JD Smirks His Way Into the Future

The New York Times ^ | Oct. 5, 2024, 7:00 a.m. ET | Maureen Dowd

[E. Pluribus Unum]

When I’ve covered the campaigns of women on presidential tickets, the question invariably arises: “Is she tough enough to be commander in chief?”

With the bubbly Geraldine Ferraro, a lot of voters had their doubts.

There was less worry with Hillary Clinton. She was a gold-plated hawk who voted to let President George W. Bush invade Iraq and persuaded President Barack Obama to join in bombing Muammar el-Qaddafi’s Libya.

It is not surprising, with cascading conflicts, that Republicans are leveling the toughness question at Kamala Harris. This week the Trump/Vance campaign released an ad called “Weakness.” (Donald Trump also ran an ad called “Weakness” against Nikki Haley, a hawk.)

The ad’s subtext is clearly gender, trying to exploit Kamala’s problems winning over Black and white working-class men.

In a Times/Siena College poll last month, 55 percent of respondents said Trump was respected by foreign leaders while 47 percent said that of Harris.

The ad claims Harris is not tough enough to deal with China, Russia, Iran or Hamas. It features actors playing Vladimir Putin, Hamas fighters and a tea-sipping ayatollah watching videos of the candidate who wants to be the first woman president. It ends with four clips of Kamala dancing — a lot better than Trump does — and a clip of Trump walking on a tarmac with a military officer and a Secret Service agent. The tag line is: “America doesn’t need another TikTok performer. We need the strength that will protect us.”

[E. Pluribus Unum]

[BradyLS]

ISWYDT

[Steely Tom]

JD Smirks His Way Into the Future

What did Kamala do to get to the future?

[doorgunner69]

The NYT is sure getting into a nasty mood, even for them

[Señor Presidente]

“The ad’s subtext is clearly gender”

The ad’s subtext is clearly WEAKNESS.

This author is a member of the perpetually aggrieved victim class.

[TheConservator]

Suck it, libtards!

[ShorelineMike]

Thank you for following proper Dowd / Douglas / Zeta-Jones protocol …

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Marriage material: Catherine Zeta Jones

Dowd was just a slut. Not marriage material.

[SisterK]

you lose again Mo Dowd

[smokingfrog]

Geraldine Ferraro was bubbly??

[broken_clock]

[NFHale]

Sounds like Maureen is PMS again…

But then… when doesn’t it?

[Rightwing Conspiratr1]

The author confuses “insufferable bitch” with “strength”.

[iontheball]

The NYT is sure getting into a nasty mood, even for them
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This is what we have to look forward to every day after November.

[Avoiding_Sulla]

It ends with four clips of Kamala dancing — a lot better than Trump does

That's the sole "better than" she could think of for Kamala.

Well, it is better than nothing at all, isn't it?

[Retrofitted]

Okay, I give. Can someone explain that one to me?

Ya know, back mid-'90s, I was listening to Don Imus on MSNBC and he made the remark that the worst keep secret in New York was Maureen Dowd was chasing after Donald Trump but "The Donald" wouldn't go near her. Everytime she writes about President Trump, I can almost see the I-Man was right!

[Jane Long]

I thought the same, about that Geraldine line :-)

[Eli Kopter]

That is true. Vance smirks at stupid people. Example, Knucklehead and Maureen Dodd.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Dowd is suffering from Munchausen PMS.

Her real PMS dried up years ago.

[Jamestown1630]

I think she dated Douglas too; and he didn’t continue the relationship. Ever since, people here have posted pics of CZJ whenever Dowd is mentioned.