[EEGator]

Catherine Zeta Jones. Michael Douglas left Maureen Dowd for Jones. FR rules dictate CZJ pics on all Dowd threads.

[rabidralph]

I bet Dowd never gave Douglas an STD.

[beef]

Michael Douglas left Maureen Dowd for Jones.

I did not know that. I wonder if there is a link between Dowd and his recent medical problems.

[submarinerswife]

Get with the program, Larry. Another FR rule is that when Helen Thomas' name is mentioned, a picture must be posted to remind other Freepers to use their eye bleach immediately after seeing an example of Leftist beauty.

I follow these rules. So must you.

[tanknetter]

Catherine Zeta Jones. Michael Douglas left Maureen Dowd for Jones.

People should also keep in mind the larger Dowd/Douglas/Jones story that was/is at play.

Back during the Lewinsky mess Dowd really came out hard at Bill Clinton. I mean, some of her articles were really scathing. At the time she was much more prominent and influential as a columnist than she is today.

The Clinton War Machine saw her as a major threat, given her influence within Dem politics. But they couldn't really go negative and take her out using their usual means (politics of personal destruction). So, in the greatest acting gig of his career they threw Michael Douglas (at his peak following "The American President") at her.

Douglas was brilliant in the role. Dowd fell for it hook/line/sinker, and suddenly her articles came decidedly back to spouting the pro-Clinton line. But it was just a role; Douglas dropped her like the proverbial hot potato once Clinton was "safe" and went for a MUCH better (aka hotter) POA.

That really messed Dowd up. People should go read her man-hating pieces from after the breakup. Basically they came down to "Rich, successful older women want rich successful older guys. But rich successful older guys are shallow/egotistical/self-absorbed/evil/etc and only want young hot women. It's SOOOOOO UNFAAAAIIIIRRRRR!!!!"