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Friday, February 2, 2007 12:00 AM

Molly lives

Like Mark Twain, Molly Ivins treated us to the sound of America in her prose and style. She was the rare, gifted journalist whose work transcended the news that inspired it.
By Joe Conason

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  • Thursday, February 1, 2007 08:31 PM

    My Favorite Molly Memory

    With a black background behind her Molly sat as a guest of Brian Lamb's (Mr. C-Span) on the Sunday night show, Booknotes. He asked her a question about Tom Delay's stand on some issue. Her reply, "He's just stupid." Lamb laughed and stammered something like--you don't really mean that. Molly said, "Oh, yes, he's stupid." She went on to talk about Delay's views on DDT and exactly how stupid they were.

    That interview took place a few short years ago. Apparently, Molly's judgment proved correct. Again.

    —Carl Dietrich Read Carl Dietrich's other letters

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