Tag Archives: Op-It Girl

Maureen Dowd: Pleasure Is Her Business

Posted on June 6, 2012 by

Today’s New York Times features Op-It Girl Maureen Dowd’s latest installment in her Vatican jihad over sex, contraception, and etc. Is Pleasure a Sin? It’s hard to say what is weirder: A Sister of Mercy writing about the Kama Sutra, … Continue reading →

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MoDo Gives Boston Herald A Shoutout

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

It’s not often our feisty local tabloid gets to rub elbows with the Gray Lady,  but New York Times Op-It Girl Maureen Dowd made that match in today’s column, which says the GOP (Gone Old Party) has essentially packed it … Continue reading →

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To Know Trump . . . (Mitt Romney Endorsement Edition)

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

Donald Trump is to Corporate America what plaid is to Bermuda shorts (Campaign Outsider Analogy pat. pending). Mitt Romney, by contrast, is khaki. So how does Trump’s endorsement benefit Romney, besides locking up the comb-over vote? The big announcement from … Continue reading →

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New York Times Op-Id Columnists

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

Compare and contrast in clear idiomatic English: Joe Nocera’s New York Times op-ed on Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs biography, and Times Op-It Girl Maureen Dowd’s take. Nocera’s piece is all about what Isaacson was unable to accomplish (“In ‘Steve Jobs,’ … Continue reading →

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MoDo Grabs The Big Chair At NYT

Posted on March 7, 2011 by

Before Frank Rich’s laptop is even cold, New York Times Op-It Girl Maureen Dowd has slipped into the paper’s Week in Review Spotlight Column (see dead-tree edition for what they call in D.C. “the optics”): Governor Brown Redux: The Iceman … Continue reading →

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Maureen Dowd: Religion Is A Crèche

Posted on December 22, 2010 by

New York Times Op-It Girl Maureen Dowd doesn’t seem to have much use for religion in spite (because?) of her good Catholic upbringing. When she does talk about matters of faith, it’s often related to her family, as today’s column … Continue reading →

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WSJ/NYT Op-Ed Gingrich Smackdown!

Posted on November 4, 2010 by

Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal and New York Times each featured a Newt Gingrichabilia op-ed, to very different effect. Exhibit A: The WSJ op-ed from former George W. Bush press secretary Ari “You Talkin’ to Me?” Flesicher. Nut graf: Having served … Continue reading →

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Maureen Dowd Goes Slumming

Posted on July 28, 2010 by

New York Times Op-It Girl Maureen Dowd has a cover line on this week’s TV Guide magazine: MAUREEN DOWD TAKES DOWN THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF D.C. The thing is, Dowd is not featured on the TV Guide home page, is … Continue reading →

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