one of my favorite political writers, molly ivins, passed away yesterday. ivins spoke truth to power with humor and bite.
unfortunately, part of ivins passing brings me back to the internet and how it emboldens total assholes to write things i bet you'll never hear them say.
some examples:
'i'm glad she is dead. that "thing" did nothing but spew the same old worn out left wing slogans.'
'the world is now a better place. oh when will cancer take care of hillary?!?!'
'a sad case -- she couldn't help being ugly and stupid, but she could have kept her mouth shut and her fingers off the keyboard. good riddance.'
'you see molly, when you are so full of hate, the cheap way you attacked the president, no wonder you got cancer. the world is a better place without this vile witch!'
all i have to say is there's a cancer that's spreading and it has nothing to do with the one that took ivins' life.
civility and manners are going the way of the dinosaur. this is one of the many reasons why i have no interest in having children.
and speaking of children, notes on mary cheney's baby tomorrow.
photo of molly ivins by melanie west
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