Must-Reads: The Late, Great Molly Ivins on Rick Perry

[babsbunny]

http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/08/rick-perry-molly-ivins

By Asawin Suebsaeng
| Tue Aug. 16, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

As Texas Gov. Rick Perry embarks on his Obama-bashing, evangelical-courting, tea party-outdoing campaign for the presidency, we miss Molly Ivins more than ever.

The late and celebrated liberal columnist was known as a writer of sparkling political commentary infused with a trenchant wit and copious shots of zero-bullshit humor. She was the consummate Texan, a ferocious populist critic of the American right wing, and a sorely missed Mother Jones contributor. Here's the C-SPAN footage of Ivins speaking at a Mother Jones fundraising event in 1992:

Ivins also had a special place in her heart for delivering blistering, bold critiques of Perry's track record as a governor, a poor thinker, and an even worse obfuscator. She was, after all, the writer who bestowed upon Perry the nicknames "The Coiffure" and "Governor Goodhair."

Here are a few highlights of Ivins tearing apart Perry's stances on the death penalty, creationism, and taking dirty money from Enron.

"Shrub Flubs His Dub"—The Nation, June 18, 2001

[upi402]

1. Molly is my hero

:patriot:

[underpants]

2. reading in the morning

mornings with Molly and coffee...good times

[hlthe2b]

4. Yes... I think I will too...

Ms. Molly.. You are sorely missed and never forgotten.

[WingDinger]

3. There is a next Molly, there has to be.