockery of everything decent about the human world.  I still remember her book by that title ("Shrub")- a vital cautionary message from the heart of Texas about a Texas abomination about to be thrust upon humanity.

In the subsequent dismal and dark years, with indiscriminate violence and hatred having become Washington’s essential identity (in some ways, it was always such; however, during these rogue-infested years, it has simply become open season on meanness and thuggery)- Molly Ivins, among only a few shining flames of peace and justice in the field of journalism, kept her vigilance and her constant battle against imperial hubris and inhumanity in top gear.

She appeared in just about every progressive and (to me, at any rate) forward-thinking and humane publication one can think of- The Nation, The Progressive, countless Internet sites.  She added her voice in a relentless campaign to restore sanity to the political life in a nation that has the potential to influence the world a great deal (in this case, negatively). 

To think that Molly Ivins battled the ravages of cancer upon her body, yet continued the good fight for the poor, the defenseless and the voiceless in the world, is truly astonishing.

Like my departed aunt, Molly Ivins is in a select group of human beings of a higher order- kind, concerned, expressive, and idealistic.

The world has not yet lived past the nihilistic times of GW and his band of rogues.  Therefore, Molly Ivins’ work, like that of so many others, is by no means over.  I can only hope her example and courage will inspire many others to stand up for truth, and to stand up to power and tyranny.

Monish Chatterjee

Molly, Molly, why did you have to go? A sad stillness and humorless opacity now fills the void left when your singular voice was silenced. My God, what a loss.

The fact that Texas humorist Molly Ivins is dead from cancer while her frequent punch line, Texas contemporary George Bush, is still causing problems proves once again there’s no justice or fairness in the world.

[more irreverence at http://resistence-is-possible.blogspot.com and ]http://lawlessone.wordpress.com]

I am afraid words fail me.  Molly was too young and her death came too soon.  I encourage all who mourn her to turn that sadness in to actions supporting Molly’s causes.  Especially her latest call to stop this stupid stupid war.

I was starting to write a comment to her after reading the story posted on her being hospitalized.
Only to return to the page and discover she had passed.

Texas has produced some remarkable woman, Molly Ivins was most certainly one indeed.

I suspect, Will Rogers has some witty company now.

Condolences,
To the Ivin family and her friends.

Molly was a great American. We are ever in her debt.

She was much much more better than O’Reilly and Limbaud. Or we can say without a doubt that she was the best. Rest in PEACE, my dear Molly !

I loved Molly for her always Honest opions of things- which was always- “right on”

I will miss Molly. I really looked forward to reading her columns. Her wit and sense of humor always kept me entertained. I’m sad today and I’m truly chagrined knowing Shrub has two more years left in office! Molly, you were taken too early…

Through her writing and approach to life, Molly helped me to grow up politically and morally.  I will never be able to honor her the way she should be.

Mucho big thanks, Molly.

This is a huge loss for journalism.  I loved her wit and insight into Texas corruption Texans call legitimate politics. If more people paid attention had paid more attention to her insight into George ( The Lying Fraud )"W" Bush and his cadre of scum just possibly the world wouldn’t have had to suffer this historical embarassment of an American ( I gag on the word ) “President”.

I was privileged to attend one of Molly’s talks in person, years ago, at Rice University in Houston. One of the anecdotes I remember her telling was of Ted Kennedy holding a Town Hall event somewhere in Massachusetts. When the Q&A;time came, a grizzled old guy in dirty overalls with grime under his fingernails rose to address the Senator. “Senator Kennedy,” he began, “it is my understanding that you have never worked an honest day’s labor in your life.” Kennedy stiffened a bit, and the man continued, “I’m here to tell you that you ain’t missin’ a damned thing.”

All of us, the Progressive community, this country, have suffered a loss in Molly Ivins death. I, personally, want to honor her memory, and the only way I can think of doing that is by becoming more activitist. I urge all of you to do as much as you can in the saving of American from this administration and its policies. Whether it is by letter writing to your Congresspeople, newspapers, online activitism, marching in the streets, or talking with people - let’s do it for Molly, for ourselves and for our country. No activitism is too little. And for whatever you hold holy’s sake, behave as if it is not too late.

