Reliably progressive (and therefore Pulitzer Prize winning) New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd is in big trouble now. In her new column, she calls Hillary Clinton “crazy,” sort of.
?? from @NYTimesDowd: "The Republicans have their candidate: It’s Hillary." https://t.co/MZTqNEXLft pic.twitter.com/bqLfukpfjw
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) August 13, 2016
Dowd quotes Republican strategist Steve Schmidt, who told MSNBC that Clinton’s foreign policy more closely resembles that of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney than the GOP nominee’s foreign policy does. “And that’s how Republicans prefer their crazy — not like Trump, but like Cheney,” Dowd adds. See? She said Hillary Clinton is crazy.
The fault line that led to this crack in the liberal universe was traced to Blue Nation Review, whose CEO, Peter Daou, is a former adviser to Hillary Clinton and John Kerry. Daou wasn’t amused by Dowd’s “loathsome Hillary hatred” and “soul-gutting bitterness,” which he says arises from Dowd’s “futile hope of tearing down the woman she envies with all-consuming intensity.”
DISGRACEFUL: First She Uses a Racist #Obama Trope, Now @NYTimesDowd Calls #Hillary ‘Crazy’ https://t.co/4kCOjDPb13
— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) August 14, 2016
For the record, Dowd referred to President Obama as “Barry” in a July column; that would have been just a couple of months after Comedy Central host Larry Wilmore wrapped up his White House Correspondents Dinner routine saying, “Yo, Barry, you did it my nigga.”
Dear @NYTimesDowd: You know, I know, and the world knows you'll NEVER be as smart, loved or accomplished as #Hillary https://t.co/4kCOjDPb13
— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) August 14, 2016
Aside from that, though, he really liked the piece. A year’s worth of polling — not to mention focus groups made up of Walmart moms and futile attempts at outreach to millennials immune to Bill Clinton’s old-school “charm” — seem to show that being as loved as Hillary Clinton is a really, really low bar to clear.
But if things come down to a cage match between Dowd and Clinton, we’ll pop the popcorn.
Can someone please give me the background on what HRC has done to @NYTimesDowd? It's clear she's not a journo but her vitriol is a lot
— Bakari Sellers (@Bakari_Sellers) August 14, 2016
She's loathed the Clintons for a long time. Not sure what her deal is but the obsessive vitriol has become odd & predictable
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) August 14, 2016
Her vitriol at HRC is only matched by her unhinged reaction to Pres. Obama, whom she refers to as "Barry".
— ???? Only4RM ???? (@Only4RM) August 14, 2016
Typical jealous mean girl. She knows she'll never be as smart or accomplished so she trashes @HillaryClinton
— Robin Robinson (@Writer1113) August 14, 2016
I just can't get hepped up about MoDo. She's obviously not well mentally and no one takes her seriously. She's Hannity now basically.
— Armando (@ArmandoNDK) August 14, 2016
this crazy hack has hated Hillary from the get go. Don't worry she will have to say madam president next 8 years
— Karishma sanghavi (@sanghavi15) August 14, 2016
@joanwalsh @NYTimesDowd Dowd is a bitter bitter woman
— Allergic_to_Orange (@Linnie_33305) August 14, 2016
https://twitter.com/timhoward717/status/764648288381526016
What's with Maureen Dowd's creepy obsession w/ Clinton? https://t.co/25mvFlIUJz
— Ayelet Waldman (@ayeletw) August 14, 2016
She has been jealous of HILLARY for decades. ALWAYS trying to get Bill's attention! @peterdaou @NYTimesDowd
— Archivist1000 (@Archivist1000) August 14, 2016
That was foolish, considering that Bill Clinton would never look at another woman.
Hillary Clinton: first woman POTUS. @NYTimesDowd: mediocre writer obsessed with Bill Clinton's genitals.
— Kerry Reid (@kerryreid) August 14, 2016
Maureen Dowd is a disgrace and the fact that .@nytimes still has her on the payroll means I will never respect them https://t.co/NHVUoa7QbI
— defiant maraleia because the GOP are criminals (@maraleia) August 14, 2016
https://twitter.com/lin_deshan/status/764659905890365442
The question is not what's wrong w/ Maureen Dowd, answer to which is private and psychiatric. The question is, What's wrong w/ the NY Times?
— ANNE LAMOTT (@ANNELAMOTT) August 14, 2016
Private and psychiatric? That’s harsh.
https://twitter.com/RichardAFleming/status/764662015046651905
@NYTimesDowd Hillary is a better woman than you in any possible metric – I actually laugh when I see your name mentioned..
— Randy Weingard (@Tha_Randy_Man_) August 14, 2016
She's just a witch..always has been always will be, why ANYONE gives her writing space is beyond me.
— #VoteBlue (@yankefan) August 14, 2016
Maureen Dowd: bitter woman, typical mean girl, attention whore witch obsessed with genitals. It is disgusting how these misogynist conservatives judge an assertive woman on her sexuality and then accuse her of being mentally ill. Sad!
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