I miss Molly

[rosetta627]

Quite a lot actually.

[Jane Austin]

1. Me, too.

Think about her often.

[Not Me]

2. Me too,

And Ann Richards and Mike Royko too.

[AlCzervik]

3. Molly Ivins? I was at DU when i found out she died and i actually started crying.

i am not one for tears but her passing just hit me and many other people here very hard.

[saltpoint]

7. Which proves that she was wildly talented and that you're a class act.

[AlCzervik]

8. Molly warned us all about Bush and she so prophetic.

[lordsummerisle]

4. Likewise

it's been a year since she's left us...?

[cyclezealot]

33. She was so wise

It seems much longer .

[saltpoint]

5. Same here. And she was real clear as to whch prominent Democrat she

did NOT want in the White House.

[cornermouse]

29. Do you have to turn everything into campaign fodder?

What is wrong with you that we can't just miss Molly without you throwing stuff like this in?

[Faygo Kid]

6. Me, too, now that you mention it *sniff*. Paul Wellstone, too.

We keep losing the best.

I for one won't forget them.

[0007]

9. I miss your humor Molly, your wit, and the insight you had on tough

situations, much like we have in this wild horse race we have now.

[rosetta627]

11. I keep wondering what you'd say about something

And how you'd say it.

[Elwood P Dowd]

10. Go here and enjoy one of the last Molly moments.

http://prairiehome.publicradio.org/programs/2006/06/10/

[rosetta627]

12. Thanks for the link Elwood, that sure hit the spot

Chickens and whooping cranes

[Laelth]

13. My poor words here can not do her justice.

I can only say that I miss her too, and that we need her now, more than ever.

:(

-Laelth

[argyl]

14. So do I. She never pulled a punch and never gave a whit about the polls.n/t

[w8liftinglady]

15. i was the victim of this

thanks,molly-for giving me the courage
http://www.thedailylight.com/articles/2008/03/07/opinion/doc47d189c09aa3b174429269.txt

[hifalutin]

16. Don't we all!!

[w8liftinglady]

17. so-recomend this thread,already

[fortyfeetunder]

18. I miss Molly too

I often wonder what she would be saying if she saw what was going on....

[alittlelark]

19. So do I....

:cry:

[Swamp Rat]

20. Me too.

I was very fortunate to get to meet her.

[rosetta627]

21. Will you tell us more about meeting her Swamp Rat?

Thanks in advance.

[Swamp Rat]

22. She came to New Orleans a few years ago.

I'm trying to remember the exchange between my step-father and Molly. They were talking and I snapped a funny photo of her looking exasperated at one of his questions. He was an attorney for over 40 years and was a State Supreme Court nominee (he turned it down), so his questions were not at all easy for her to answer. One of his questions was something along the lines of, "do you think we will become such a fascist nation that the media and courts will begin to abide by Bush." She replied that she did not think it would go that far (this was in 2002), but she later wrote a few pieces recanting her position. I believe she had him in mind when she wrote them, and had judged too quickly how far the Bushler regime would go. I also remember him mention Habeas Corpus and the suspension of our rights. She did think the Congress would let it get that far. Unfortunately, she was wrong.

We all miss her a lot. I haven't read the Houston Chronicle since.

[rosetta627]

30. Thanks Swamp Rat, I was lucky enough to see her on stage

When she did a speaking tour with Al Franken.
Unfortunately he did most of the talking. I'm guessing it's cause she was sick so he was doing the heavy lifting, but that's just speculation. Anyway, it was important to me to see her with my own eyes.

[kineneb]

32. so did I - Berkeley, a while ago

she came and was interviewed onstage at Zellerbach Auditorium. Wonderful lady, the world lost a great one with her passing.
:cry:

[yowzayowzayowza]

23. Present.

Ya can never get enuf touch stones & true notes.

RIP Molly.

[Growler]

24. Me too

[pearl]

25. I was living just west of Austin last year

And word was out that she had gone home to die. What an incredible loss. I know it's reaching way back but it's times like these I really miss John Lennon too.


"Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living" Mother Jones

[taterguy]

26. She almost got me killed

I went to see her speak at a Baptist Chapel.

She told an incredibly offensive joke. The punchline was "You just passed a law that says a prick can't touch an asshole."

I'm not a religious man but for a minute or two I was sure that God was gonna smite the whole damn building.

So yes, I miss the hell out of her.

[cornermouse]

27. Me too.

[Breeze54]

28. She's over at another messageboard....

I'm sure you can find her.

[FlyingSquirrel]

31. I was just thinking the same thing yesterday while reading GDP

She would probably be able to cut to the chase and shut half of them up with just a few words of common sense, and make us all laugh at the same time because they were just so obviously TRUE.

[tavalon]

34. I miss Molly too

I do find that reading Nance Greggs helps, she almost seems to channel Molly sometimes.

[Missy Vixen]

35. I miss Molly, too

I met her in Seattle several years ago after she gave a lecture. She was funny and gracious.

To this day, I am so grateful that I told her in person that she is the Goddess of Journalism. She and Helen Thomas are national treasures.

Julie