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SticksnStones

(2,108 posts) Sat Mar 25, 2017, 10:53 PM Mar 2017

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Never thought I'd type these words but Maureen Dowd wrote a hell of a column for Sunday's NYT [View all]

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/25/opinion/sunday/donald-this-i-will-tell-you.html?_r=0

An excerpt:

WASHINGTON — Dear Donald,

We’ve known each other a long time, so I think I can be blunt.

You know how you said at campaign rallies that you did not like being identified as a politician?

Don’t worry. No one will ever mistake you for a politician.

After this past week, they won’t even mistake you for a top-notch negotiator.

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Never thought I'd type these words but Maureen Dowd wrote a hell of a column for Sunday's NYT [View all] SticksnStones Mar 2017 OP

heeheehee luvMIdog Mar 2017 #1

Yup. SticksnStones Mar 2017 #4

NYT commenters are even funnier FakeNoose Mar 2017 #64

I was a little wary about reading the entire column because I'm skylucy Mar 2017 #2

Credit where credit is due - Dowd nailed it. beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #3

It was brutal... SticksnStones Mar 2017 #5

Oh I certainly hope so. They do know each other so it's possible it'll catch his attention.. beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #9

READ? Soxfan58 Mar 2017 #29

.. SticksnStones Mar 2017 #30

Assuming he reads at all is a big leap. Raine1967 Mar 2017 #49

True that, AND she referred to Paul Ryan as the "Irish undertaker." ROFL!!! calimary Mar 2017 #60

MoDo has a sharp pen dipped in acid. She's still calling Ryan "the Irish Undertaker," I see... Hekate Mar 2017 #6

She has so often pointed that pen at dems... SticksnStones Mar 2017 #7

Not being a fan, I will rec this anyway, because it's excellent. mountain grammy Mar 2017 #8

Her excellence is rare, I agree SticksnStones Mar 2017 #10

I'll give her credit for one thing... Wounded Bear Mar 2017 #11

And it still was within 20-30 votes of passing exboyfil Mar 2017 #26

Wow-- quite a piece!! ailsagirl Mar 2017 #12

I despise this woman, but sometimes, despite being an ass, she can be witty. NNadir Mar 2017 #13

That's really something! Thanks for posting. SharonAnn Mar 2017 #14

Going to leave a mark, didn't know you could tattoo in neon. grantcart Mar 2017 #15

she points out the truth in this one.. Cha Mar 2017 #16

"And I can say youre doing badly, because Im a columnist, and youre not. " crazylikafox Mar 2017 #17

My favorite line! Pacifist Patriot Mar 2017 #40

Wow! That is some kind of EPIC burn... Tatiana Mar 2017 #18

I'm thinking of having it framed, suitable for hanging SticksnStones Mar 2017 #28

+1, she torched his ass... Spot on calling him a flim flam man uponit7771 Mar 2017 #38

now that she sees what has happened, she might have sobered up and FINALLY understands CTyankee Mar 2017 #47

That column does have a sense of sobriety, doesn't it? Tatiana Mar 2017 #55

She's wrong More_Cowbell Mar 2017 #19

+1 bigtree Mar 2017 #33

Paul Ryan wrote the healthcare bill FakeNoose Mar 2017 #61

"Remember how you didn't like being identified as a politician? ... StrictlyRockers Mar 2017 #20

Right on. Kath2 Mar 2017 #21

wow, still have an issue with her over Iraq Demonaut Mar 2017 #22

I'm no fan of hers by any stretch but she takes down the whole crew SticksnStones Mar 2017 #25

my favorite "...that Irish Undertaker..'" Raster Mar 2017 #39

KNR Lucinda Mar 2017 #23

OH my. Maru Kitteh Mar 2017 #24

( I always hear 'oh my' in George takei's voice) SticksnStones Mar 2017 #27

Excellent column. Thanks Demsrule86 Mar 2017 #31

"...you sold the D.O.A. bill the Irish undertaker gave you..." Raster Mar 2017 #32

Bam! Pow! Kaboom! SticksnStones Mar 2017 #34

And Freddie Mar 2017 #35

.. SticksnStones Mar 2017 #36

+1, she torched his ass uponit7771 Mar 2017 #37

Got around to reading it. It's anti-Trump enough, but frankly, it's Dowdy Dowd... NNadir Mar 2017 #41

I wouldn't ever expect a deep dive from Dowd. That's not her beat. SticksnStones Mar 2017 #43

Her problem is that she trashes everyone. NNadir Mar 2017 #50

"We can figure out who Trump is quite nicely without Moron Dowdy." LenaBaby61 Mar 2017 #63

Yup. Trumps skill is not dealmaking with powerful counterparts. It is duping gullible victims. Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2017 #42

Brilliant Column...well written. Stuart G Mar 2017 #44

I too never thought I'd admire a Dowd column NastyRiffraff Mar 2017 #45

Tweet-to-come: "Failing New York Times..." in 5..4..3..2..1 BumRushDaShow Mar 2017 #46

Haven't liked her, but this is probably in her top three. ancianita Mar 2017 #48

Bee-yoo-ti-ful! cilla4progress Mar 2017 #51

Yeah TheFerret Mar 2017 #52

She gives him too much credit... Perseus Mar 2017 #53

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day mdbl Mar 2017 #54

Fuck Dowd BainsBane Mar 2017 #56

She's an excellent writer with a brilliant mind. Honeycombe8 Mar 2017 #57

Well, I don't know that I'd go quite that far... SticksnStones Mar 2017 #58

I can disagree with someone and still think the person is brilliant & a good writer. Honeycombe8 Mar 2017 #59

I found this column mildly amusing. Others have done better. kwassa Mar 2017 #62

I like her but she lost me at "Bannon is an anarchist." Fantastic Anarchist Mar 2017 #65