Molly Ivins Tribute

Fans of the late Molly Ivins are remembering the irreverent, hard-hitting newspaper columnist as one of the great political humorists of all time. Read tributes to Ivins from the Texas Observer, her editor at Creators Syndicate, and About.com U.S. Politics Guide Kathy Gill, plus read memorable Molly Ivins quotes collected by About.com Women's History Guide Jone Johnson Lewis:

A few favorites:

"Satire is traditionally the weapon of the powerless against the powerful."

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

"Many people did not care for Pat Buchanan's speech; it probably sounded better in the original German." --on Buchanan's speech at the 1992 Republican convention

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

"Being slightly paranoid is like being slightly pregnant - it tends to get worse."

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

"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."

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

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