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Life in George W. Bush’s America
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Nationally-syndicated political columnist Molly Ivins looked out at the world last week and saw politicians outraged over Bill Clinton’s affairs making light of nasty sex charges against Arnold Schwarzenegger. Never mind the rich getting richer or American democracy getting poorer.

During the 2000 election, Molly Ivins and Lou Dubose wrote “Shrub,” skewering George W. Bush’s record as governor of Texas. In her new book, Ivins pulls no punches and tells the stories of everyday Americans to rail against the policies and ethics of the man she calls “GeeDubya.”

Click the “Listen” link to hear progressive Texan and national columnist Molly Ivins on her old governor and American President George W. Bush.

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Molly Ivins, political commentator and author of “Bushwhacked: Life in George W. Bush’s America”

 
 

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