"We are the people who run this country. We are the deciders. And every single day, every single one of us needs to step outside and take some action to help stop this war. Raise hell. Think of something to make the ridiculous look ridiculous. Make our troops know we're for them and trying to get them out of there."
- Molly Ivins, from her last article on January 11th
Molly Ivins passed away yesterday. Here is her Houston Chronicle obit. A fierce critic of Bush and an all-around great-to-listen-to political commentator, she remained one of the few reasons I try to listen to the media anymore since they are mostly co-opted by extreme right wingers. NPR has put together a collection of some of her best on their airwaves.
Need more? Here's an archive of her articles at Working for Change. Also, some talks with her by Texas Monthly.
Let's just hope she's right about the following:
"I'm convinced that can you stand up and say what — whatever you think.
"What happens is that people are afraid to do it. And what happens when you do it, when you stand up and you say something that the majority doesn't agree with or that everybody's going to be shocked and outraged by, you stand up and say it, and you find out an incredible number of people agree with you."
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