Molly Ivins

Molly Ivins, columnist and best-selling author, died after a long battle with breast cancer on Wednesday, 31 January 2007. Her livelihood was poking fun at politicians, for which she did incredibly well.

In 2004, we were honored with The Kick-Ass Award. Her in January in Austin, Texas for her battle with breast cancer and I here in St. Louis in December, for my work with people living with HIV/AIDS. The Kick Ass Award was begun in Austin, TX, in January 2004 by journalist, author and educator Spike Gillespie to recognize great folks in the community who don't always get the recognition they deserve for all their deeds well done. I am humbled and honored to be in such good company. I love this woman, but then again, I do have a thing for older woman!

‘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’. -- Molly Ivins