Maureen Dowd ripping Teresa (and John) Kerry again --

[DeepModem Mom]

OP-ED COLUMNIST
Out of Africa
By MAUREEN DOWD

Published: July 18, 2004


....Just as you never know what the Strangelovian Mr. Cheney will blurt out, you never know what the lovely but strange Mrs. Kerry will blurt out.

With Mr. Kerry at her side, she gave her Middle East policy to Larry King, emphatically noting, "I would never have gone to war this way."

And campaigning in Boston, her compliment for the new ticket was backhanded. "I have to say that John Edwards is very beautiful," she said in her soft accent, adding, "and my husband is very smart." Welcome to the campaign, pretty boy.

After watching Mrs. Kerry in action at last month's Hollywood fund-raiser featuring Barbra Streisand and other glitteries, when she gave her whispery Out-of-Africa autobiographical riff as the candidate waited patiently, entertainment liberals are nervous about how she will handle her unusual spousal star turn in a prime-time speaking slot at the convention....

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Some Hollywood contributors want to censor any Teresa tidbits, including any mention of her nickname among some in the Kerry circle — "the Stepmoney." Others sanguinely say she's showing some improvement, not talking about her first husband as much as she used to.

Surely, the reason the town known as the Democratic Party's wallet is so focused on the candidate's spouse is that the candidate himself has given it nothing to get excited about. People here are amazed that John Kerry does not even have a soaring stump speech yet, either in terms of the arc or music of the words, or the passion of the ideas. John 2 came up with the theme of two Americas in the primaries, and John 1 still hasn't articulated his vision for one....


http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/18/opinion/18DOWD.html?hp

[WI_DEM]

1. Just like she ripped Hillary

I think she doesn't like strong, intelligent women.

[Jim Sagle]

2. Maureen is neither strong nor intelligent. And the 65-year old Theresa is

MUCH better looking as well.

[Renew Deal]

3. Whatever, more mental masterbation from Dowd.

She loves to read her own words.

[Nikki Stone 1]

4. Too boring for masturbation; too silly for news. I never read her.

Waste of time. Not sure what her goal is and don't care. The only NYT columnist I read is Paul Krugman. He's the goods.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

5. Dowd is an embarrassment to the NYT. Basically her whole modus operandi

is to be catty. Her columns are like a catty gossip column that just happen to be on politicians, and in a campaign season, their wives. They have almost zero substance.

But the NYT should be embarrassed over Brooks and Friedman too.

[JI7]

6. maybe if she would actually listen to campaign speeches by Kerry

rather than concern herself so much with what is going on with his personal life and relationships she would see he has been getting good reviews at his campaign appearances. and has articulated a vision.