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21. Some of the commenters are eating her alive. Good

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 12:30 AM

Jan 2012

"So shame on you Ms. Dowd! You do yourself no credit with this tripe!!"

To think, I used to like her many, many moons ago. Even bought and read "Are Men Necessary?" She is obviously having a very hard time keeping her name in the papers if this is the angle she has chosen to take.

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Maureen Dowd's readers don't like her anti-Obama column written on Friday [View all] Weisbergkevin Jan 2012 OP

What struck me when I first read this column Ron Green Jan 2012 #1

Good. I read it and she is full of crap (as usual). Pirate Smile Jan 2012 #2

That damn liberal media! baldguy Jan 2012 #3

Just got done reading it BumRushDaShow Jan 2012 #4

I inferred that also. spooky3 Jan 2012 #18

She's a friggin' nut anyway. Gman Jan 2012 #5

Her Columns going after Bush and Cheney were spot on, and not at all "nutty". 2banon Jan 2012 #23

Remember the shit she said about Al Gore montanacowboy Jan 2012 #6

No I don't. But I remember her going after Dubya and Cheney for 8 years. 2banon Jan 2012 #22

Dowd blasted Gore for wearing "earth tone" clothes Art_from_Ark Jan 2012 #28

She also went after John Edwards relentlessly, and well as Hillary Clinton. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2012 #33

I've never liked this woman. She is always going after Democratic candidates. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2012 #7

Bush and Cheney were not Democrats. 2banon Jan 2012 #25

I've never adored her, so don't include me in that list. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2012 #32

Post removed Post removed Jan 2012 #8

Which ProSense Jan 2012 #9

You and I often disagree, but on this we are in full accord. Reagan and his coalition_unwilling Jan 2012 #10

I mostly like her writing. LuvLoogie Jan 2012 #11

"Cutting" and "nuanced"? Robb Jan 2012 #20

A dictionary might help. LuvLoogie Jan 2012 #49

"Reagan didn’t socialize with the press." Major Nikon Jan 2012 #12

I was introduced to Maureen Dowd with her terrific attacks on Dumbya 2banon Jan 2012 #13

If you haven't read this article, then how can you criticize us for our disparaging remarks? Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2012 #38

I'm not going to dig out the links MH1 Jan 2012 #41

You sure have flogged that dead horse a lot on this thread.... Sheepshank Jan 2012 #46

the comments are very hopeful Hamlette Jan 2012 #14

I like Dowd. She's one of the most knowledgeable, creative, interesting writers.... Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #15

How does she know what relationships he has? spooky3 Jan 2012 #17

Read the article. Interviewer questioned Carter... Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #19

Uh, I did read the article. Good journalists NEVER rely on someone else's books as primary sources. spooky3 Jan 2012 #47

I agree she missed the mark Enrique Jan 2012 #36

Try reading Charlie Pierce, for "knowledgeable, creative, interesting". Then get back to us MH1 Jan 2012 #42

is she now in her PJs in her mama's basement, relying only on books as a source for her columns? spooky3 Jan 2012 #16

Exactly! She's a petty woman, and her columns are almost always based on heresay and second-hand Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2012 #34

Some of the commenters are eating her alive. Good Number23 Jan 2012 #21

shoot....comments closed at nytimes. nt Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2012 #24

When will that... abomination... retire and emigrate back to whatever world she came from? Zalatix Jan 2012 #26

Pardon me if I laugh. Beacool Jan 2012 #27

I'm with you on this, Beacool. That some people are championing and praising her in this thread Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2012 #35

MoDo is one bitter woman. Beacool Jan 2012 #43

They do the same thing with Chuck Toadie and Tweety. boston bean Jan 2012 #48

there those who listen to (or read) criticism and choose magical thyme Jan 2012 #29

Her opinion IS NOT based on any facts. It's based on hearsay and innuendo. MoDo is well known for Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2012 #39

Bob Somersby has written extensivally about this Media Whore trumad Jan 2012 #30

This is the same New York Times that sold the Iraq War _ed_ Jan 2012 #31

And don't forget they had Billy Kristol too! BumRushDaShow Jan 2012 #37

I had forgotten about her complicity with regard to the Iraq war and her involvement in the Jason Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2012 #40

Yes, when a Black person speaks authoritatively.... it's called something other than confident ehrnst Jan 2012 #44

JoePhilly has written about this often, but there seems to be two "Obama bad" competing memes... Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2012 #45