Molly Ivins Can't Say That, Can She?

Molly Ivins

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Vintage Books
15 September 1992

Sociology & anthropology

Whether she's writing about redneck politics in her native Texas or the discreet charms of Bushwazee,Molly Ivins in never less than devastatingly honest-and hilarious. Our toughest, funniest, and savviest columnist delivers the goods on-

-Texas politics- ""Well, our attorney general is under indictment. He ran as 'the people's lawyer'; now we call him 'the people's felon.'""

-The flag burning debate- ""Bush's last birthday cake was in the form of the American flag, and he ate it-stars, stripes, and all. Think about where that flag wound up-I call that desecration.""

-Beign a woman in Texas- ""There are several strains of Texas culture-They are all rotten for women... One not infrequently sees cars or trucks sporting the bumper sticker ""Have fun-beat the hell out of someone you love.""

By: Molly Ivins
Imprint: Vintage Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 201mm, Width: 133mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 250g
ISBN: 9780679741831
ISBN 10: 0679741836
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 15 September 1992
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Molly Ivinsbegan her career in journalism in the complaint department of theHouston Chronicle. In 1970, she became coeditor ofThe Texas Observer, which afforded her frequent fits of hysterical laughter while covering Texas legislature. In 1976, Ivins joinedThe New York Timesas a political reporter. The next year, she was named Rocky Mountain Bureau Chief, chiefly because there was no one else in the bureau. In 1982, she returned once more to Texas, which may have indicated a masochistic streak, and always had plenty to write about after that. Her column was syndicated in more than three hundred newspapers, and her freelance workappeared inEsquire,The Atlantic Monthly,The New York Times Magazine,The Nation,Harper's, and other publications. Her first book,Molly Ivins Can't Say That, Can She?, spent more than a year on theNew York Timesbestseller list. Her books with Lou Dubose on George W. Bush-Shrub,Bushwhacked, andWho Let the Dogs In?-were national bestsellers. A three-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, she claimed that her two greatest honors were that the Minneapolis police force named its mascot pig after her and that she was once banned from the campus of Texas A&M. Molly Ivins died in 2007.

Reviews for Molly Ivins Can't Say That, Can She?

If there is a shrewder, funnier observer of the American scene writing today that Molly Ivins, I do not know her. This is unconventional wisdom with no inhibitions. Bless her and don't let her change.- David Broder, Washington Post A delight from start to finish... Molly Ivins proves that keen intelligence and a Southern accent are real good buddies... She has wise and often hilarious things to say. -The New York Times Book Review Wickedly funny.- Detroit Free Press Molly Ivins has birthed a book and it is more fun than riding a mechanical bull and almost as dangerous.- Ann Richards, governor of Texas.