or Powell's or me• • •
"Mike and Jon, Jon and Mike—I've known them both for years, and, clearly, one of them is very funny. As for the other: truly one of the great hangers-on of our time."—Steve Bodow, head writer, The Daily Show
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"Who can really judge what's funny? If humor is a subjective medium, then can there be something that is really and truly hilarious? Me. This book."—Daniel Handler, author, Adverbs, and personal representative of Lemony Snicket
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"The good news: I thought Our Kampf was consistently hilarious. The bad news: I’m the guy who wrote Monkeybone."—Sam Hamm, screenwriter, Batman, Batman Returns, and Homecoming
February 24, 2008
Who Needs I.F. Stone When You Have MoDowdy?
By: Bernard Chazelle
(My "What's so funny about that?" series will resume after dinner because it could upset your stomach.)
Maureen Dowd brings a unique perspective to political punditry. You see, there is no problem for her that does not have a hormonal explanation. Her universe is crowded with wusses and bitches and the only job left is telling who is who. Hillary is a dominatrix and Obama is Obambi. Without Dowd --or MoDowdy as she would call herself if she ran for office-- you just wouldn't know. Today, MoDowdy tells us how
voters are drawn to the more feminine management style of her male rival.
That would be Obambi. Then she talks about voters eager to move to a soft-power sewing circle approach. Tapping into her inner Tom Friedman, she then writes:
Obama tapped into his inner chick and turned the other cheek.
Mr Keller, bring back the TimesSelect firewall. It's an order!
Mr Keller, bring back the TimesSelect firewall. It's an order!
The TimeSelect Firewall. A gift that should have kept on giving.
Posted by: empty at February 24, 2008 03:43 PMPaywall?
Posted by: angryman.at.2410 at February 24, 2008 08:46 PMWow. That's just awful.
I thought you were going to save the stuff that would upset my stomach until later?
Posted by: buermann at February 24, 2008 09:02 PMMr. Keller, put up that wall!
Ronald Reagan: not just for right-wingers anymore.
Posted by: SteveB at February 24, 2008 09:58 PMi know it's only february but that column is a strong frontrunner for the most ignorant piece of bullshit published in a major newspaper in '08.
Posted by: Guest at February 24, 2008 10:56 PMLocution aside, she's like the last Victorian. They should just replace her with a phrenologist. It would represent progress.
Posted by: IOZ at February 25, 2008 10:19 AMI believe it should be McDowdy.
Posted by: john in california at February 25, 2008 07:31 PM
