Molly Ivins, fiery Texas political columnist, dead far-too-early at 62
Yet another death that made me gasp. I wish I could remember where I first saw Ms. Ivins; even though her writing was her meal ticket, she would frequently appear on talk or news shows, and i'm sure it was in this venue that I came to know her. It could have been Leno. Point is, somewhere between my sophomore and junior year of college, she very much caught my interest. I got her book, NOTHIN' BUT GOOD TIMES AHEAD, the Christmas of my junior year. It's a collection of her many columns, and I VIVIDLY recall reading it in the back seat during the torturous ride back to college (dad driving), loving every viciously sarcastic word.
Ivins was one of those famous people I always dreamed of not only meeting, but getting to know. That will never happen now. Heavy sigh. Many reading this probably don't even know who she is. Do yourself a favor and google her name, browse through her columns, buy one of her books. She was a flaming liberal, you should know. But she attacked both sides of the political aisle. I don't see her as "liberal" so much as I see her as RIGHT. She hated stupidity and hypocrites and politicians trying to snow you. And she was a BROAD. A real Texas broad. Scary smart, funny as hell, tough, ballsy, unafraid to speak her mind. She was one-of-a-kind.
Her death has spurred me to take her book out of its place on my shelf for the first time in years. And in doing so, it's reminded me of being 20-years-old, and having voted in my first presidential election, and deciding political science would be my minor. It all seemed so interesting. A mingling of media and politics...that's what Molly Ivins did. And it's what has always interested me, as well...even though I think they're increasingly all a bunch of idiots. But Molly pretty much thought the same. What i'm saying, I guess, is that her death has yet again made me wonder What I Really Want. I really will miss her. It's an incredible loss.
Ivins was one of those famous people I always dreamed of not only meeting, but getting to know. That will never happen now. Heavy sigh. Many reading this probably don't even know who she is. Do yourself a favor and google her name, browse through her columns, buy one of her books. She was a flaming liberal, you should know. But she attacked both sides of the political aisle. I don't see her as "liberal" so much as I see her as RIGHT. She hated stupidity and hypocrites and politicians trying to snow you. And she was a BROAD. A real Texas broad. Scary smart, funny as hell, tough, ballsy, unafraid to speak her mind. She was one-of-a-kind.
Her death has spurred me to take her book out of its place on my shelf for the first time in years. And in doing so, it's reminded me of being 20-years-old, and having voted in my first presidential election, and deciding political science would be my minor. It all seemed so interesting. A mingling of media and politics...that's what Molly Ivins did. And it's what has always interested me, as well...even though I think they're increasingly all a bunch of idiots. But Molly pretty much thought the same. What i'm saying, I guess, is that her death has yet again made me wonder What I Really Want. I really will miss her. It's an incredible loss.
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