Maureen Dowd confounds with 'most tortured shoehorning of Robin Williams into unrelated story'

What’s that? Robin Williams’ tragic death is really about Hillary Clinton? How does that make any sense whatsoever? Well, it makes about as much sense as Maureen Dowd still having a column in the New York Times.

Strap yourself in tight before trying to follow this train of thought.

https://twitter.com/cd_hooks/status/499371998305202176

This Maureen Dowd column is basically just free association: http://t.co/5bz3s9SfTW

— Lauren Duca (@laurenduca) August 13, 2014

Maybe the New York Times is too embarrassed to edit Maureen Dowd anymore. Only for connoisseurs of the truly awful. http://t.co/8mAu5gExWw

— Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) August 13, 2014

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https://twitter.com/SethAMandel/status/499376844115025921

I don't even know what is going on in that Maureen Dowd column

— David Zavac (@DavidZavac) August 13, 2014

Maureen Dowd delivers the combo Robin Williams tribute and Hillary-bashing column you’ve been waiting for http://t.co/rKg4nET5B7

— HotAir.com (@hotairblog) August 13, 2014

This Maureen Dowd column takes quite a quick and unexpected turn… http://t.co/FAShDpLZtr

— Andrei Cherny (@AndreiCherny) August 13, 2014

Maureen Dowd went completely off the rails. Has she lost her freaking mind? The NY Times should just let her go.

— Tombo©️ (@twd3pdx) August 13, 2014

@flocktard @cate_long Wow. Way to use a beloved man's death as a springboard for your tirade against Hillary, @NYTimesDowd. Another new low

— Ernie Wallace (@thebigern) August 13, 2014

https://twitter.com/jkirchick/status/499378210979983360

Yikes. Maureen Dowd rides segue off cliff. Awful. http://t.co/L948lGgncC Thanks @NeilMcMahon @nytimes

— steve taylor (@thatstevetaylor) August 13, 2014

Seriously though, Maureen Dowd had already written 80% of that Hillary column, & then when Williams died she was like "wwwwhelp." Right?

— Drew (@dtipson) August 13, 2014

@jamisonfoser @EricBoehlert Maureen Dowd is furiously writing her Lauren Bacall column on Hillary Clinton even as we speak.

— Tom Watson (@tomwatson) August 13, 2014