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Molly Ivins

Mary Tyler "Molly" Ivins (August 30, 1944 – January 31, 2007) was an American newspaper columnist, author, political commentator, and humorist. Born in California and raised in Texas, Ivins attended Smith College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She began her journalism career at the Minneapolis Tribune where she became the first female police reporter at the paper. Ivins joined the Texas Observer in the early 1970s and later moved to The New York Times. She became a columnist for the Dallas Times Herald in the 1980s, and then the Fort Worth Star-Telegram after the Times Herald was sold and shuttered. The column was subsequently syndicated by Creators Syndicate and carried by hundreds of newspapers.

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Early life and education

Ivins was born in Monterey, California, and raised in Houston, Texas. Her father, Jim Ivins, known as "General Jim" because of his rigid authoritarianism (or sometimes "Admiral Jim" for his love of sailing), was an oil and gas executive, and the family lived in Houston's affluent River Oaks neighborhood. Ivins graduated from St. John's School in 1962. In high school, she was active in extracurricular activities, including the yearbook staff. She had her first pieces of journalism published in The Review, the official student newspaper of St. John's School, though she never wrote any of the political columns that would become her specialty later in life. Ivins later became co-editor of the arts and culture section of the student paper. In addition, she frequently participated in theater productions and earned a lifetime membership in Johnnycake, the drama club.

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"It's hard to argue against cynics - they always sound smarter than optimists because they have so much evidence on their side"

"I dearly love the state of Texas, but I consider that a harmless perversion on my part, and discuss it only with consenting adults."

"It is possible to read the history of this country as one long struggle to extend the liberties established in our Constitution to everyone in America."

"Although it is true that only about 20 percent of American workers are in unions, that 20 percent sets the standards across the board in salaries, benefits and working conditions. If you are making a decent salary in a non-union company, you owe that to the unions. One thing that corporations do not do is give out money out of the goodness of their hearts."

"Good thing we've still got politics in Texas - finest form of free entertainment ever invented."

"You can't ignore politics, no matter how much you'd like to."

"hat you need is sustained outrage...there's far too much unthinking respect given to authority."

"As they say around the [Texas] Legislature, if you can't drink their whiskey, screw their women, take their money, and vote against 'em anyway, you don't belong in office."

"In Texas, we do not hold high expectations for the [governor's] office; it's mostly been occupied by crooks, dorks and the comatose."

"This is the man (Ronald Reagan) who proved that ignorance is no handicap to the presidency"

"Some days, I'd feel better with Punxsutawney Phil in the Oval Office - at least he doesn't lie about the weather."

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Bill of Wrongs: The Executive Branch's Assault on America's Fundamental Rights released: 2007
Stranger Than Fiction released: 1999

Bill of Wrongs: The Executive Branch's Assault on America's Fundamental Rights

Released 2007

Stranger Than Fiction

Released 1999

Bo Diddley
Jungle Hop
Alimony Blues
Proofreading Woman
Right, Said Fred
Roly Poly
I Want to Eat
Baby, It's Cold Outside
Act Naturally
Rave On
Steamroller Blues
Double Shot of My Baby's Love
It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels
Chain Gang
On the Good Ship Lollipop
Stand by Me

Born: 1944-08-30

Died: 2007-01-31

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And all this time we're free from the void
The world's darkening for me, and I can't fight
The wheels all the way, the underside
Don't break me down to sleep
Don't bruise my head
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Don't bruise my head
Please be clear - die, sleep
First we fear - I sleep
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Richard Groves: There can and should be some wit and humor in the resistance

News & Record 07 Mar 2025

"You got to have fun while you’re fightin’ for freedom," wrote Molly Ivins, the late, sharp-tongued, democracy-loving, syndicated columnist, in a 1993 Mother Jones article, "cause you don’t always win." ... .

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SXSW through the years: 38 years of music, movies and photos

Austin American-Statesman 06 Mar 2025

SXSW ... 1986 ... Late political humorist Molly Ivins sings at the Cactus Cafe with Jimmy LaFave; critics not impressed ... 48 ... Edie Falco, Bill Hadar, Leslie Mann, Elle Fanning, Molly Shannon, Mark Hamill, Spike Lee, Steven Spielberg, Tracy Morgan, Jim Gaffigan.

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