DU cavalry needed: Kathleen Turner turns up the heat as Molly Ivins in ‘Red Hot Patriot’

[Faygo Kid]

Calling all DUers: Great article in the Washington Post today, but the reich wing is on the march against Molly and Kathleen, and a few of us are outnumbered in the Comments section (not intellectually outgunned, of course). Really ugly stuff. How about visiting and jumping in here to crush these dittoheads? Have some fun on your Saturday, and stand up for Molly and Kathleen!

Have the Democrats ever thought about swapping out Charlie Rangel for Kathleen Turner, another liberal Manhattanite — but with fewer ethics violations? Or at least installing Turner as an honorary minority whip? Because she would kick the tar out of the mewling progressive caucus in the loathed and paralyzed 112th United States Congress, whose approval rating sputters at 17 percent. What the political process needs, says Turner, are stern voices of practicality.

“I’m a shut-up-and-do-it woman,” the actress says in her rolling-thunder voice, Bacall on steroids, baritoned over the years by age and booze and chemo and cigarettes. “You think something should be done? Do it.”

“One of my fears,” says Turner, 58, rumbling onward, “is that after the Republican convention — after everyone has been placated as best they can — they’re going to turn their focus to pacifying women, to telling us, ‘No, we wouldn’t actually defund Planned Parenthood and health clinics . . . and yes, you will have equal pay. Wait, honey.’ ”. . .

http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/kathleen-turner-turns-up-the-heat-as-molly-ivins-in-red-hot-patriot/2012/08/16/cb4d1534-ba41-11e1-a171-6ccd2ec343ba_story.html

[Faygo Kid]

1. Anybody out there? I have to go, and poor Millie is standing for all of us.

If you're anywhere around, please shoot a DU missile at the very nasty posts there.

[niyad]

2. going over there now--should be fun

DAMMMMNNNN, some of those people are just plain UGLY

[CBHagman]

3. The Washington Post website seems to attract...

...right-wing commentary from people who apparently have a great deal of time on their hands.

As for the one-woman show itself, it ought to attract healthy audiences and for all I know award nominations for Turner. Go, K.T.

Molly Ivins, one red-hot patriot.

[aquart]

4. We're getting a movie about Molly Ivins? I MISS HER SO MUCH!

[CBHagman]

5. It's a play.