Molly Ivins
Posted : February 1, 2007 at 11:39 pm [America/Los_Angeles]
We are the people who run this country. We are the deciders. And every single day, every single one of us needs to step outside and take some action to help stop this war. Raise hell. Think of something to make the ridiculous look ridiculous. Make our troops know we’re for them and trying to get them out of there. Hit the streets to protest Bush’s proposed surge. If you can, go to the peace march in Washington on Jan. 27. We need people in the streets, banging pots and pans and demanding, “Stop it, now!”
— Molly Ivins in her final column, “Stand Up Against the Surge”
I can’t say I knew her. However, I was quite moved when I read Paul Krugman’s Op-Ed piece titled “Missing Molly Ivins” in NYTimes today. I may not have agreed with her views all the time, but like a true Texan, she had strong convictions, knew where she stood on issues and made sure she let others know exactly how she felt. I bet even my Republican friends can relate (and perhaps respect) that trait of hers, if not anything else.
- Anand
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