Dowdy Maureen: The Old Lady of the Old Gray Lady Writes a “Greek” Dialogue.

12/16/07

Maureen Dowd elects to entertain us with a literary masterpiece of wit and political reasoning set in the traditional debating mechanism of Greek Circular Logic. We should not summarily dismiss this piece since that the circular logic method of persuasion [no truth is necessary to work this lever] is unassailable as it has no flanks or ends.

For her little play she creates a “tie-breaking debate with the two Democratic front-runners.”[1] The result is mostly fluff and foam, but there are a few acidic digs to be discussed in light of the fact that the NYT prints ‘all the news that is fit to read’ or words to that effect.

To wit:

“Carolyn Washburn, the phlegmatic[2] editor of the paper, once more moderates.”

Wow! Can Hillary answer tough questions? What side is the NYT on??

Hillary replies:

“I apologized to Senator Obama. I absolutely did not authorize or condone the remarks made by one of my co-chairs in New Hampshire about my distinguished colleague’s youthful indiscretions. If primary voters don’t care that he did “a little blow,” then my goodness, why should I? Even if he had packed a straw full of the white rabbit and had a snow bunny blow it in his ear, who would care, for Pete’s sake? I only wish I knew all that colorful chasing-the-dragon lingo. Senator Obama certainly has a lot of street cred, even if it isn’t Main Street. We owe it to the good people of Iowa to stick to critical issues like the economy, and how to get a fiscally responsible budget like we had in the ’90s, the ’90s, the ’90s —“

We don’t have to go much further into this oblique attack on Hillary to realize that her glow is now off and the neocons scamper to assist her in the nomination. Hillary has to wax nasty. Where is James Carville when you need him?

“WASHBURN: Snap out of it.”

Backward. Hillary flipped back into the game here.

There are more slurs woven into this play such as “…OBAMA: In turn, I would like to reply that what this country really needs is change —“ with the  nasty retort: “…Change is mine now, Senator Belushi. Bill and I stole it weeks ago. Some people believe you get change by hoping for it. Some believe you get change by snorting it. I believe you get it by working hard.”

Of course Bill never used drugs, or coke, as his brother did not mention when he said“ Bill...has a nose like a vacuum cleaner.”

And this wreckage ends with:

“WASHBURN: As I was saying, a Happy New Year.

CLINTON: He gets no kick from Champagne ... “

This cute essay is based around the assumed drug culture and frivolity inherent in the black community. Although a farce or some warped version of parody, it does point out some political truths:

[1] Any opponent of either Clinton will be toast if the usual  warnings to stay away from the Clinton turf are ignored.

[2] Obama is beyond the warning stage and will be the subject of negative attacks, particularly on race and drugs and inexperience.

Hillary can just say she didn’t know about the gutter sniping against Barack on her agenda and she can just fire another loyal toady after the affront is made public and then explained by  of a New York Times op-ed piece. She has an army of paid droolers who would crawl under the Obama Express and sacrifice themselves, tooth, fingernails and soul as Foster, Hubble and others did.  Hillary has that kind of power.

Hillary is not up to answering tough questions or reviewing her past. She has reached her limit and may freak out with comments such as The Old Red Lady has conjured up as did the Witch of Endor  in earlier times. Remember, the Witch tol dah toot.

Maureen omitted the Colonel Klebb Cackle[3]  in her little play that is now  patented by Hillary when she is on the precipice of eruption.

Does Maureen cook her hair in the microwave?? Will her job at the Old Gray Lady be in jeopardy after this affront? Or, will she be promoted?

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rycK

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[1] http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/16/opinion/16dowd.html?_r=1&ref=opinion&oref=slogin. Reefer Madness in Iowa By MAUREEN DOWD. Published: December 16, 2007

[2] Read as praise for this prison warder icon.

[3] Colonel Klebb Gets Booed in Iowa. Sunday, December 02, 2007 3:15 PM

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