in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity — in all this vastness — there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Why I Miss Molly Ivins & Don't Like South Park
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, "The Mouth of Texas." People Weekly, Dec. 9, 1991.
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