NYT's Op- Ed - The Politics of Self Pity, Maureen Dowd

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"President Bush has made the theme of his re-election campaign a whiny 'not my fault'."

You've just got to read it! Registration required.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/14/opinion/14DOWD.html?th

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1. When did they move Maureen up from the fashion page?

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6. let's hope

it becomes the 'fashion'.B-)

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2. I enjoyed this one ..

As ever, bullies can give it but they can't take it.

The Skin

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5. And we've got to

keep on givin' it till it :hurts: hurts.

[cpa]

3. Republican Mantra

That is the story of every Republican. Nothing is their fault. They are not responsible for anything-except for all the good things.

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4. If only there were

'good things'. ;)

[roscoeroscoe]

7. you know, they are crooks and liars.

i'd love to see the kerry campaign mash it down on them. rumsfeld saying, 'we know where the wmd's are, they're in an arc around bagdad and tikrit,' powell's lies to the un, bush saying iraq had the chance to let in inspectors!
contrast his rediculous speaches and claims against what the * admin has actually done and just repeat crooks and liars in huge type.
nail it down.

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8. yes,

kerry couldn't have summed it up better than he did, and he has given us our mantra against those CROOKS AND LIARS. you're right on, we've got to hit 'em with it big time :kick:

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9. *snarf*

a post from the nytimes discussion board:

aurelio23a - 12:34 PM ET March 14, 2004 (#7171 of 7175)

CAMP DAVID GOSSIP
Late Saturday afternoon at Camp David is often conducive to reflection and meditation. Especially if there are no guests that, after an afternoon of golf, insist on an extended nineteen hole caucus. This time there was only the President, Dick and Laura in the ample lounge. The President sat in front of the picture window looking out toward the creek on the left of the 4th fairway. Dick was engrossed in adding column after column of numbers in his laptop while Laura was busy with her Chinese Ouija Board. She spoke:

“You guys seem to have screwed up the works in this here Yew Hess Ay. My Ouija is telling me things I really do not wish to hear, or read”

The President remained silent but Dick turned his head and said:

“Laura you are again paying attention to that leftist, liberal decrepit Ouija board. Things could not be better. Georgie just announced the miraculous recovery of the economy after all those years of economic debauchery as practiced by the last President, what is his name”

The President smiled and said: “Not only that but I have won two wars for the US, liberated millions of people, created millions of jobs here and abroad, especially abroad, reached Mars, found Saddam, let some gays marry, kept Greenspan from giving away the store, assured the boomers of juicy pensions and free Viagra and helped the oil industry get back on its feet”

“At five bucks a gallon of gas? Georgie are you well?”

“Just fine, thank you. And, by the way dear, get ready for another four years at the White House. I feel it in my bones!”

“I wouldn’t be too sure, Georgie. People can also read Ouija boards”

Dick smiled at the exchange and observed:

“My father used to say that every election must have a theme, a shadow and a spring. We are ready to do battle!”

“What is the spring for?”

“Remember Florida?”

They all laughed. Then the President asked the First Lady:

“By the way, where did you get that Ouija board?”

“It was a gift from Maureen Dowd!”

http://forums.nytimes.com/top/opinion/readersopinions/forums/editorialsoped/opedcolumnists/maureendowd/index.html?page=recent

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10. cute, lol, thanks n/t