31 January 07
Raising Hell for Molly
Molly Ivins is dead after a long fight with cancer. In her final syndicated column, Stand Up Against the Surge, dictated because she could no longer write, she reminds us: “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.”
Her editor Anthony Zurcher has written a moving tribute here.
What will I do? What will you do? What will we do for her memory, and the memory of the dead in Iraq, and the memory of those who died, recently or long ago, risking their lives or at least their comfort to do what was right?
I write this as a beautiful set of colored pencils sits on the counter, waiting for me to use. Time for some more subversive calligraphy, methinks… last time I did that on Feathers of Hope, the blog was put under military surveillance. Ha. Go ahead, guys, you’re welcome here…
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“military surveillance”
Yow! Congratulations. That deserves a Tshirt, or a gimme cap with olive-leaf clusters.
Thanks for these links, Pica. Molly Ivins did what I often only think about doing – make a difference every day. She’s entirely right, and the best way to honor her and every other tough determined person who’s no longer with us is to recommit ourselves. Your subversive calligraphy is terrific – good for you! We can start right there.