I hear they're hiring at the car wash, Don.

Actually, it was Aaron Burr's old seat,...

He was 'pro-gun', too.

farked?

Isn't it obvious that the only reason that Gov. Paterson appointed her is because she's hot?

Eddie Adams from Torrance: Isn't it obvious that the only reason that Gov. Paterson appointed her is because she's hot?

I don't see that.


anyway:"

Dowd


Gillerbrand


wwff?

what I don't like is that she's just another downstater that dosen't pay attention to what else is happenning in this state.

TheOther: Actually, it was Aaron Burr's old seat,...

He was 'pro-gun', too.

Win.

Let's be fair to Maureen Dowd. She slams everyone for reasons that are often difficult to discern and has unexplained personal vendettas against many people.

On the other hand, her columns are entertaining. It all balances out.

I actually read the column. Key points:
- Paterson is not enjoyably dramatic like Blago, is not decisive, and isn't acting as if he merits the job he only got because of Spitzer's resignation, presumably because he is boring: doesn't jog in spandex, lacks ridiculous hair, and doesn't go around quoting poetry after getting himself arrested and impeached. Dowd also sees Many Conspiracy Theories and Humiliations in the non-selection of Caroline Kennedy.
- Caroline Kennedy should have been picked. Since she's pals with Obama, well-connected in the Senate as a Kennedy and a fundraising goldmine, she could probably have snagged more bailout cash for New York. Dowd probably has a point here: Gillibrand will have no influence at all in the Senate.
- Kirsten Gillibrand is pro-gun and anti-bailout and inexperienced in Congress. Her colleagues compare her to Tracy Flick, which Dowd repeats for emphasis and with relish. (Her real crime? Probably being from upstate - that and the guns.)
- The Clintons, comme d'habitude, are behind the whole mess and poison all things, especially Bill. (Yawn)

cretinbob: what I don't like is that she's just another downstater

Albany = downstate?

Anything north of 125th St. is upstate.

I am getting tired of seeing a SnortTees chick and automatically being aroused.

/FOllows link to snorg tees site

surely not that don surber?

C'mon people, get it right.

this is the guy who said the terms of the versailles treaty had nothing to do with the nazi rise to power

She's married with kids too. Double snap.

She'll be gone after 2010 anyway.

phyrkrakr

the proper use of the "oh snap" chart was probably when farkers publicly schooled donny surber on world history

And that's why we call it the Daily Fail.

Isn't it reprehensible at this day and age to assume that a disagreement between two women is about looks and age without having any actual proof to back it up?

Newbaca

there's a uk national daily known as "the daily mail/fail." this fail is an online thing. i think it's really just this surber clown's blog dressed up a bit

d'art

Isn't it reprehensible at this day and age to assume that a disagreement between two women is about looks and age without having any actual proof to back it up?

have you seen don surber?

barneyfifesbullet: She's married with kids too. Double snap.

She'll be gone after 2010 anyway.

Can you imagine making a Congressional appointee who the voters will vote out the first opportunity they get?

Boy, that's some change you can believe in, I don't care where you're from.

Maureen Dowd slams everyone. It's what she does. It's her thing.

The Senator may be younger, but better looking? I think not.

And Maureen Dowd's opinion matters to anyone except libtard koolaid drinkers because......?

bookman: And Maureen Dowd's opinion matters to anyone except libtard koolaid drinkers because......?

You do realize that using the phrase "libtard koolaid drinkers" only proves that you are also a koolaid drinker, right?

Lionel Mandrake: Maureen Dowd slams everyone. It's what she does. It's her thing.

The Senator may be younger, but better looking? I think not.

No Palin reference?
Not even a Coulter mention?
What about Kathleen Harris?
Hello! Michelle Bachmann?

Come on, how are we ever going to get a "Hot Girls of the GOP" Fark Calendar put together?

I'd settle for 2Girls1Gop with Palin and Coulter

21-7-b: I'd settle for 2Girls1Gop with Palin and Coulter

Alright, but who's the second girl?

Hetfield

Alright, but who's the second girl?

It's got to be Barbara Bush

either one

So Don's idea of being qualified for the office is that it pisses off Maureen Dowd?

fta:

The biggest obstacle a woman faces in seeking a high office is other women.

