The lastest "afterthought" . . .
Posted on 01/13/2005 6:58:20 PM PST by wagglebee
RUSH: I'm not trying to dispute you, but I know a lot of them that don't want the hassle.
Truth be told Rush is not a credible person to speak on all things marital. Cute guy BUT he's only attracted to the "rush" of the chase not the household union of two people. Besides he's married to his work. Any woman would be kidding herself to not think everything else is an after thought to Rush.
Maureen Dowd's birthday is tomorrow. Happy 53rd MoDo. Probably a good day to buy some Duracell stock.
I almost feel sorry for Dowd. I hate to see people be miserable. Granted, much of her misery is of her own making, but that's another story.
Honestly, I don't think most men have a problem with high-achieving women. I have significantly more education than my husband, and my earning power will be much greater than his when I finish my schooling. But he doesn't have a problem with it, because I don't toss it around as if he has something to be ashamed of. He thinks the idea of being a house husband when we decide to have children is cute. Men simply want to be appreciated, regardless of how much education/earning power, prestige they or their wife garner.
She's just trying to think of excuses. Facing the fact that men simply don't like man-hating shrews like her would be too painful.
The lastest "afterthought" . . .
It's as simple as that, Mo.
Catherine to MoDo: "Get More!"
When he says men need approval, he means, in his case, Empire-State-building-sized approval, and fawning, and ego-massaging.
I hate to speculate on this, but Rush is into toys, and a woman, eventually, becomes just a toy to Rush, that he tires of, and gets rid of.
Mo's column was a little too self revealing for comfort. I felt embarrassed for her.
I think she's in mid-life crisis mode.
I don't want to pile on until I've finished going through mine.
LOL.... new code term eh
shame shame shame
Even the crackhead West Wing producer dumped MoDo last year. Tomorrow MoDo hits the big 53 and it's her own fault that she's alone.
Or this!
Yep, men are pretty simple, and can do a LOT for women if handled properly, which unfortunately doen't happen often enough. Dr. Laura has a good book out on this. MoDo should read it.
you're right, most MEN are not threatened by smart, strong women. BOYS are, and unfortunately I knew more than a few of them in college: intelligent fellows who would only date and marry bimbos. They couldn't handle a woman who was on the same intellectual level as them. It's sad, but at least it's the exception not the rule.
When it comes down to it, everyone wants to be treated well and respected by their spouse. The reason "feminists" (and I use the term very loosely) like MoDo are single is because they are jerks. They've spent most of their lives hating men, going on about how awful men are - what man is going to want to date someone like that? This degrading view of men is ultimately no different than the views of the chauvinist bimbo-chasers I knew in college. Neither type of person can fully respect their spouse.
I concur. I love Rush, but often wonder how a person with so much insight into some areas of life can be so immature in others.
I'm not meaning to say that Rush is immature in all aspects of life apart from politics and world events. I've learned a lot from him with respect to the fact that one has to look inward for happiness and can't depend on others to make them happy. However, he is not well-suited for marriage.
I didn't know that but I'm not surprised. We've gotten so much into this analysis of everything in this country because we have to fill columns and TV time, but we forget the most basic things. Guys TALK the locker room talk about supermodels and babes and all, and many may believe that, but go out and look in the malls, stores, sidewalks--most of the seemingly happy men don't have supermodels on their arms, but someone they simply LIKE being with--in terms of companionship and conversation and trust. Mo wants to think there is some conspiracy that's keeping her from getting a man, but maybe, just maybe, it's because she's not a nice person and is no fun to be around.
Disagree. Sometimes a man's work is also his hobby. Rush should have started out looking for a woman who's work is also her hobby. Maybe different happy career fields and a happy home life would make life interesting?
There is nothing better than listening to El Rushbo eviscerate the Bitter One. Thanks for posting this.
And to all of those who just can't help themselves from criticizing Rush for his marriages, I believe there is a bible passage having to do with sinners, stones and houses of glass.
While I am not married I can certainly say that I don't have a problem with high-achieving women. I think that's great. It shouldn't matter who's the "bread winner" of the household, as long as the two who are sharing their life together are completely happy with one another.
I for the life of me cannot figure out why MoDo is filled with such depressing feelings. As Rush said, there's probably something there that we just don't know about.
As much as I don't agree with MoDo on alot of things, I truly hope she gets help for whatever is gnawing away at her on the inside.
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