Their only hope is to destroy him. To start they have to trivialize him.

And for them that always starts with the wife.

Who else besides me believes that while in that taxi ride they discussed this very point, and decided on their talking points?

They have no shame at all.

And that is why the NY Times only makes money on their week end editions, because nobody will waste their money on trash.

nalbar

So wait, here is a columnist who shares a cab with another columnist and spends valuable column inches talking about what the other columnist said in her column rather than in his column.  Why don't they just give the space to me if MoDo can't come up with material?

Is this insulting to Mrs. Obama?

Her arms, and her complete confidence in her skin, are a reminder that Americans can do anything if they put their minds to it. Unlike Hillary, who chafed at the loathed job of first lady, and Laura, who for long stretches disappeared into the helpmeet role, Michelle has soared every day, expanding the job to show us what can be accomplished by a generous spirit, a confident nature and a well-disciplined body.

I also have no doubt she can talk cap-and-trade with ease and panache.

I do think the Brits have a point, though, about the gifts. A first family giving away models of their means of transportation is a little tacky.

Good thing we have a liberal media, because I'd hate to think what the NYT would find print worthy if it was conservative.

the CHICKEN POT PIE is GONNA GETCHA!

So, MoDo is jealous of Michelle's arms?  Did she ever devote a cab ride to discussing Laura Bush's physique (much less write a column about it}?

She should be jealous of Michelle's grammar skills too...from the column:

"...Michelle's flare is our depression's answer to Ginger Rogers gliding around in feathers and lamé."

Uh, that should be flair as in style and flair, not flare as in shooting off the signal flare, MoHo.  


"Little people are very stuff-intensive."

I agree that Michelle could kick Rush's fat ass.

you'll notice, not comments section this time at Maureen's column.

that's because she got eviscerated last week, so the times has to protect her.

John Mccain Called his wife WHAT??

Oh noes.

He said the policy crowd here would consider the dress ostentatious. "Washington is sensually avoidant. The wonks here like brains. She should not be known for her physical presence, for one body part." David brought up the Obamas' obsession with their workouts. "Sometimes I think half the reason Obama ran for president is so Michelle would have a platform to show off her biceps."

Yeah. Just imagine the disapproval among the chattering classes if the president himself showed up in an outfit which unnecessarily highlighted one of his physical attributes.

MoDo continues to tackle the topics that matter to most Americans.

Oh, there you are, Perry. -Phineas -SLB-

Whenever I read her column, I always wonder what this woman does all day.  Does she sit around, flipping through People magazine looking for her next column?  Does she sip champagne while ordering the servants around?  Why is she so cynical?  Why would someone share a cab with Brooks?  It might do MoDo some good to volunteer at the shelter Michelle did but I bet her arms would wear out after serving up a couple of helpings.

pathetic. just pathetic.


John Mccain Called his wife WHAT??

Meow.

This was inevitable. Any political woman with public appeal gets this treatment from Dowd, most famously (and repetitively) HRC. She's got serious issues with women in power, or, in this case, proximate to it. And she writes about their perceived flaws -- usually physical or wardrobe-related -- like clockwork. I can't believe anyone considers her a "serious" columnist.

When all else fails, get catty.

Perhaps Obama should have given Gordo a poodle instead.

"I never trust people who don't laugh." Maya Angelou, March 5, 2009

Dowd is a ' hater'. Has been since the Primaries.

Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama is unapologetic about who she is, and that she's comfortable in her own skin.

That's why I adore her and think she's fabulous as First Lady.

As much as anything else, I think Dowd's presence on the editorial pages of the NYTimes says a lot about how the paper's leadership prefer to see women. It's hard to believe that Anna Quindlen once had a regular column at the Times, with similar placement as Dowd's.

 This is just a set-up for MoDo's usual thesis that Democratic men are weak, flaccid wimps. Just wait.....she'll soon be writing that the only hard, muscular things in the Obama White House are Michelle's arms.

For MoDo, this will be a two-fer. She can feminize Obama while making Michelle seem like an Amazon.

It's what MoDo does best.

She's pathetic.