Is Texas America?

[mrgorth]

Is Texas America?
by MOLLY IVINS



Austin, Texas

Well, sheesh. I don't know whether to warn you that because George Dubya Bush is President the whole damn country is about to be turned into Texas (a singularly horrible fate: as the country song has it: "Lubbock on Everythang") or if I should try to stand up for us and convince the rest of the country we're not all that insane.

Truth is, I've spent much of my life trying, unsuccessfully, to explode the myths about Texas. One attempts to explain--with all good will, historical evidence, nasty statistics and just a bow of recognition to our racism--that Texas is not The Alamo starring John Wayne. We're not Giant, we ain't a John Ford western. The first real Texan I ever saw on TV was King of the Hill's Boomhauer, the guy who's always drinking beer and you can't understand a word he says.

http://www.thenation.com/docprint.mhtml?i=20031117&s=ivins

[La_Serpiente]

1. This is going to get locked

if you don't paraphrase it and provide a link.

[hlthe2b]

2. Love Molly, a national treasure. BUT, you better edit...

this post down to a few paragraphs with a link. Copyright law, ya know?

[DBoon]

3. I resent that comment on Houston

I live in Los Angeles, have visited Houston, and I gotta say LA has a lot more over Houston than the weather.

Among other things, the City of LA is overwhelmingly Democratic.

Visit LA! It's not as bad as you think!

[LoneStarLiberal]

6. Most Places Do

Between the traffic, the toxic humidity, and the traffic, Houston is one unattractive place. And we're not even talking about cosmetic stuff!

There are some wonderful eclectic things about Houston, though; I learned gradually from an ex-girlfriend. The international diversity is amazing and I've never had better Indian or Vietnamese food anywhere in the U.S..

Rice Epicurean is also cool, too!

[XNASA]

9. I agree 100%, LSL.

Especially the part about great Indian food, although Devon Avenue here in Chicago would give Houston a run for it's money.

Little VietNam in Houston has some really fantastic eats.

Great people in Houston too. I miss all my friends down there. But I'd never move back in a gazillion years.

[WoodrowFan]

4. I want this on my tombstone.

"He never voted for a Republican and never had much to do with them either."

great quote, great article.

[donsu]

5. Molly is a treasure

nt

[bleedingheart]

7. Oh this is a funny quote from someone

"William Brann of Waco once observed, "The trouble with our Texas Baptists is that we do not hold them under water long enough.""

she is a gem...

The whole article is a great read!

[Blue_Roses]

8. she is awesome

n/t

[in_cog_ni_to]

10. Texas doesn't have a "Sunshine Law"

it's more like a "partly cloudy law." She is just too brilliant for words. Great article!

[mopinko]

11. the one and only good thing about *

is that molly ivins now appears in the chgo tribune weekly. not like i take any solice in that, i read her before, i could read her elsewhere now. but i do love molly, and i'm happy that someone besides rich fatcat a**holes are benefitting.

[mmonk]

12. Don't mess with Texas

They have issues;-)

[absyntheNsugar]

13. Great Article

I love Molly - I would like to know from other Texas DU'ers out there...

ON EDIT: (completed sentence) if this is right on or not?

[JVS]

14. God I hope not!

[Paxton_Free]

15. Creepy.

I was born and raised in Lubbock, TX. Now I'm in Dallas. For the most part, it is as bad as you think. Highschool Football is king above all.

I live in Dallas now. There is definitely hope in the bigger cities.