Thursday, January 31, 2008
The Molly Ivins Resolution
Over 900 proven lies to create a war of occupation i n Iraq.
The people in power learned their lessons well with Vietnam. No draft.
Only embedded journalists.
We're asked to go out and shop.
There's no forum in which we can say 'no' effectively.
The goal of this campaign
Tell 10 more people
The "heart" of Congress is LOCAL OFFICES of our Representatives and
Senators
3rd Friday of every month
A coordinated effort nationally
Http://www.raisehellformollyivins.org/
As molly says in her speeches
Its up to us
We can change these things.
In person, phone, fax... info is on the website.
Last video now showing
Living our lives... to the fullest.
Molly's final book "Bill of Wrongs" with Lou duBose, a Texas Observer
editor. Published October, 2007 by Random House. Photo on the LiveBlog.
Tell your friends, buy it, read it.
We've plowed right through the break, another 20ish minutes left.
Last video by Paul Steckler, Emmy-winning filmmaker in Austin.
A lot of great quotes from her columns, read by Molly.
Betsy moon, Molly's assistant :
From now on I won't write anything
Except ending this obscene war
Audio Clips of Molly playing:
Garrison Keillor, Prairie Home Companion
"The proper condition of democracy is like a really noisy family
argument"
Then a serious excerpt from one of her speeches
Bill of Wrongs... Molly's last book
2007, Random House
Someone here was just asking me about this, and before I can even go
online, someone brings over a copy. I love this place!