Molly Ivins quotes

[Sam Clements]

See the YBofQ.  It's not that difficult people.  If you can't afford a
separate copy for office and home, then carry it with you.

Fred cites it by Jim Hightower at the 1988 Dem Convention.  But he
intriguingly says it was used earlier(1983).

Sam Clements

----- Original Message -----
From: "Laurence Horn" <laurence.horn at YALE.EDU>
To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 11:10 PM
Subject: Re: Molly Ivins quotes


> At 10:50 PM -0500 1/31/07, Baker, John wrote:
>>         My favorite is "he was born on third base and thought he hit a
>>triple."  That's attributed to Ivins in reference to Bush (pere or
>>fils), though I haven't tracked down whether it was actually Ivins who
>>said it.  It looks like some people attribute it to Ann Richards.  I
>>suspect the aphorism predated the application to Bush in any case.
>
> Richards used the line about pere at a Democratic National
> Convention, although I don't know if she wrote it or borrowed it for
> the occasion.
>
> LH
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