February 01, 2007, 20:27
KallehMolly Ivins-isms
As you probably heard, Molly
Ivins died yesterday. I know that she is either loved or hated, depending on one's political persuasion. Yet, most have to admit that she could be quite funny. One critic called her barbs "well-informed potshots." Here are a few of her quotes:
Arnold Schwarzenegger - "a condom filled with walnuts"
Rush Limbaugh - his bite is "akin to being gummed by a newt - it leaves you with slimy stuff on your ankle."
Bill Clinton (she also got at the liberals) - of the Monica Lewinsky ordeal: Clinton was "weaker than bus-station chili."
Of the Texas legislature - "the finest free entertainment in Texas. Better than the zoo. Better than the circus."
I was surprised to hear that her father was a corporate attorney and a conservative Republican.
She made me laugh.