Posts Tagged ‘Hillary Clinton’
In which The Gay Recluse scores selected opinion pieces in The Times. Maureen Dowd/The Hillary Waltz The Short Version: Whoever wins, the battle has been good for Democrats. In her words: “One of the most valuable lessons the gritty Hillary can teach the languid Obama — and the timid Democrats — is that the whole […]
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Tags: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Maureen Dowd, Richard Strauss, The New York Times
In which The Gay Recluse scores selected opinion pieces in The Times. Frank Rich/Hillary’s St. Patrick’s Day Massacre The Short Version: Why is Hillary such a lying liar? To cover up her Iraq vote, of course! In his words: “Incredible as it seems, the professionals around Mrs. Clinton — though surely knowing her story was […]
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Tags: Barack Obama, Bosnia, Frank Rich, Hillary Clinton, Maureen Dowd, Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times
In which The Gay Recluse scores selected opinion pieces in The Times. Gail Collins/McCain Forecloses Early The Short Version: Democrats need to relax. McCain is truly an idiot! In her words: “Fortunately for the quivering Democrats, McCain has also felt compelled to speak about the mortgage crisis.” Score: A (Awesome) Collins delivers a much needed […]
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Tags: Barack Obama, Gail Collins, Hillary Clinton, Immigration, Janet Napolitano, John McCain, Mortgage Crisis, The New York Times, Timothy Egan
In which The Gay Recluse scores selected opinion pieces in The Times. Paul Krugman/Loans and Leadership The Short Version: When you look at policy proposals, McCain is a Nazi, Clinton is progressive and Obama (who annoys me just because) is less progressive. In his words: “McCain is selling the same old snake oil, claiming that […]
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Tags: Barack Obama, David Brooks, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Paul Krugman, The Maverick, The New York Times
In which The Gay Recluse scores selected opinion pieces in The Times. Gail Collins/The Uncle Al Election The Short Version: Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are politicians; ergo they act like politicians. In her words: “There isn’t a right or wrong to this argument — only strategy.” Score: A- (Aware) Although we’re not always in […]
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Tags: Barack Obama, Gail Collins, Hillary Clinton, Nicholas Kristof, Superdelegates, The New York Times
In which The Gay Recluse scores selected opinion pieces in The Times. Maureen Dowd/Hillary or Nobody The Short Version: Hillary probably doesn’t want to be vice-president. In her words: “It’s hard to imagine that after spending her whole life playing second-fiddle to a superstar pol, Hillary wants to do it again. She’s been vice president.” […]
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Tags: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Maureen Dowd, The New York Times
In which The Gay Recluse scores selected opinion pieces in The Times. Bob Herbert/With a Powerful Speech, Obama Offers a Challenge The Short Version: I’ve been on vacation, but let’s pretend I wasn’t because I still want to talk about Obama’s speech. In his words: “Racial prejudice, ignorance, hostility — whatever — has caused millions […]
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Tags: Barack Obama, Bob Herbert, David Brooks, Hillary Clinton, Primaries, Race
In which The Gay Recluse scores selected opinion pieces in The Times. Frank Rich/The Republican Resurrection The Short Version: 1) Obama’s the man; 2) Clinton’s a monster, 3) McCain is loving it. In his words: “Instead of enhancing her own case for the presidency, she’s going to tear him down.” Score: B (Bit much) In […]
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Tags: Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Frank Rich, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, John McCain, Maureen Dowd, Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times
In which The Gay Recluse scores selected opinion pieces in The Times. Nicholas Kristof/Obama and the Bigots The Short Version: We must teach people not to be such crazy losers. In his words: “Likewise, with countless people today spreading scurrilous rumors that Mr. Obama is a Muslim, the most appropriate response is a denial followed […]
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Tags: Barack Obama, Bigotry, Crazy Losers, Hillary Clinton, Maureen Dowd, Nicholas Kristof, Obambi, The New York Times
