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New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 13 August 2014

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If you frequent this here premier “web log,” there’s a good chance you may once or twice have read the New York Times op-ed page. You might even recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that is dedicated to these folks, highlighting one line that is either funny, ridiculous, strange, or actually intelligent or well-written. Today’s a fucking doozy from Maureen Dowd, who in her column today, “It’s the Loyalty, Stupid,” writes: So when I think of [Robin] Williams, I think of [Michael] Kelly. And when I...

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New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 16 July 2014

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If you frequent this here premier “web log,” there’s a good chance you may once or twice have read the New York Times op-ed page. You might even recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that is dedicated to these folks, highlighting one line that is either funny, ridiculous, strange, or actually intelligent or well-written. Today’s is from Maureen Dowd, who in her truly awful column today, “Where’s the Oval Avatar?,” writes: There are three problems with this unbearable metaphor: Barack Obama is not in captivity, he’s...

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New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 9 July 2014

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If you frequent this here premier “web log,” there’s a good chance you may once or twice have read the New York Times op-ed page. You might even recognize the names of the columnists, who every day spout the most conventionally wise of the conventional wisdom. This is a feature that is dedicated to these folks, highlighting one line that is either funny, ridiculous, strange, or actually intelligent or well-written. Today’s is, of course, from Maureen Dowd, who in her column today, “Silicon Valley Sharknado” (no, really), writes: That leaves me free to worry about rampaging robots. HOW THE F ARE YOU...

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New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 18 August 2010

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If you’re one of the four-or-so frequent readers of this here blog, chances are you also occasionally check out the New York Times op-ed page. You may even know the names: Thomas “Friedman’s Just Another Word For Nothing Left to Lose” Friedman, Gail “The Colander” Collins, Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, &c. This is a daily feature dedicated to these folks: one line that is either awesome, funny, insightful, intelligent, ridiculous, or utterly divorced from reality. I hope you enjoy. Today’s is from Maureen “Dowdy Doddy Piper” Dowd who, in her column “Our Mosque Madness,” writes: Some...

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New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 11 August 2010

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If you’re one of the four-or-so frequent readers of this here blog, chances are you also occasionally check out the New York Times op-ed page. You may even know the names: Thomas “Friedman’s Just Another Word For Nothing Left to Lose” Friedman, Gail “The Colander” Collins, Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, &c. This is a daily feature dedicated to these folks: one line that is either awesome, funny, insightful, intelligent, ridiculous, or utterly divorced from reality. I hope you enjoy. Today’s is from Maureen “Dowdy Doddy Piper” Dowd, who in her column “Don’t Send in the Clones,”...

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New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 7 July 2010

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If you’re one of the four-or-so frequent readers of this here blog, chances are you also occasionally check out the New York Times op-ed page. You may even know the names: Thomas “Friedman’s Just Another Word For Nothing Left to Lose” Friedman, Gail “The Colander” Collins, Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to these folks, by daily pointing out one line that is either awesome, funny, insightful, intelligent, ridiculous, or utterly divorced from reality. I hope you enjoy. Today’s is from Maureen “Dowdy Doddy Piper” Dowd’s column “Kicking the...

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New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 26 May 2010

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If you’re one of the four-or-so frequent readers of this here blog, chances are you also occasionally check out the New York Times op-ed page. You may even know the names: Thomas “Friedman Ain’t Free” Friedman, Gail “The Colander” Collins, Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to these folks, by daily pointing out one line that is either awesome, funny, insightful, intelligent, ridiculous, or utterly divorced from reality. I hope you enjoy. Today’s is from Maureen “Down Down Down” Dowd, who in her column “Of Top Hats, Top Kills...

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New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 12 May 2010

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If you’re one of the four-or-so frequent readers of this here blog, chances are you also occasionally check out the New York Times op-ed page. You may even know the names: Thomas “Friedman Fries” Friedman, Gail “The Colander” Collins, Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to these folks, by daily pointing out one line that is either awesome, funny, insightful, intelligent, ridiculous, or utterly divorced from reality. I hope you enjoy. Today’s was a little difficult: both columns were a little dry, and neither said anything ridiculous. So, I’ve...

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New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 28 April 2010

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If you’re one of the four-or-so frequent readers of this here blog, chances are you also occasionally check out the New York Times op-ed page. You may even know the names: Thomas “Friedman of Peach” Friedman, Gail “The Colander” Collins, Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to these folks, by daily pointing out one line that is either awesome, funny, insightful, intelligent, ridiculous, or utterly divorced from reality. I hope you enjoy. Today’s is from Maureen “Refrigerator” Dowd, who in her column “Olive Oil and Snake Oil,” writes about...

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New York Times Columnist Line of the Day – 5 April 2010

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If you’re one of the four-or-so frequent readers of this here blog, chances are you also occasionally check out the New York Times op-ed page. You may even know the names: Thomas Friedman, Gail Collins, Nicholas Kristoff, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to these folks, by daily pointing out one line that is either awesome, funny, insightful, intelligent, ridiculous, or utterly divorced from reality. I hope you enjoy. Today’s, if you will pardon us for using one from yesterday, is from Maureen Dowd: As they say in Latin, “Ne eas ibi.” Don’t go...

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