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February 1, 2007

Molly Ivins, gone

molly.jpgIn Loving Memory of Molly Ivins, 1944-2007 - The Texas Observer

Molly, being practical, used many of her most prestigious awards as trivets while serving exquisite French dishes at her dinner parties.

AP: Molly Ivins Dies of Cancer at 62:


She joined The New York Times in 1976, working first as a political reporter in New York and later as Rocky Mountain bureau chief.

But Ivins' use of salty language and her habit of going barefoot in the office were too much for the Times, said longtime friend Ben Sargent, editorial cartoonist with the Austin American-Statesman.

"She was just like a force of nature," Sargent said. "She was just always on and sharp and witty and funny and was one of a kind."

Inflammatory Breast Cancer Survivor's Site: Molly Ivins - IBC Survivor:

"Maybe this is false bravado," she said. "In some ways for me, this is like having a manageable disease. It's like diabetes. It doesn't mean it's not going to come get me in the end."

From her final column, dictated when she was too weak to write, Stand Up Against the Surge, January 11, 2007:

We are the people who run this country. We are the deciders. And every single day, every single one of us needs to step outside and take some action to help stop this war. Raise hell. Think of something to make the ridiculous look ridiculous. Make our troops know we're for them and trying to get them out of there.

Molly Ivins Archive.

Molly Ivins Quotes

From Merry Christmas to all, 2004:

One thing I have learned over the years is that you should go ahead and eat the fudge, because the diet starts next year. And to all, a good night.

I wish you didn't have to go so soon.

Posted by Sheila Lennon  at 6:00 AM | Permalink

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HI Sheila,
Thanks for the links. I still remember falling off my chair laughing the first time I saw her on the David Letterman show.
The CBC used to have her on regularly to spar with P.J.O'Rourke. THis morning the Sunday Morning show played a chunk of a wonderful interview full of Mollyism and stories.
Eric

Posted by: Eric Lilius on February 4, 2007 11:10 AM


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