Political columnist Molly Ivins died in 2007. So as a little tribute, I cut up a speech she gave at Tulane U in 2004 and made some video snippets. Each clip is two to three minutes - very short.
Personally, I'll miss Ivins because she had a knack for espousing very populist, progressive views without clobbering people over the head with it.
The first clip is classic Ivins as she talks about defending the First Amendment against the machinations of an anti-pornography minister in Austin, TX.
She followed politics for the Texas Observer and could spin hilarious yarns about some of the odd elected officials that lived on planet Texas.
Ivins was critical of politicians and the political machine. But she never became cynical. That is, perhaps one of the things I admire about her most.
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I loved reading her articles/essays. It's a shame she's gone- there doesn't really seem to be anyone who fills her shoes quite the same way.
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