tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849256167139700600.post8607789469185634746..comments2024-03-21T00:18:09.902-07:00Comments on Dowd Report: Dowd Didn't Defeat Al Goreyellojkthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849256167139700600.post-58093654719240441342009-01-12T05:10:00.000-08:002009-01-12T05:10:00.000-08:00Dowd didn't "defeat" Gore. But Dowd was prominent...Dowd didn't "defeat" Gore. But Dowd was prominent (but NOT alone) in trivializing the campaign by emphasizing "facts" about Gore like allegedly inventing the internet, or being stiff and boring. Meanwhile, Dowd and much of the media gave candidate George W. Bush a pass on his policies except to note he was "compassionate" and a CEO, failing to note his business failures (and the fact he only got his CEO slots because of who Daddy was). And gave him a very kind ride on Bush's drug use up to age 40. Somehow I think if Al Gore had been a frequent user of cocaine, Dowd and company wouldn't have been able to let us forget that for a minute.Don Q Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04463143207257900008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849256167139700600.post-91168281960011920822007-11-10T09:28:00.000-08:002007-11-10T09:28:00.000-08:00I was amazed that someone would actually go to the...I was amazed that someone would actually go to the trouble of making a blog about Maureen Dowd.<BR/><BR/>Gore won the popular vote in 2000. What happened was an illicit, unprecedented Supreme Court verdict that stopped the Florida recount and handed the victory to Bush.<BR/><BR/>It is unfortunate that you must resort to unfair attacks on Gore to defend Dowd--a person who I'm not even sure merits defending. It's hard to make a serious case that comments like "He's practically lactating" contribute positively to the public discourse.<BR/><BR/>By contrast with her obnoxious remarks about Gore, Dowd clearly had a huge crush on Bush in 2000, as pointed out in a recent Vanity Fair article:<BR/><BR/>'Meanwhile, though Dowd certainly questioned Bush's intellect in some columns, she seemed to be charmed by him one of the "bad boys," "rascals," and a "rapscallion." She shared with the world a charged moment between them. "'You're so much more mature now,' I remarked to the Texas Governor. 'So are you,' he replied saucily." And in another column: "You don't often get to see a Presidential candidate bloom right before your eyes." '<BR/><BR/>I wonder if she's still holding that torch today. <BR/><BR/>Your final paragraph betrays how juvenile the media are in this country. While wielding enormous power to shape public opinion, they claim they bear no responsibility for anything they say, while saying the stupidest, most childish things, often for no better reason than that it amuses them to do so. Nor can they be bothered to do even the most basic fact-checking.<BR/><BR/>The media gave Bush a free pass when he joked that it would be easier if the country were a dictatorship, while piling on Gore. Nonetheless Gore closed a fifteen point gap in the polls and won the popular vote, despite Nader's candidacy which pulled off votes in crucial swing states.<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't care a bit for what Dowd says, except that there are people like you who take her seriously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849256167139700600.post-31699849385606403372007-11-10T08:41:00.000-08:002007-11-10T08:41:00.000-08:00No of course Dowd didn't defeat Al Gore, she wasn'...No of course Dowd didn't defeat Al Gore, she wasn't running.<BR/><BR/>She did help use her position to propagate and smear Al Gore. You can hardly call her name calling "Reporting".<BR/><BR/>She has to deal with the realities and that her shield from Papa Bush doesn't protecct her. <BR/><BR/>Sometimes folks think too much of themselves.<BR/><BR/>Thankfully we have good people like Al Gore who can rise above that pettiness.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Time for <BR/>a COOL<BR/>change,<BR/>GoreLinda in SFNMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14779285500836642959noreply@blogger.com