An Open Letter to hdr22@clintonemail.com (Dowd)

NY Times ^ | 3/14/2015 | Maureen Dowd

[M Kehoe]

At least someone pays attention to the rules.

5.56mm

[oleus]

I just wonder how much of the “protection”, even if it was slightly less afforded to the Clintons than it has been to Obama, has been lifted.

To me, it seems like it’s not only been completely lifted, but that there is an active attempt to start spelling out the really dark stuff for the low info voters. I’m fascinated by how much more fire they might be willing to play with here.

[Empireoftheatom48]

Sorry please tell me about these rules, I guess I’m not with it!

[FredZarguna]

If only David Brooks were as conservative.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Anytime Maureen Dowd is mentioned, you have to post pics of Catherine Zeta Jones. Michael Douglas dated Dowd until CZJ came along.

[FredZarguna]

[Milton Miteybad]

This is not without precedent. In 1998, Maureen Dowd wrote a classic column in which she asked the question, "Is Bill Clinton in league with the Devil?"

Liberties; Sympathy for the Devil

A marvelous column, containing this pithy observation, which one might rightly consider heresy when uttered by a committed leftist boob such as Maureen Dowd, who nonetheless has this whole matter well-pegged, in my estimation:

"... Perhaps Bill Clinton is the Devil. It would explain a lot. Certainly, Hillary Clinton is condemned to her own little hell. Certainly, the voters have closed their eyes and made their pact with the Devil: Keep us prosperous and we won't hold you to any special moral or ethical standards.

The Mephistophelean scenario has a wonderful logic. It would explain the extraordinary level of human sacrifice around Bill Clinton -- why so many people around him end up dead, jailed, betrayed, shackled, exiled, subpoenaed, depressed, humiliated, broke, ruined and smeared. (And, in the case of poor Buddy, neutered.)

James McDougal dies abruptly, a broken, crazy man, in solitary confinement in Federal prison while his ex-business partner has more political lives than a black cat.

Remember...this was in 1998, and every average dumbass on the street was thinking that he was wealthy because of some dot-com stock market bubble magic wrought by Bill Clinton. As it happens, of course, the reason for the apparent prosperity was that the then largest generation American history was in its peak earning years and was saving as much as they could for their retirement which was only a few short years off. Bill Clinton had nothing to do with it, didn't himself understand the reasons for it, and of course, couldn't replicate those times himself even if he was President today. But a lot of morons gave him credit for the apparent economic miracle happening at the time because he was more than willing to take credit for it, even though it all pretty much disappeared before his 2001 departure from office in utter, humiliating disgrace.

[oleus]

I don’t think that’s tin foil territory at all. It’s the most logical conclusion. The Republicans don’t have to lift a finger as the Clintons go down in flames. Obama gets to do what they could never ultimately accomplish. He gets his way at the end of the term on immigration and future safety, and the Republicans theoretically have a much better shot at the WH not having to face Hillary.

But obviously the next chapter would be the RINOs getting stabbed in the back and Warren being sworn in as the nest President.

[TaMoDee]

See post 35. If Dowd is mentioned, the FR Rules apply ie:
A picture of CZJ MUST be posted.
This thread will have 4-5 CZJ pictures before it’s over.

[FredZarguna]

Rest assured, Dowd will have glowing things to say about Warren if she runs against Walker or Cruz.

Rest assured, Dowd will avoid airing any further criticism of the Clintons until after November 2016 if Hillary is the nominee.

[oleus]

Wow, thanks for sharing, I’m shocked that came from her in 1998.

Whatever games might be causing all of this, it’s still remarkable and telling that there is never any “phoenix rising” narrative being planted where she could be the underdog who overcomes all this. If anything, the subtext is that they are actively preventing that narrative from forming early on.

[oleus]

Nothing wrong with that rule!

[PapaBear3625]

Maureen Down is an abject leftist. However, this article has merit and (briefly) reflects well on her.

Over the next year, we will see Democrats pick sides: Clinton vs Obama/Chicago, as the two side fight for control of the Dem party post-Obama.

[oleus]

Can a moderator fix my typo in the thread title?

[oleus]

Never mind, I see all is good, thanks for fixing it up :-)

[Milton Miteybad]

I remember reading that 1998 column like it was yesterday. At first I couldn’t believe it was Maureen Dowd, but once I got over the initial shock, I realized that no matter how great her own leftist lunacy, Dowd actually saw the Clintons for what they were...amoral, psychopathic grifters whose mere presence could cause financial ruin, social destruction and even death for those unfortunate enough to fall within their orbit.

[moehoward]

"……...go beyond just making sure she doesn’t get the nomination."

Yep. Trying to divert the payola flow.

[Popman]

There are not many Democrats who have seen the Clintons for what they really are

Of course democrats do...

They relish in their machinations and parsing of words...

They know all about the Clinton crime syndicate...

Nobody wants to get their knees whacked or worse...

The list of people who have crossed the Clintons and paid a heavy price are too long to list...

[JimSEA]

Maureen tells the truth about the Clintons but at the end, she slips this barfer in: No Drama Obama and his advisers are clearly appalled to be drawn into your shadowy shenanigans, just as Al Gore once was. Whatever else you say about this president, he has no shadows.

[fedupjohn]

Maureen, love those “Red F**k Me Pumps”!