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KauaiK

(544 posts) Fri Jul 19, 2013, 09:56 PM Jul 2013

Am I the only one missing Molly Ivins and Ann Richards?

I miss their razor-sharp hilarious take-downs and acerbic wit. I would dearly love to hear / read Molly Ivins on Ted Cruz. That guy is about as useful as a screen door on a submarine.

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Am I the only one missing Molly Ivins and Ann Richards? (Original Post) KauaiK Jul 2013 OP

I miss them as well! hrmjustin Jul 2013 #1

Molly Ivins would have a field day with Ted Cruz. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2013 #2

Oh man... I bet she would! calimary Jul 2013 #15

I've been thinking of them both often lately... Missing what they would say about the idiocy of hlthe2b Jul 2013 #3

Try the World's Most Dangerous Beauty Salon Warpy Jul 2013 #4

no you.re not. nt UTUSN Jul 2013 #5

Not at all. I lived in Texas during Ann Richard's administration Cleita Jul 2013 #6

I moved here in 92... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #18

I miss them, too. pacalo Jul 2013 #7

Oh, definitely not. Brigid Jul 2013 #8

No you're not. ananda Jul 2013 #9

Or as useless as a mosquito. Yes, I miss them, hopefully we can elect someone like Wendy Davis Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #10

This. ^^^ Lex Jul 2013 #12

No. I do too! And so very much. nt Lex Jul 2013 #11

I sorely miss them PlanetBev Jul 2013 #13

Miss them so much! mc51tc Jul 2013 #14

What in the WORLD makes you think you are? cherokeeprogressive Jul 2013 #16

Nope, not the only one... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #17

Umm no.. Texasgal Jul 2013 #19

I would bet that more than half who know who they are miss them tech3149 Jul 2013 #20

and barbara jordan --what amazing women they were. niyad Jul 2013 #21

Always. Remember these women and their "sisters" when you are tempted ... Hekate Jul 2013 #22

I haven't stopped missing them onestepforward Jul 2013 #23

I pine daily for their verbal left jabs! Damn, I miss those ladies!! lastlib Jul 2013 #24

what about jim hightower? madrchsod Jul 2013 #27

Nope. n/t Bertha Venation Jul 2013 #25

i was thinking the same thing the other day.... madrchsod Jul 2013 #26

Oh hell no. Triana Jul 2013 #28

Whatever happened to Kinky Friedman - in the last few years? No Vested Interest Jul 2013 #29

They are sorely missed today. We could sure use them right now. nt Live and Learn Jul 2013 #30

no russ1943 Jul 2013 #31

I miss them both. Lugnut Jul 2013 #32

No, you are not tavalon Jul 2013 #33

Not by a long shot. donheld Jul 2013 #34

I miss them, too. Staph Jul 2013 #35

Two clear-eyed well spoken women! oldandhappy Jul 2013 #36

Both of those ladies were phenomenal Aerows Jul 2013 #37

I miss them both, every single day. (nt) Paladin Jul 2013 #38

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

1. I miss them as well!

Reply to KauaiK (Original post)

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 09:57 PM

Jul 2013

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,870 posts)

2. Molly Ivins would have a field day with Ted Cruz.

Reply to KauaiK (Original post)

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 09:57 PM

Jul 2013

calimary

(81,514 posts)

15. Oh man... I bet she would!

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #2)

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 10:29 PM

Jul 2013

We could make a kind of game of it here on DU. If she'd lived, what would she call him?

How would Molly Ivins characterize ted cruz? What I think of him generally can't be uttered in polite company. She'd be lightyears more incisive and clever!

hlthe2b

(102,387 posts)

3. I've been thinking of them both often lately... Missing what they would say about the idiocy of

Reply to KauaiK (Original post)

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 10:01 PM

Jul 2013

Perry, Cruz, and the rest of the RW RETHUGS in Texas, but also wondering how it is they could approach some really insane, and hate-filled opponents with the humor that they both did. I'm having a real hard time not being continually angry and resentful--especially with their clear and very ugly "war on women"...

Warpy

(111,359 posts)

4. Try the World's Most Dangerous Beauty Salon

Reply to KauaiK (Original post)

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 10:06 PM

Jul 2013

http://juanitajean.com/

UTUSN

(70,747 posts)

5. no you.re not. nt

Reply to KauaiK (Original post)

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 10:07 PM

Jul 2013

Cleita

(75,480 posts)

6. Not at all. I lived in Texas during Ann Richard's administration

Reply to KauaiK (Original post)

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 10:07 PM

Jul 2013

and discovered Molly Ivins when I was there.

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)

18. I moved here in 92...

Reply to Cleita (Reply #6)

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 10:36 PM

Jul 2013

both were gems.

pacalo

(24,721 posts)

7. I miss them, too.

Reply to KauaiK (Original post)

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 10:09 PM

Jul 2013

Brigid

(17,621 posts)

8. Oh, definitely not.

Reply to KauaiK (Original post)

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 10:11 PM

Jul 2013

I know I do.

ananda

(28,879 posts)

9. No you're not.

Reply to KauaiK (Original post)

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 10:12 PM

Jul 2013

Sigh

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)

10. Or as useless as a mosquito. Yes, I miss them, hopefully we can elect someone like Wendy Davis

Reply to KauaiK (Original post)

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 10:14 PM

Jul 2013

As governor in Texas. We need the strength of a strong woman to clean up after Bush and Perry.

