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rocknrollunicorn
03/09/09

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Oh my, I clicked the link and found I had neither the time nor the energy to read that dribble.

Which is not to say "who cares?" I do care, that people are wasting time writing about Michelle Obama's arms. How goddamn trivial can you get?
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superconnected (is it time to leave?)
03/09/09

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She reminds me of Rex Murphy of the Globe and Mail, who also makes ridiculous Shakespearian references. Anyone know what I mean?
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PilgrimSoul
03/09/09

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Dowd needs to cut down on the group therapy. There are places free association exercises should never happen. The Times Op Ed page is one of them. Jesus.
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robinsparkles
03/09/09

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Jezebel is the Desdemona to my Othello. Now that I have demonstrated my ability to make nonsensical comparisons I will submit this comment as part of my application package to the NYT.
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Ratinski
03/09/09

@robinsparkles: Ooh! When are you going to strangle Jezebel in a jealous rage? Is Nick Denton Iago in this scenario?
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lilbobbytables
03/09/09

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Journalists are never supposed to start a piece with a scene in a taxi because it signals either laziness about gathering facts or a tendency to embroider facts.

Nonetheless, I'm going to.

Is this the journalistic equivalent to "No offense, but..."?
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superconnected (is it time to leave?)
03/09/09

@lilbobbytables:

Dowd would get Worstie, definitely.
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ellaesther
03/09/09

@lilbobbytables: As a journalist, I'm here to say: Yes.

Yes, AND, if you're going to do that thing anyway? Just own it. Just do it! Do it with panache! Not with mincing, psuedo-self-deprecation. Jeez. I hate bad writing. I particularly hate really well-paid bad writing.
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braak
03/09/09

@ellaesther: What she should have done is just written a column that was nothing but taxicab conversations.
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braak
03/09/09

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What...wait...what? Did she just...is it my imagination, or are those two completely separate half-columns that she's patched together?
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eve804
03/09/09

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"Sometimes I think half the reason Obama ran for president is so Michelle would have a platform to show off her biceps."

Really, David Brooks? I mean, REALLY?
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morninggloria
03/09/09

@eve804: Yes, good point, Brooks.
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morninggloria
03/09/09

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It's like a brain yoga class taught by an earthworm.
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Little Green Frog (Wise Latina)
03/09/09

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I CHOKED on my lovely Sunday breakfast yesterday, people!

The NYT should have a heads up for columns like this.
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HarpMadness
03/09/09

@Little Green Frog: Warning: The following column makes no sense and may cause choking and brain lock if one tries to find the logic in it. However, we are contractually obligated to print it. Reader beware.
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tscheese
03/09/09

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I have ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA where this article is going. It's like a word salad pastiche funfetti surprise upside-down cake.
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cuteasabutton
03/09/09

@tscheese: Maybe it would be easier to understand if you ate it?
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gobblegirl
03/09/09

@tscheese: I think we're all looking at it the wrong way. We're saying it's nuts and she's can't communicate, but I think it's actually a postmodern tone poem examining the existence of Santa Claus.
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AthertonMerriweather
03/09/09

@tscheese: I think it's more like a flat pancake tortilla strip salad truffle.
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RoseColette (fewer thorns; more coffee)
03/09/09

@tscheese: Green Jello mold with mystery yellow and orange fruit inside.
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tscheese
03/09/09

@gobblegirl: Maybe we should pay more attention to the negative space AROUND her words. The silences take shape and become thunderous with meaning...if only we know how to listen.

...Or, y'know, she could be completely cuckoo bananas.
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AthertonMerriweather
03/09/09

@tscheese: She's definately cuckoo for cocoa puffs!
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AthertonMerriweather
03/09/09

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Dowd is intimidated by Mrs. Obama and also very jealous.
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NoelleBlue
03/09/09

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Heh! As soon as I saw this yesterday I wrote my sister and mother about how, even when being complimentary, I HATE when Maureen Dowd talks about another woman. She has no point, she simply screeds, and slips all over the place.

Her columns about Hillary Clinton were downright insane - she would first argue she was too feminine and manipulative, and then that she was too masculine and manipulative, and then she was too out of control, and then...

Of course, it's not just about women, I agree with RoseColette above - her columns have turned into a hot mess in general.
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the.bleach
03/09/09

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Maureen Dowd, if someone says any of the following to you, DON'T PRINT IT. It does NOT make it better if you pleasantly disagree after printing it. For real. This is like me going to the local dive bar at last call, scribbling down every asshole's two cents, and then being like "but I thought those girls looked really chipper in their tube tops--take no heed, ladies!"

David was not smitten by the V-neck, sleeveless eggplant dress Michelle wore at her husband's address to Congress - the one that caused one Republican congressman to whisper to another, "Babe."

He said the policy crowd here would consider the dress ostentatious. "Washington is sensually avoidant. The wonks here like brains. She should not be known for her physical presence, for one body part." David brought up the Obamas' obsession with their workouts. "Sometimes I think half the reason Obama ran for president is so Michelle would have a platform to show off her biceps."
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linnyt is a walking cliché
03/09/09

@the.bleach: oh man. that is so insane it's funny. jesus, someone in america works out. with obesity and fat-asses abounding, you'd think someone would celebrate that. finally, a president that can probably pass the presidential fitness tests they give kids in elementary school. change indeed.
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SomeAuthorGirl
03/09/09

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Jesus. I invite both Maureen Dowd and David Brooks to take a long look at themselves and, hopefully, STFU before they come up with more inane notions that subsequently get published and take up valuable data space on the interwebs. Can these people seriously not find any topics to opine about that are even remotely worthy of the salaries they pull? Am I imagining the history being made all around us, while the NYT pays Ms. Dowd to write about bullshitting with Brooks in a taxi over the First Lady's clothes/body? Really?
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RoseColette (fewer thorns; more coffee)
03/09/09

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Maureen Dowd's ramblings have been slipping into Michelle Malking territory of crazy.

"In the taxi, when I asked David Brooks about her amazing arms, he indicated it was time for her to cover up. 'She's made her point," he said. "Now she should put away Thunder and Lightning.'" Thunder AND Lightning?! David, methinks you want to come up and see her between the storms.
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cuteasabutton
03/09/09

@RoseColette (fewer thorns; more coffee): Now I have that Queen song in my head!
Thunderbolt and lightning - very very frightening me
Gallileo, Gallileo,
Gallileo, Gallileo,
Gallileo Figaro - magnifico

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SomeAuthorGirl
03/09/09

@RoseColette (fewer thorns; more coffee): Right? Good thing I was already positive, prior to reading this, that David Brooks was a jackass.
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HarpMadness
03/09/09

@cuteasabutton's life is a series of sassy montages.: Oh, thanks. Now that song's gonne be in my head ALL DAY.
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