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Bainbridge Bear

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20. She also had something great to say

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue Jan 1, 2013, 12:31 PM

Jan 2013

about Texas, where she lived - "Texas? Mississippi with better roads." She also said that the depressing thing about Texas was that, unlike Mississippi, Texas could afford to deal with it's problems but it chose not to.
She was a great lady and I miss her.

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Molly Ivins quote [View all] Playinghardball Dec 2012 OP

What a great lady. . . . BigDemVoter Dec 2012 #1

k&r... spanone Dec 2012 #2

Has it really been five years, already? etherealtruth Dec 2012 #3

Six. LONG.years. lastlib Dec 2012 #8

Very long without her wisdom. freshwest Dec 2012 #15

And no Governor Richards... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #17

and Jim Hightower sulphurdunn Jan 2013 #26

Hightower is still with us and going strong! ananda Jan 2013 #32

And Barbara Jordan..... lastlib Jan 2013 #36

Michael Myers approves of this message. Drunken Irishman Dec 2012 #4

Yeah, well... immoderate Dec 2012 #5

The GREAT Molly! Cooley Hurd Dec 2012 #6

God I miss Molly Ivins.... lib2DaBone Dec 2012 #7

Golly Miss Molly burrowowl Jan 2013 #18

I was explaining who she was the other day to a family member... MrMickeysMom Dec 2012 #9

What a coincidence that you post this. I have just started looking into the world of geckosfeet Dec 2012 #10

Oh What A Mess We're In .. To Bad She's Not Here To Make Sense Of It All. Love you Molly YOHABLO Dec 2012 #11

They don't make DEMOCRATS like Molly anymore. bvar22 Dec 2012 #12

We still have Jim Hightower, but boy, do I miss Molly. mountain grammy Jan 2013 #23

Along with Bill Moyers (born Marshall, Texas), bvar22 Jan 2013 #25

Wait a minute... ChazInAz Jan 2013 #34

Ah yes, Bill Moyers. Thanks for reminding me... mountain grammy Jan 2013 #35

Kick for truth! ananda Dec 2012 #13

She was fantastic. Chorophyll Dec 2012 #14

kick kentuck Dec 2012 #16

Awesome writer - her two books on Junior IdaBriggs Jan 2013 #19

Wubya still is and always will be an asshole. Bainbridge Bear Jan 2013 #21

She also had something great to say Bainbridge Bear Jan 2013 #20

I miss her too....n/t ewagner Jan 2013 #22

Missing Molly Ivins forever Hekate Jan 2013 #24

k&r DesertRat Jan 2013 #27

Oh yes, she was marvelous Iwillnevergiveup Jan 2013 #28

GOD, she was hilarious! Odin2005 Jan 2013 #29

K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Jan 2013 #30

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Jan 2013 #31

Molly Ivins had a brilliant dry wit and would give Mark Twain a run for the money any day! Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2013 #33