Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Molly Ivins
1944-2007
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"There are two kinds of humor. One kind that makes us chuckle about our foibles and our shared humanity -- like what Garrison Keillor does. The other kind holds people up to public contempt and ridicule -- that's what I do. Satire is traditionally the weapon of the powerless against the powerful. I only aim at the powerful. When satire is aimed at the powerless, it is not only cruel -- it's vulgar."
"Raise hell. Think of something to make the ridiculous look ridiculous."
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Statement from The Texas Observer
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![molly ivins](http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4763/223/400/890449/ivins.jpg)
"There are two kinds of humor. One kind that makes us chuckle about our foibles and our shared humanity -- like what Garrison Keillor does. The other kind holds people up to public contempt and ridicule -- that's what I do. Satire is traditionally the weapon of the powerless against the powerful. I only aim at the powerful. When satire is aimed at the powerless, it is not only cruel -- it's vulgar."
"Raise hell. Think of something to make the ridiculous look ridiculous."
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Statement from The Texas Observer
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