Maureen Dowd is losing her fastball

MarketWatch.com ^ | Last update: 12:01 a.m. EDT Aug. 18, 2008 | Jon Friedman

[KayEyeDoubleDee]

...Dowd may have unwittingly summed up her conundrum in a July piece, in which she remarked to Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, "It seems a President Obama would be harder to make fun of than these guys." (For the record, Stewart scoffed at her notion, asking, "Are you kidding me?")

Sorry, but Dowd's references to Obama as Beanpole Guy, Barry and No-Drama Obama seem to be forced attempts at humor...

For her part, Dowd can occasionally appear to cross the line from sarcasm to meanness. She recently wrote about McCain: "John looks in the mirror and sees his face marred by skin cancer and looks at the TV and sees his dashing self-image replaced by visions of William Frawley." Sorry, Bub. That didn't do anything for me...

[Dr. Ursus]

Clooney and Obama separated at birth???

[redstateconfidential]

Clooney ..is... half Kenyan? But all idiot.

[AU72]

No matter how long she sits there, Michael Douglas is NOT walking through that door.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

I’m sooo old that I’d hit that! But only if I had a ball gag with me.

[shooter223]

I must have missed something. Why the Zeta pics every time somebody mentions maureen dowd? (not complaining,just asking)

[steveyp]

Only reason I bother to open a thread w/Dowd’s name in the title on FR.

Zeta!

[jalisco555]

I’ve never understood why everyone slams MoDo’s looks. Her writing talent, her intelligence, sure, but I actually think she’s very attractive, especially for her age.

[thulldud]

Why the Zeta pics every time somebody mentions maureen dowd? (not complaining,just asking)

Note the content of post 23 for an indication of the answer to your question. (This is a research assignment.)

[Charles Martel]

I don't recall who came up with the "rule" for Maureen Dowd threads, but I hereby express my profound thanks to the responsible party - and to all who have been so diligent in observing the rule.

:-)

[Frank_Discussion]

“I’ll be in my bunk.”

[NoControllingLegalAuthority]

What spoils the fantasy of the photos is the realization, “Sooner or later, I’d have to talk to her.”

[y6162]

“I knew that this would be a worthwhile thread as soon as I saw the headline.”

I watched her in a movie last night. I wish she’d make more movies.

[y6162]

“I’ve never understood why everyone slams MoDo’s looks..”

You must like her slutty, gimme another scotch look.

Modo slept her way to the top with every boss at the NYT. Apparently they like sluts too.

[y6162]

“Why the Zeta pics every time somebody mentions maureen dowd? (not complaining,just asking)”

It is rumored that Modo comes to FR to see what’s said about her.

[JamesP81]

I must have missed something. Why the Zeta pics every time somebody mentions maureen dowd? (not complaining,just asking)

MoDo used to be in a relationship with Michael Douglas. After that relationship ended, Douglas got involved with (and I think they're married now) Catherine Zeta Jones. I think the concept here at FR is to associate MoDo threads with CZJ pics because it's believed she sometimes reads FR, and no one wants to miss a chance to remind her that her rabid feminism ran off her last significant other.

[JamesP81]

It would be a crime for you to miss these pics...err, I mean thread. Ping!

[JamesP81]

I’ve never understood why everyone slams MoDo’s looks. Her writing talent, her intelligence, sure, but I actually think she’s very attractive, especially for her age.

Indeed, she's not a bad looking woman, but I think it's her attractiveness on the inside people tend to comment negatively on. The woman basically defines the concept 'harridan'.

[Dr.Deth]

Modo slept her way to the top with every boss at the NYT.

Not every boss.

[y6162]

I don’t get it..splain Lucy....

[shooter223]

ok,didn’t know about MoDo and Douglas,now it makes sense,thanx for the background