QandO

January 22, 2004

Argument by ridicule
Posted by Jon Henke

Ever meet somebody whose only method of argument was ridicule? Disagree with them, and they made fun of the way you spoke, looked...or whatever else was handy.

Well, that's Maureen Dowd. Today is an especially good example. Seriously, who signs her paychecks and why do they continue to do so, when she writes stuff like this.....

Whoa! That was quite the steroid-infused performance. Who's the guy's political consultant — Russell Crowe? He was so in-your-face, smirking his trademark smirk, it was disturbing to think of him in charge of the military. It's a good thing he stopped drinking and started talking about God.

Or whatever. I'm not entirely sure what her point is, but I'm not entirely sure she knows either.

Best of all, she has the temerity to end with this line.....

Where is the White House speechwriters' ombudsman?

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