Molly Ivins was a smart and sassy Texan and an inspiration to outraged progressives across the nation. Her voice will be missed,
When she declared of a congressman, “If his I.Q. slips any lower, we’ll have to water him twice a day,” many readers were appalled, and several advertisers boycotted the paper. In her defense, her editors rented billboards that read: “Molly Ivins Can’t Say That, Can She?”
– Molly Ivins Is Dead at 62; Writer Skewered Politicians – New York Times