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Apollo11 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 07:06 AM
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Maureen Dowd's take on the Clintons' campaigning tactics (NYT, Jan 23, 2008)
Edited on Wed Jan-23-08 07:13 AM by Apollo11
The New York Times - January 23rd, 2008

Two Against One


By MAUREEN DOWD

If Bill Clinton has to trash his legacy to protect his legacy, so be it. If he has to put a dagger through the heart of hope to give Hillary hope, so be it.

If he has to preside in this state as the former first black president stopping the would-be first black president, so be it.

The Clintons — or “the 2-headed monster,” as the The New York Post dubbed the tag team that clawed out wins in New Hampshire and Nevada — always go where they need to go, no matter the collateral damage. Even if the damage is to themselves and their party.

Bill’s transition from elder statesman, leader of his party and bipartisan ambassador to ward heeler and hatchet man has been seamless — and seamy.

(...)

It’s odd that the first woman with a shot at becoming president is so openly dependent on her husband to drag her over the finish line.

(...)

You can read the whole column here: www.nytimes.com/2008/01/23/opinion/23dowd.html
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 07:09 AM
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1. MoDo is a waspish little thing at times, isn't she? n/t
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Apollo11 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 07:14 AM
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2. Thanx for the kick!
And for the recommend (if that was you too!) B-)

I am expecting a whole bunch of Recs for this one ....
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thunder rising Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 07:15 AM
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3. It seems a lot of people are beginning to notice "the two headed monster"
and don't want that kind of politics anymore.



It’s odd that the first woman with a shot at becoming president is so openly dependent on her husband to drag her over the finish line.

priceless
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katty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 04:08 PM
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16. the 'duo' was obvious from the beginning-bill is the big
gorilla in the room and he makes sure everyone knows it.
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MannyGoldstein Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 07:25 AM
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4. Ever Since Candidate Bill Presided Over The Execution Of A Retarded Man
I knew that he'd do anything whatsoever to get what he wanted.
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cmkramer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 12:00 PM
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14. Huh?
You mean the vile monster who murdered a security guard and then shot himself in the head causing brain damage? Sorry, but he was not "retarded" when he committed the murder. I oppose the death penalty in all instances, but I have no sympathy at all for Rector.

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Demeter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 08:21 AM
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5. This Isn't The Standard Hissy-Fit Queen Bee Knife Job
Dowd is actually addressing real and visible problems. Good for her, bad for the targets.
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PDittie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 08:24 AM
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6. Up until now I thought that Mo
was just kind of depraved and obsessed about the Clintons.

In this column she is, simply and sadly, deadly accurate.

If the slime from the Clintons doesn't get turned off, we will witness some harsh blowback. I think it could be a backlash against Democrats so severe that it will cost us the White House and the Senate, and maybe the House as well. Despite all of the trends in the Democrats' favor, Hillary and Bill could very well be sowing the seeds of self-destruction.

It makes me nauseous.
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FunkyLeprechaun Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 08:25 AM
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7. MoDo is right
She is using her husband to try to win the nomination. That's a no-brainer.

Wait til someone says, "Sexist!" to Maureen Dowd.
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C_U_L8R Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 08:41 AM
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8. I fear Big Dog is hurting his legacy
snarling dog does not become him.
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ursi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 09:22 AM
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9. this is not the first time he has hurt his legacy to get his way
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AwesomeFreak Donating Member (23 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 08:51 PM
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10. I think you are in love with Dowd for one reason: she hates Hillary
And DU being anti-Hillary land, the responses are understandable.
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pokercat999 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 07:19 AM
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12. There's a reason DEMOCRATIC Underground is anti Hillary
she's a rethug-lite.

Her vote on cluster bombs alone should dis-qualifier her from EVER serving as a Democrat in any capacity.
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davidfoster Donating Member (3 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 04:52 PM
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17. I think you should examine all issues
health care, immigration, foreign policy, the economy, death penalty, abortion, education, gay rights, etc.

And only then you should try to invent a reason to call Hillary a Republican. Good luck.
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bronxiteforever Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-23-08 09:54 PM
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11. K & R
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HamdenRice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 08:34 AM
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13. Yup, feminist icon needs HUSBAND to drag her through electoral mud
Her message seems to be a woman can only get elected by being the spouse of a president, and even then her man has to come out and do the dirty work for her.

Pathetic. How can any feminist support her candidacy?
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Irishonly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 12:41 PM
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15. Dowd Trashed Gore Every Chance She Got In 2000
Remember the he can't get a date? I am not saying what Clinton is doing is right but Dowd is not exactly unbiased.
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