Yeah, like the way women put a stop to Hillary's...wait a minute...

Here's Gillibrand accepting Patterson's appointment. Who is that to the left of her? Oh, yeah, it's former republican senator Al D'Amato. The guy her father has ties with.

Maybe Dowd is upset because Patterson appointed a republican. There are reports that Peter King (R) is reconsidering his senate bid in 2010 because Gillibrand is further to the right than him on many issues.

Kennedy bailed out and obviously couldn't stomach any kind of campaign in 2010 (or anytime).

Gillibrand is smart, has proven she can deliver both Republican and Democrat votes in upstate NY because she represents their interests, and as for the gun thing, maybe someone should read Dowd a copy of DC v. Heller, because an individual's right to keep and bear arms is the law of the land (not saying it's necessarily my view)

I think Kirsten is being groomed for a gubernatorial run. Just a feeling I've had ever since she was announced as the appointee.

Look it is simple

The Kennedy Check did not clear....

thats how these Dem senate seats go, money talks

i just dn't get what the big deal against her is. Maybe its because i'm from PA and not NY, but I just don't get it.

I mean, is it because of her gun record? All I can say is "so what?"
There's plenty of more important issues than that, at least in my mind. Stop worrying about the ones like this that don't matter, and worry about the issues that do.

I am enjoying watching the NYC papers throw a hissy fit about this selection. And I consider myself a liberal Democrat.

They act as if her support of gun rights puts her somewhere to the right of Karl Rove. But the reality is, she's pro-choice, pro-gay marriage, has a 93% rating from the ACLU, and is fairly moderate-to-liberal on most issues.

The fact is, she's a mainstream Democrat. She's going to vote with Democrats in the Senate almost all the time. And she may (gasp) actually acknowledge that millions of New Yorkers live north and west of Westchester County and pay some attention to the devastating economic crises that's been destroying upstate for decades. The NYC media is just going to have to deal with it.

Umm... Paterson is blind, so he has no idea how hot (or not) she is.

Eddie Adams from Torrance: cretinbob: what I don't like is that she's just another downstater

Albany = downstate?

Anything north of 125th St. is upstate.

I know that's what they say, but Albany is still a lot different than Oneonta.

bobbette: The Clintons, comme d'habitude...

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Gillibrand's from upstate, not Quebec.

Mistah Scrotie: Here's Gillibrand accepting Patterson's appointment. Who is that to the left of her? Oh, yeah, it's former republican senator Al D'Amato. The guy her father has ties with.

Maybe Dowd is upset because Patterson appointed a republican.

Protip: a New York Republican is a moderate Democrat anywhere else in the country. We do not have conservatives here, be they fiscal, social or otherwise.

So what conservative things does she support besides guns?

She apparently got good ratings from Gay and Lesbian groups, so that's not it. What's wrong with her?

Lionel Mandrake [TotalFark]:

bookman: And Maureen Dowd's opinion matters to anyone except libtard koolaid drinkers because......?

You do realize that using the phrase "libtard koolaid drinkers" only proves that you are also a koolaid drinker, right?

Actually... no, I don't. It is metaphorically descriptive and accurate, and short and concise. It describes the type of person who uncritically swallows any old crap that various icons of the left - including old battle-axe Dowd - decide to vomit out for consumption by the glazed-eyed masses (Prole-feed).

I assume that your problem with it is that the phrase was invented by some right wing talk show host? (Who? Hannity? Sounds like his style, but I wouldn't know, since I rarely listen to him.) If so, why does that make it wrong or incorrect?

Please answer the questions instead of going straw-man or ad-hominem on me. (OH NOES!!!! HE'S USING LOGIC!!! HE'S THINKING!!!! THIS MEANS HE IS A KOOLAID DRINKER!!!!)

Thanks! Have an adequate day!

Thanks a lot Beaker.

bookman: Lionel Mandrake [TotalFark]:

bookman: And Maureen Dowd's opinion matters to anyone except libtard koolaid drinkers because......?

You do realize that using the phrase "libtard koolaid drinkers" only proves that you are also a koolaid drinker, right?