First Ann Richards and now Molly Ivans.  What a loss for forthright honesty laced with an acerbic wit.  I grieve for us all.

I live in San Francisco and I would always find myself laughing in the morning when I read Molly’s columns on my commute. She was a real PEARL, and like Herb Caen out here, her past musings should still be carried and published on a weekly basis so we never forget what she stood for and represented, the people of our democracy.  Miss u already Molly.

It’s such a cliche but Molly was truly one of a kind. Reading her for the first time several years ago I knew I’d found a kindred spirit. She could slice through the BS like a hot knife through warm butter. Watching the news I’d always say, “Wait’ll Molly gets a hold of that!” She never disappointed. I wonder what she’d say about Shrub’s proposed museum. I guess we’ll never know.

I’ll always be proud of the fact that those of us in Minneapolis had a connection to her: a stint as a reporter on the StarTribune and a police pig named after her!

We should all be glad we can be sad thinking of her. So let’s hang our hearts at half mast but carry on the fight, even though it won’t be the same without her.

Gosh Molly,
Do you know how much we love you?
The favorite file: I love Molly!
The title on every article you write forwarded to friends and family:
I love Molly!
The greeting inside of every book given: I love Molly!

The treasured times when we’ve watched you speak with such wit and charm and knowledge and ... candor.

The million and one “laughed till I cried” moments.

I just don’t know anyone else who could give us the gawd-aweful truth and make us laugh till we hurt while we heared it!

We are a silly helpless lot. Whatever shall we do?
You know we’ve all decided we own you, so we better do something, right?

This morning may have started with a tear rolling down the check ...
Darn it’s hard to type when your eyes fog up!
But the day wont end that way!

Digging through my pots and pans.
Getting madder than hell.
And reading your columns.
Girl, thanks for giving us our marching orders!

You may be gone now ...
but we’ll never let you go.
Thanks Molly!

I love you.

Louise

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Molly Ivins may have been a Texan through and through, but to this Ohioan she was a national treasure. My heart is so heavy today.

Molly, I’m sure, often managed to mollify the most irate redneck Texan.

In fact, George Bush has said a few good things about her upon learning of her death. He may have even said something nice about her while she lived.

Molly will be watching us from Heaven and what I hope she sees is a lot of dedicated Americans, dedicated to bringing home our troops, restoring our democracy and holding our government accountable.  We have to up our efforts now that one of the strongest and most insightful voices has moved to another level.  Love and peace to you Molly, and much thanks for the beauty and joy you brought to our world.

Our loss is surely Heaven’s gain…

She was dose of sanity and a ray of sunshine

I sure will miss Molly Ivins.  Her piece that i remember most came early in 2004 when Senator Kerry won the Iowa caucus.  Molly wrote how Kerry was not exactly charismatic.  Indeed, he could “take the excitement out of a soccer riot”.  i’ve never stopped laughing at that one.  Long Live Molly!

Thank you for contributing your fond memories of Molly.  I saw her at a Nation event in NY and she was terrific.  It was a memorable evening! Molly was very young at heart and spirit; and feisty.  I was saddened last night by the news.  Thank you for carrying her articles.

I offer my condolences to all of you for your loss. They say it takes an awesome Texas gal to stand up to those Texas “good ole boys” and reflects on some of the best women and activits in the nation.

I’ll be looking for archives of her articles and the history of her work.

I think she will not only be missed, but never can be replaced for the history that she saw, experienced, and wrote about in her life.

I loved Molly for har forthrightness. She not only opposed the war in Iraq, but came out against the Patriot Act. She scolded Hillary for her stand on Iraq. I also fondly remember one Conservative cause that she embraced. When the Supreme Court reached its decision on eminent domain, she came out strongly against it. She also reminded the Conservatives that their hero, George W. Bush got the land to bbuild the Texas Rangers baseball stadium by eminent domain. I’ll miss her.

Oh Molly you will be sorely missed. Rest in Peace knowing that before you died most of the world had woken up to what you knew about Shrub from the start.

The world is so much poorer today.

I will miss her wit the rest of my days.

God rest in peace Molly, you gave me hope....

