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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.9290207
EAN num: 9780679754886
ISBN number: 0679754881
Label: Vintage
Manufacturer: Vintage
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 272
Printing Date: September 27, 1994
Publishing house: Vintage
Release Date: September 27, 1994
Sale Popularity Level: 461990
Studio: Vintage
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Molly Ivins, one of our most outspoken, and outrageously funny political commentators (and the author of the bestseller Molly Ivins Can't Say That, Can She?) is back. In this merciless, utterly hilarious book, Ivins riddles such targets as Bill Clinton, George Bush, the Clarence Thomas/Anita Hill imbroglio, and more.
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Both my father and husband laugh until the tears start to flow, then they go back and read some more! This type of a talented pen is so very precious in these current soberingly serious times; the Bush years. Thank you.
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In "Nothin' but Good Times Ahead," Molly Ivins takes one of her typically ironic and good-natured romps across the Texas and national political landscapes. The book, a compilation of short essays from Mother Jones, The Fort Worth Star-telegram and other sources, covers the tail end of Bush I's presidency in 1992 and the birth of the Clinton administration. Along the way she also chronicles the daffy dealings with the Texas "Lege," mostly skewering her state's "wiggy" Republican representatives. These worthies never saw a school improvement or gun-limitation bill they couldn't oppose. I often wondered how soft-hearted Ivins gets out of bed in the morning to cover the incredible array of lunkheads, nitwits and pea-brains that inhabit the hallowed halls of government.
Ivins is at her best when she plays the head-shaking good ol' girl. But beneath the pose is a patriotic and populist heart that bleeds for the destitute and abandoned who are either ignored or manipulated by politicians seeking their own aims. Ivins's Fourth of July pieces are true-blue, inspiring paeans to the goodness of ordinary Americans, the awesomeness of the Constitution and the baseness of politicians who disregard it.
No matter how many times I read Ivins' work, I still marvel at her artful artlessness, her compassionate intelligence and (especially) her ardor for the common person and the common good. Long live Molly Ivins!
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This book is a good introduction to Molly Ivins' style of writing and brand of humour. It's a collection of articles she wrote as a political columnist in her home state, Texas, during the early '90's. You might think it is a little dated, but funny is funny and you can never ever call Miss Ivins dated.
"I am the Cosmos," is a poke at Camille Paglia. I found myself chuckling because Molly is so dead on (I read Sexual Persona, *yawn*). In fact Ivins is dead on, on most subject matters. There's also an article about the 1992 Republican Convention from "The Nation," that exhibits how the arthur can be digusted but in a subtle funny way. And she still a contributor to on "The Nation." Her latest article "Is Texas America" is accerbic.
In this book, Molly Ivins just about covered every subject matter from the queen of England, to Madonna and David Koresh, but ofcourse her main entree is the Political arena. The best thing about Molly is that she can be down home as a bowl of chili, but she is also very smart, very intelligent, well read. One can never dismiss her as drivel, or a dumb Texan. I hope she will be around until she's 90 because I hear you get crankier and funnier at this age besides,we need journalists like her in this era of political and sociological uncertainties just to tip the balance a little.
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She's awesomely funny, direct and insightful. Molly Ivins has the unique perspective of following George W. Bush's career and writing about it since his Texas days. However, unlike many other writers with a political bent, that's not all she wants to talk about.
Forget the "reviewer" below who said this book is communist drivel; obviously he or she didn't even read the book and makes the telling mistake of discussing the cover, as if it matters.
In "Nothin But Good Times Ahead" everyone gets their due from Molly, including Bill and Hillary Clinton.
She calls 'em as she sees 'em, taking no prisoners and making you laugh, cry and think. She ought to run for president!
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This book is nothing but pure communist drivel! Look at the cover photo, she is an even bigger physco than she appears. Don't buy this book unless you are politically left of Stalin or are looking for something that will make you laugh out loud because of its absurdity!
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