Molly Ivins, 1944-2007
Her subject was Texas. To her, the Great State, as she called it, was “reactionary, cantankerous and hilarious,” and its Legislature was “reporter heaven.” When the Legislature is set to convene, she warned her readers, “every village is about to lose its idiot.” (02/01/2007, New York Times)
I saw Molly Ivins once, back when I was at Tech. She was giving a speech on some liberal cause or other in a large conference room. I was sitting in the back and what I remember most was her voice. If ever a person fit her voice, she was it. I could hear every single word and she wasn't using the microphone in front of her, being that it was probably too low.
The woman was tall and imposing, funny and genuine, honest and beloved. She'll be missed by both friends and enemies, which in these very, very divisive days, can't be said about very many people.
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« February 01, 2007 5:09 PM | Post a Comment »
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*sniff, sniff*. The Great State is much less great today for having lost one of its most fiercely Texan daughters. From what little I've read of Ivins, no one else quite captured the unique mix of frustration, pride, loyalty, embarrassment, anger, and love so many Texans feel towards our native land quite like she did. She made this Texan proud to be one, something that is all too rare these days.
Godspeed, Molly.
