Maureen Dowd tells us how much of a snob "Wonder boy" Obama is

[academico77]

The last few weeks have not been kind to Hillary, but the endless endgame has not been kind to the Wonder Boy either. Obama comes across less like a candidate in Pennsylvania than an anthropologist in Borneo.

His mother got her Ph.D. in anthropology, studying the culture of Indonesia. And as Obama has courted white, blue-collar voters in “Deer Hunter” and “Rocky” country, he has often appeared to be observing the odd habits of the colorful locals, resisting as the natives try to fatten him up like a foie gras goose, sampling Pennsylvania beer in a sports bar with his tie tight, awkwardly accepting bowling shoes as a gift from Bob Casey, examining the cheese and salami at the Italian Market here as intriguing ethnic artifacts, purchasing Utz Cheese Balls at a ShopRite in East Norriton and quizzing the women working in a chocolate factory about whether they could possibly really like the sugary doodads.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/16/opinion/16dowd.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

[Warren DeMontague]

1. Sounds like she's jealous of his butt, more like.

"Does this make me look fat"?

[gristy]

2. no words

That is one odd little piece. What is her point?

[JoFerret]

3. The whole article

was one of her more rational ones.

[kwassa]

4. Obama hasn't paid her proper homage as almighty queen of world opinion makers

Maureen is all about Maureen. Unless news draws attention to her, it is flawed. Very flawed.

[flpoljunkie]

5. "I'm not bitter." Rich indeed, coming from Mo Dowd! The woman has zero credibility here.

[academico77]

7. Actually, she's received considerable praise here

When trashing Hillary in the past.

[JoFerret]

8. Oh yes...selective admiration

....is the order of the day. When we agree she is great. When we don't she is a "cobra".


Therefore she is unreliable. Today I found points of agreement. Probably next week - not so much.

[Muttocracy]

10. So how long have you been lurking, given you just joined today? nt

[tishaLA]

12. How would you know? You became a member TODAY!

or are you one of our friends making a return visit?

[academico77]

20. Breaking news. Non-members can read

Unless they are blind, and I was not blind when I used to read you guys praising Dowd, before I decided to become a member.

[Orsino]

6. If we're keeping track of elitists this week, let's not forget to count Dowd.

I hope McCain is paying her well.

[Muttocracy]

9. used up your 3 posts in a couple of minutes - guess you had those ready to go! nt

[YDogg]

11. i'll be damned. you just registered today. freep?

[tishaLA]

13. I sent an alert

asking the mods to check the IP addy

[academico77]

21. Isn't announcing alerts against the rules?

I think you just broke the rules.

[Generator]

14. I see she's doing her best to get McCain elected

just like she did with Bush. She's still a skank. (word du nuit, I'm afraid)

[L0oniX]

15. Forgive me if I don't welcome you to DU.

:eyes:

[madrchsod]

16. maureen is the lush at the ramada inn bar

...she used to be interesting to talk to but now she`s just a fuck

[Beregond2]

17. Funny

how no one ever expected FDR to be "one of the boys." Time was when people thought it was a good thing for leaders to be above average. When a country makes a virtue of being ordinary, it is entering it's twilight.

[Arkana]

18. I said it when she was criticizing Hillary and I'll say it again.

MoDo is a low-down no good snake in the grass.

[Barack_America]

19. Isn't that a bit "pot meet kettle"

I love Maureen, but she is Queen snob.

[Metric System]

22. We warned warned you Obama supporters that she'd eventually turn on him too.

[zulchzulu]

23. When's the last time Planet MoDo got laid?

She clearly has a personal problem and serious anger issues with men. Maybe it's her crooked mouth and pouty fuckheaded voice.