The chatter in heaven just got a little raunchier. Miss Molly entertained and educated us for years. I will cherish having read her columns.

reading molly was one of my great pleasures. for every will, thomas and jackass novak, one of her was all of them and more. she was one my favorite columns for 30 years. she wasnt a muckraker like anderson. she wasnt a cut to the bone w/pure facts and logic like scheer (whom I love). what she did was use the english language and all its idioms and slang to such pointed and funny effect that it had a way of making it crystal clear. I write this finding out about her death from truthdig and it hurts my heart to know that her voice wont be heard. Who will fill that voice? Knowing the “liberal “ media it might be krauthammer (geez what a damn name for a jew) I can say that Im jewish and you know what molly would laugh her ass off at it. well,sad times to lose one of the great pens. Proof again, that all things must past. Send her my love. Goodbye Molly.

Molly wove a web of words
and let the sticks poke through,
and you know what your mamma told you, don t run with sticks!

She was a wonderful wonderful person and
i don t think we’ll see her like,
again.

Bless you , Molly.

Words fail for once. I feel a terrible sadness and emptiness at news of Molly’s passing. It hurts immensely.

I am so glad to have read Molly and bought her books and looked forward to her newest column. I’ll truly miss her wonderfully lovely, loopy language and great perspective. I just looked up everything she did on NPR so I could hear her voice one more time… Bob Edwards introducing her Bush Language primers… Terry Gross interviewing her about “Bushwhacked"…

Goodbye Molly, we’re really gonna miss you.

........VIVA MOLLY!.......

Love,
GrammaConcept

Gonna miss that lady...and her incredible wit.

Headless

We’ve lost another great one! You must look up her columns and laugh. She’s an inspiration, a joyful light in our world.

mom

Tonight, I’m not Mad As Hell, I’m Sad As Hell.  While people were shedding tears over a damn race horse, Dear Molly’s life was running out.

10,000 race horses are NOTHING compared to Dear Molly.  (Of course, I’m sure she’d find it hilarious that so many people were crying over a horse they never met.)

One day, I was driving to work, and Molly was on the air, on Morning Edition, and she was SKEWERING “Shrub”!  Suddenly, near the end of her wickedly hilarious dismantling of an obviously incompetent fool, the radio went dead. A few minutes later it came to life, weakly, as WNYC in New York announced that there was a fire in the World Trade Center.  It was the morning of September 11, 2001, and Dear Molly’s impaling of our bumbling arrogant President was wiped out in a paroxyism of pain, fear, patriotism, and hope that this nincompoop would rise to be a great man.  Which did not happen.

Only death could silence Dear Molly’s ability to make us think AND laugh at the same time.

Each time I would comment on her column here at Truthdig, I would say “And then there’s Molly.”

Sadly, it will not be again.

I never met her, and just found out about her death a few minutes ago, and already I miss as a sister, an aunt, a friend.

Rest in Peace, Dear Molly.

Molly Ivins commentaries were always witty, insightful and fun to read, one of her own quotes says it all: “There are two kinds of humor. One kind that makes us chuckle about our foibles and our shared humanity--like what Garrison Keillor does. The other kind holds people up to public contempt and ridicule--that’s what I do. Satire is traditionally the weapon of the powerless against the powerful. I only aim at the powerful. When satire is aimed at the powerless, it is not only cruel--it’s vulgar.”

I’ll miss her good-spirited humor, and her clever comments about political life.

thanks for posting this.  molly was an amazing voice for people of conscience.  her absence will be felt by millions.

hopefully some young folks will step up to fill the great space she occupied with her wit and wisdom.

MS Ivins was able to convey in words what I felt and had not the means to express them.  She was deeply admired and respected by me and her thoughts will be missed, she was always RIGHT ON..

I had the incredible opportunity to meet Molly Ivins when I worked at Smith College in the 1980s. News of her death has saddened me to tears...if there was ever a voice of caring for the less fortunate it was Molly Ivins.  There will never be another like her… If you have not read her books...read them…
if you have not listened to her audio tapes listen.
Keep Molly alive in everything we can do in her name.

It seems futile to tell Molly I will miss her… I should
have told her months ago. But by god I will, as she
was one of my favorite modest heroes.

...Molly?