April 21, 2009
Twitter
To Tweet or Not to Tweet
“I would rather be tied up to stakes in the Kalahari Desert, have honey poured over me and red ants eat out my eyes than open a Twitter account.”
The Ticker:
Charles Krauthammer's irate, bombastic attack on Obama for "creating the current U.S.-Israel crisis"
Hot Topics
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| 5 | 2010 Elections | 10 | Glenn Beck's Influence |
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#17 Maureen Dowd
The New York Times
Maureen Dowd is an op-ed columnist for The New York Times. She won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1999.
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Admired for a writing style that blends shrewd portraiture with derisive wit, Dowd keeps two fingers on the pulse of Washington culture and psychology. She may be best known for her columns on the Bush family dynamics and the foibles of Democratic presidential candidates, but it was her colorful columns on the Clinton White House and the Lewinsky affair that won her the Pulitzer.
Raised by a police-inspector father in a blue-collar family, she spent the early years of her career as a metro reporter, first at The Washington Star and then at The Times, where she sharpened her focus on political intrigue. Dowd's signature brand of catty commentary is beloved by her fans and bemoaned by her critics. Mark Steyn, a right-leaning pundit in the former category, has called Dowd an "elderly schoolgirl." Although she was not issuing a direct response to Steyn, she questioned the very purpose of an entire gender in her 2005 book about dating, Are Men Necessary?
Admired for a writing style that blends shrewd portraiture with derisive wit, Dowd keeps two fingers on the pulse of Washington culture and psychology. She may be best known for her columns on the Bush family dynamics and the foibles of Democratic presidential candidates, but it was her colorful columns on the Clinton White House and the Lewinsky affair that won her the Pulitzer.
Raised by a police-inspector father in a blue-collar family, she spent the early years of her career as a metro reporter, first at The Washington Star and then at The Times, where she sharpened her focus on political intrigue. Dowd's signature brand of catty commentary is beloved by her fans and bemoaned by her critics. Mark Steyn, a right-leaning pundit in the former category, has called Dowd an "elderly schoolgirl." Although she was not issuing a direct response to Steyn, she questioned the very purpose of an entire gender in her 2005 book about dating, Are Men Necessary?
Maureen Dowd on All Topics
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April 14, 2009
Media
Dinosaur at the Gate
“Firms, like Google here and Craigslist in San Francisco, have hijacked journalism, making us feel about as modern as the Tyrannosaurus rex model that sits on the Google campus.”
April 11, 2009
Legalizing Gay Marriage
Demi in Des Moines?
“California’s cool has been stolen by, of all places, Iowa.”
April 7, 2009
History
Striking It Poor
“It seemed fitting to return to the Mother Lode of the Sierra Nevada foothills where the dream of audaciously striking it rich overnight was born 160 years ago, a Gold Rush that stimulated the world economy.”
April 4, 2009
The President
The First Shrink
“Now that America can’t put everyone under its thumb, a thumbs-up and a killer smile can go a long way.”
March 31, 2009
Reassessing Capitalism
No More Hummer Nation
“How do we come to terms with the gluttony that exploded our economy and still retain our reptilian American desire for living large?”
March 28, 2009
G20 Summit
Blue Eyed Greed?
“With Michelle urging students to aim for A’s and the president promising to make school 'cool,' brown eyes may finally -- and rightfully -- overtake blue as the windows of winners.”
March 21, 2009
Bank Bailouts
Toxic R Us
“The issue is how much we must pay to preserve financial stability over all, not how much one company promised to pay.”
March 17, 2009
AIG Bonuses
No Boiled Carrots
“But Mr. Obama is still having trouble summoning a suitable flash of Irish temper at the gall of the corrupt money magicians.”
March 7, 2009
Fiscal Policy
Should Michelle Cover Up?
“The only bracing symbol of American strength right now is the image of Michelle Obama's sculpted biceps.”
March 3, 2009
Budget Fight 2010
Stage of Fools
“In one of his disturbing spells of passivity, President Obama decided not to fight Congress and live up to his own no-earmark pledge from the campaign.”
February 28, 2009
The President
Spock at the Bridge
“No one, including the new president himself, can possibly know if his risky bets will pay off.”
February 24, 2009
Bank Bailouts
I Ponied Up for Sheryl Crow?
“Outsource the jobs of these perfidious, oblivious bank executives to Bangalore; Bollywood bashes have to cost less than Hollywood ones.”
February 21, 2009
The President
Dark Dark Dark
“We need leaders to help us through our crises, not provide us with crude evaluations of our character.”