Lex

(34,108 posts)

12. This. ^^^

Reply to Thinkingabout (Reply #10)

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 10:18 PM

Jul 2013

Lex

(34,108 posts)

11. No. I do too! And so very much. nt

Reply to KauaiK (Original post)

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 10:18 PM

Jul 2013

PlanetBev

(4,104 posts)

13. I sorely miss them

Reply to KauaiK (Original post)

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 10:23 PM

Jul 2013

We need Ann and Molly more than ever now. What a loss.

mc51tc

(219 posts)

14. Miss them so much!

Reply to KauaiK (Original post)

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 10:28 PM

Jul 2013

Texas and the country needs their wit and wisdom more than ever now! Both would be in the fight vowing for us to never give up!

cherokeeprogressive

(24,853 posts)

16. What in the WORLD makes you think you are?

Reply to KauaiK (Original post)

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 10:32 PM

Jul 2013

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)

17. Nope, not the only one...

Reply to KauaiK (Original post)

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 10:35 PM

Jul 2013

Jim Hightower is still with us, though.

Texasgal

(17,048 posts)

19. Umm no..

Reply to KauaiK (Original post)

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 10:37 PM

Jul 2013

Why would you be the only one here?

tech3149

(4,452 posts)

20. I would bet that more than half who know who they are miss them

Reply to KauaiK (Original post)

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 11:07 PM

Jul 2013

I miss them as well but every time I hear someone diss Texas they are the first people that come to mind.

niyad

(113,587 posts)

21. and barbara jordan --what amazing women they were.

Reply to tech3149 (Reply #20)

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 11:14 PM

Jul 2013

Hekate

(90,840 posts)

22. Always. Remember these women and their "sisters" when you are tempted ...

Reply to KauaiK (Original post)

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 11:20 PM

Jul 2013

... to consign all of Texas to some secessionist's fantasy realm.

I will always miss Molly Ivins.

onestepforward

(3,691 posts)

23. I haven't stopped missing them

Reply to KauaiK (Original post)

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 11:28 PM

Jul 2013

Loved both of them along with Barbara Jordan.

lastlib

(23,310 posts)

24. I pine daily for their verbal left jabs! Damn, I miss those ladies!!

Reply to KauaiK (Original post)

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 11:43 PM

Jul 2013

Either one of them would rip teddy into little thin nazi ribbons.

We still have Bill Moyers, though--another great Texan! Doesn't have Molly's sense of humor, but a scintillating intellect that no one on the right could hope to match.

madrchsod

(58,162 posts)

27. what about jim hightower?

Reply to lastlib (Reply #24)

Sat Jul 20, 2013, 12:03 AM

Jul 2013

Bertha Venation

(21,484 posts)

25. Nope. n/t

Reply to KauaiK (Original post)

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 11:49 PM

Jul 2013

madrchsod

(58,162 posts)

26. i was thinking the same thing the other day....

Reply to KauaiK (Original post)

Sat Jul 20, 2013, 12:02 AM

Jul 2013

i`m betting there will be another lady or two in the coming years to follow in their footsteps

Triana

(22,666 posts)

28. Oh hell no.

Reply to KauaiK (Original post)

Sat Jul 20, 2013, 12:11 AM

Jul 2013

I miss those two fabulous women every day.

No Vested Interest

(5,167 posts)

29. Whatever happened to Kinky Friedman - in the last few years?

Reply to KauaiK (Original post)

Sat Jul 20, 2013, 12:27 AM

Jul 2013

He's no Molly Ivins or Ann Richards, but he did have a way about him, a way of looking at life that made you sit up and listen a bit.

I'm aware of his unsuccessful runs for office, but wonder what he's up to these days.

Live and Learn

(12,769 posts)

30. They are sorely missed today. We could sure use them right now. nt

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Sat Jul 20, 2013, 12:33 AM

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russ1943

(618 posts)

31. no

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Sat Jul 20, 2013, 12:49 AM

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Lugnut

(9,791 posts)

32. I miss them both.

Reply to KauaiK (Original post)

Sat Jul 20, 2013, 01:43 AM

Jul 2013

Molly would've had a field day with some members of today's GOP lunatic fringe.

tavalon

(27,985 posts)

33. No, you are not

Reply to KauaiK (Original post)

Sat Jul 20, 2013, 02:18 AM

Jul 2013

Two of the best ever to come out of Texas. I lived a few blocks from Molly for many years. She threw some awesome parties.

donheld

(21,311 posts)

34. Not by a long shot.

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Sat Jul 20, 2013, 03:12 AM

Jul 2013

Staph

(6,253 posts)

35. I miss them, too.

Reply to KauaiK (Original post)

Sat Jul 20, 2013, 04:04 AM

Jul 2013

My too-infrequently-blogging substitute is the blog of Margaret and Helen -- http://margaretandhelen.com/ -- two wonderfully feisty ladies.

In their latest entry:

If Rick Perry, a C minus college student, can be trusted with making his own healthcare decisions, why the hell can’t my A+ college graduate daughter do the same? Pro-life my ass. Perry is about as pro-life as any governor who has presided over hundreds of executions. Which is to say Perry is about 250 executions short of being pro-life. And for the record, pro-choice does not mean pro-abortion. Being pro-choice means you trust women to make the right decisions for themselves and their families when it comes to healthcare.