On the subject of Pat Buchanan 's famously combative Culture War Speech at the 1992 Republican Convention , which attracted controversy over Buchanan 's aggressive rhetoric against Bill Clinton , liberals , supporters of abortion and gay rights , and for his comparison of American politics to religious warfare , Ivins famously quipped that the speech had " probably sounded better in the original German " . " We are the people who run this country . We are the deciders . And every single day , every single one of us needs to step outside and take some action to help stop this war . ... We need people in the streets , banging pots and pans and demanding , ' Stop it , now ! ' " ( from her last column ) " Having breast cancer is massive amounts of no fun . First they mutilate you ; then they poison you ; then they burn you . I have been on blind dates better than that . " " So keep fightin ' for freedom and justice , beloveds , but do n't you forget to have fun doin ' it . Lord , let your laughter ring forth . Be outrageous , ridicule the fraidy-cats , rejoice in all the oddities that freedom can produce . And when you get through kickin ' ass and celebratin ' the sheer joy of a good fight , be sure to tell those who come after how much fun it was . " — quoted by John Nichols for '' The Nation '' Original source : " The Fun 's in the Fight " column for '' Mother Jones '' , 1993 . Part of the original quote is currently posted in The Daily Beast offices
1992 Republican Convention
1992 Republican National Convention
Molly Ivins