Actually... no, I don't. It is metaphorically descriptive and accurate, and short and concise. It describes the type of person who uncritically swallows any old crap that various icons of the left - including old battle-axe Dowd - decide to vomit out for consumption by the glazed-eyed masses (Prole-feed).

I assume that your problem with it is that the phrase was invented by some right wing talk show host? (Who? Hannity? Sounds like his style, but I wouldn't know, since I rarely listen to him.) If so, why does that make it wrong or incorrect?

Please answer the questions instead of going straw-man or ad-hominem on me. (OH NOES!!!! HE'S USING LOGIC!!! HE'S THINKING!!!! THIS MEANS HE IS A KOOLAID DRINKER!!!!)

Thanks! Have an adequate day!

You didn't really ask a question hoping for an answer. If you did, you would have phrased it in an intelligent, grown-up manner, not in the koolaid-fueled wharrgarbl manner you did. It may have had a question mark at the end, but you were clearly making a statement, not seeking an answer.

You're welcome...you, too.

Gillebrand will win in 2010. NYC will vote for the democrat, and this seals upstate republican NY. NY was almost entirely republican above Westchester County until 2006. Paterson knows what he's doing, she knows how to get the Palin-type vote

nyclon: NY was almost entirely republican above Westchester County until 2006.

A common misperception among downstaters.

Upstate New York has voted for the Democratic candidate in the last five presidential elections in a row (dating back to 1992).

If you look at a map, upstate looks mostly red, but that's because no one lives in a lot of the big, rural counties. Most of the upstate population lives in the cities and metro areas (Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany, Ithaca, etc.) which are solidly blue. The labor unions still wield enormous political power upstate, and they are all Democrats.

Upstate NY leans liberal and blue. Even what elected Republicans there are upstate are so moderate that they would be Democrats anywhere else in the country.

Lionel Mandrake: bookman: Lionel Mandrake [TotalFark]:

bookman: And Maureen Dowd's opinion matters to anyone except libtard koolaid drinkers because......?

You do realize that using the phrase "libtard koolaid drinkers" only proves that you are also a koolaid drinker, right?

Actually... no, I don't. It is metaphorically descriptive and accurate, and short and concise. It describes the type of person who uncritically swallows any old crap that various icons of the left - including old battle-axe Dowd - decide to vomit out for consumption by the glazed-eyed masses (Prole-feed).

I assume that your problem with it is that the phrase was invented by some right wing talk show host? (Who? Hannity? Sounds like his style, but I wouldn't know, since I rarely listen to him.) If so, why does that make it wrong or incorrect?

Please answer the questions instead of going straw-man or ad-hominem on me. (OH NOES!!!! HE'S USING LOGIC!!! HE'S THINKING!!!! THIS MEANS HE IS A KOOLAID DRINKER!!!!)

Thanks! Have an adequate day!

You didn't really ask a question hoping for an answer. If you did, you would have phrased it in an intelligent, grown-up manner, not in the koolaid-fueled wharrgarbl manner you did. It may have had a question mark at the end, but you were clearly making a statement, not seeking an answer.

You're welcome...you, too.

Sigh. "not in the koolaid-fueled wharrgarbl manner you did..."

You are obviously incapable of actual intelligent debate, since you reverted to ad hominem (the first choice of most people who can't argue the actual merits of their position). Go away little boy. Before your Dad finds you using the computer and spanks you.

Lionel Mandrake: Maureen Dowd slams everyone. It's what she does. It's her thing.

The Senator may be younger, but better looking? I think not.

Dowd looks like a skelaton and Gillerbrand looks like a man in drag. Since I fear Dowd will bite me, I choose the senator

d'art: Isn't it reprehensible at this day and age to assume that a disagreement between two women is about looks and age without having any actual proof to back it up?

Maureen Dowd is hot. She is wrong about 40% of the time, too. Like now.

21-7-b: d'art

Isn't it reprehensible at this day and age to assume that a disagreement between two women is about looks and age without having any actual proof to back it up?

have you seen don surber?

HAWT

cretinbob: Eddie Adams from Torrance: Isn't it obvious that the only reason that Gov. Paterson appointed her is because she's hot?

I don't see that.

Awesome.