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2003-08-31 Iraq

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-08-31 11:14|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Here MoDo gives us something old and something new.

The old is that, per the Seven Immutable Laws of Maureen Dowd, she bitches up a storm but never offers anything like a concrete suggestion. Don't like the way Bush is fighting terror, Mo? What's your plan? Got a way to get all those angry young Arabs to sing Kumbaya? Share it with us. Omit no detail, however slight.

The new is her apparent sympathy for "our exhausted and frustrated soldiers." Right, Mo, like you care. We're talking about men and women from places like Tuba City, Arizona, who have (gasp!) never even had breakfast at the Mayflower Hotel. If you were being honest, Mo, you'd tell us you were titillated at the thought of body bags coming home because (in your calculus) each one improves the chances of "the Bushies" not being re-elected next November-- which, after all, is what you are really about.

Posted by Matt 2003-8-31 12:38:59 PM|| 2003-8-31 12:38:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Much of the frustration noted by MoDo is due to people like MoDo who get paid to emote in the big media but who apparently don't understand that was has been declared against the US.

Posted by mhw 2003-8-31 1:18:41 PM|| 2003-8-31 1:18:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Does she ever write columns any more on the only subject she truly understands, which is shopping?
I guess she would be happier if there WERE bombs going off here. She's one sick puppy.

Posted by Baba Yaga 2003-8-31 1:32:55 PM|| 2003-8-31 1:32:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Her thoughts and views represent a significant number of Americans. I'm doing my best to ensure that my children never join that demographic. My theory is that Americans can be nicely divided by their answer to a simple multiple choce question: Who is the best example of a patriot?
A. Martin Sheen
B. Nathan Hale
C. The guy who flies the biggest American Flag at his used car lot
D. Who is Nathan Hale?

Posted by Super Hose 2003-8-31 3:12:02 PM|| 2003-8-31 3:12:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 I make it a point not to read Maureen "Moonbat" Dud's editorials. That way, I keep my blood pressure in the 120/65 range. This woman(???) knows nothing about the "average joe", and doesn't ever want to learn. The most patriotic thing she's ever done is not seek public office.

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-8-31 3:50:25 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2003-8-31 3:50:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 OP, it's part of my biofeedback training. If I can refrain from going into a low-altitude earth orbit while reading one of her columns, I know I'm doing okay.

Posted by Matt 2003-8-31 4:34:58 PM|| 2003-8-31 4:34:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Matt, I'm a disabled vet - bad back, bad neck, lots of neurological damage. ANYTHING that raises my blood pressure also makes me hurt. MacDud isn't worth it. Besides, between blogs, some KILLER news sites, and some of the best commentary on the planet, why should I wilfully submit myself to torture?

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-8-31 7:08:00 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2003-8-31 7:08:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 OP, granted in a "news opinion" column by MoDO you'd never learn anything new (or that hadn't been on Rantburg 1st!, LGF or others weeks previously) but it never hurts to se how low MoDo can sink...like picking a scab to see how it's actually going underneath (sorry about the visual)

Posted by Frank G 2003-8-31 9:09:05 PM|| 2003-8-31 9:09:05 PM|| Front Page Top

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