Posted on 11/08/2004 7:51:18 AM PST by Pfesser
The New York Times' Maureen Dowd, who in her first postelection column last week accused President Bush of "dividing the country along fault lines of fear, intolerance, ignorance and religious rule," apparently thinks she went too easy on the Republican. In fact, it is no exaggeration to say that her second postelection column, published yesterday, bordered on the hysterical.
"Just how much did Karl Rove hate not being one of the cool guys in high school in the '60s? Enough to hatch schemes to marshal the forces of darkness to take over the country?" Miss Dowd asked.
"Oh, yeah," she answered.
The columnist added: "W.'s presidency rushes backward, stifling possibilities, stirring intolerance, confusing church with state, blowing off the world, replacing science with religion, and facts with faith. We're entering another dark age, more creationist than cutting edge, more premodern than postmodern. Instead of leading America to an exciting new reality, the Bushies cocoon in a scary, paranoid, regressive reality. Their new health care plan will probably be a return to leeches.
"America has always had strains of isolationism, nativism, chauvinism, puritanism and religious fanaticism. But most of our leaders, even our devout presidents, have tried to keep these impulses under control. Not this crew. They don't call to our better angels; they summon our nasty devils."
Miss Dowd repeated some of this yesterday on NBC's "Meet the Press." Her conservative colleague, William Safire, appeared on the program with her, and gently assured Miss Dowd that everything would be OK, and that someday the Democrats will return to power.
(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...
I'm-just-here-for-the-Catherine-Zeta-Jones-pics bump.
What's funny is I bet Maureen was never one of the cool crowd and continues to be a weird pysychobitch home bound single woman in her 40's(?) who cant get a date. I suspect she stays home with a pet cat most nights.
Great handle....
Down with Harkin in 2006!
Poor Karl Rove....not cool enough to be dumped by Michael Douglas.
No, not rabid, but a very sad attack dog... :-)
It amazes me that the NYTimes gives this flamethrower the column inches that it does. One has to assume that if Adolf Hitler, Idi Amin and Osama Bin Laden wished for space to ink their hate filled speech, the Gray Lady would be more than helpful.
"MoDo needs some xanax."
Sounds to me like she just needs some.
It is actually entirely likely that the Democrats will never again gain control. Look for the Greens to make serious inroads in the future.
LOL!
Their twisted evil has found them out! (I am twisted too, however I've been provided the necessary tool to regulate it, the Holy Spirit of God through faith in Jesus Christ).
maureen - the future helen thomas
helen - the past maureen
".....WE HATES THEM FOREVER!!!! (gollum, gollum)"
You do that REALLY well. Are you free for children's parties? ;-)
For proof see Gore, Dean, Edwards and Kerry ... and Maureen Dowd.
Zell-out Miller changed parties just when those who trusted him needed him most. I despise that behavior, just as much as I would if one of our own broke for the Dims.
'Zell-out Miller changed parties just when those who trusted him needed him most. I despise that behavior, just as much as I would if one of our own broke for the Dims.'
I was done with this thread, then you showed up. This should get good.
'Zell-out Miller changed parties just when those who trusted him needed him most.'
by the way you are full of crap.
What she needs is a weekend in a motel with a bottle of margaritas, a case of budweiser, a quart of strawberries and a nice republican cowboy.
Zell-out? Troll alert.
Doubtless you've read my posts and know where I stand already.
I predict that the Democrat Party will go out of existence and a new, hyphenated name will emerge. It will contain the words "green" or "Children and families," or some such...
Yeah, whatever. Take your medication and go back to DU.
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