G'bye, Molly

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Thursday February 01, 2007 · 9:46 PM PST

2007/02/01 · 21:46

Y'all know we lost Molly Ivins yesterday. It's sobering, sometimes almost depressing, how the good guys die off while the forces of evil hang on with inhuman tenacity; I figure the transfusions of demonic blood have something to do with it, but that's a story for another time.

I've never been a diehard Molly reader; enjoyed her stuff, certainly, when I came across it, but there's so much to read that many things get filtered out. I saw the AP piece last week of her being in the hospital and briefly discussed it with my friend Steve (a truly diehard Molly reader). I hoped for good news, he foresaw the bad. He was right, dammit.

I live in Austin, as did Molly. I had to do some little thing to mollify (groan...) the loss of such a powerful voice, a writer's voice.

Chipmaker

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Friday July 08, 2005 · 10:59 PM PDT

2005/07/08 · 22:59

First-timer diary. Be kind.

Like many others, I was thoroughly disgusted by Karl Rove's drivel-ridden speech delivered in late June, which re-spun the theme that liberals hate America and are unpatriotic. This is patently false and has been rigorously debunked and refuted elsewhere. My view is, as a liberal, with a working brain stem, I like having context before rushing to judgement, and prefer intellect over emotional gorge. Rove's crap got my hackles up.

And made me think of Pete Rose. Read More

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