In which The Gay Recluse scores selected opinion pieces in The Times. Bob Herbert/Confronting the Kitchen Sink The Short Version: Why is Hillary being so mean? In his words: “Why the Clinton forces would want to inject that poisonous bit of business into the campaign is a mystery.” Score: C- (Childish) It’s hard to believe […]
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Tags: Barack Obama, Bob Herbert, Gail Collins, Hillary Clinton, The New York Times
In which The Gay Recluse scores selected opinion pieces in The Times. Paul Krugman/The Anxiety Election The Short Version: It’s the economy, stupid. In his words: “[Democrats] can contrast the Clinton boom with the Bush bust; they can make the case that Republican economic ideology, with its fixation on privatization and deregulation, helped get us […]
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Tags: Barack Obama, David Brooks, Hillary Clinton, Paul Krugman, The Economy, The New York Tiimes, USA Today
In which The Gay Recluse scores selected opinion pieces in The Times. Gail Collins/Hillary’s Edge The Short Version: Pennsylvania is the new Ohio. In her words: “Then comes the kind of convention political reporters have dreamed about since we were little nerds in the third grade writing essays on the electoral college.” Score: A-(Amusing) We […]
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Tags: Auma Obama, Barack Obama, Delegates, Gail Collins, Hillary Clinton, Nicholas Kristof, Pennsylvania, Roger Cohen, Sudan, The New York Times
In which The Gay Recluse scores selected opinion pieces in The Times. Maureen Dowd/Duel of Historical Guilts The Short Version: Let’s not get so caught up in identity politics. In his words: “As it turns out, making history is actually a way of being imprisoned by history.” Score: A- (Astute) Dowd writes with conviction and […]
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Tags: Allison Krolczyk, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Indentity Politics, Maureen Dowd, The New York Times
In which The Gay Recluse scores selected opinion pieces in The Times. Bob Herbert/The $2 Trillion Nightmare The Short Version: In financial terms, the war in Iraq is not cheap. In his words: “The Bush administration has tried its best to conceal the horrendous costs of the war.” Score: A- Herbert delivers a column that […]
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Tags: Barack Obama, Bob Herbert, David Brooks, Economy, Hillary Clinton, Iraq War, Joseph Stiglitz, Robert Hormats, The New York Times
In which The Gay Recluse mixes pleasure and politics. Today — in what we can now confirm was the biggest day ever at The Gay Recluse (from a traffic-whore perspective) — we had the pleasure of having Dan Savage link to our smokin’ hot gay-statue contest. We encourage you to check out the full post […]
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Tags: Barack Obama, Dan Savage, Geraldine Ferraro, Hillary Clinton, Hot Gay Statues, Janice Dickinson, Vice President
In which The Gay Recluse scores selected opinion pieces in The Times. Paul Krugman/Deliverance or Diversion The Short Version: Why did Obama have to come along and wreck everything? In his words: “Some progressives are appalled by the direction their party seems to have taken: they wanted another F.D.R., yet feel that they’re getting an […]
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Tags: Barack Obama, Electability, Hillary Clinton, Kenya, Kofi Annan, Paul Krugman, Roger Cohen, William Buckley, William Kristol
In which The Gay Recluse scores selected opinion pieces in The Times. Frank Rich/McCain Channels His Inner Hillary The Short Version: Like Clinton, McCain cannot escape his support of the Iraq war, which is a losing proposition with the electorate. In his words: “The good news for the Democrats so far is that whatever Mr. […]
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Tags: Abyei, Barack Obama, Frank Rich, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, John McCain, Maureen Dowd, Nicholas Kristoff, Sudan, The New York Times
In which The Gay Recluse scores selected opinion pieces in The Times. Bob Herbert/A Nominee? Or a Debacle? The Short Version: Tuesday’s Democratic primaries could either determine the nominee or not. In his words: “That would also cause bad feelings that would be difficult to assuage.” The Score: C-(Customary) This is a good piece for […]
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Tags: Barack Obama, Bob Herbert, Gail Collins, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Mitt Romney, The New York Times
In which The Gay Recluse scores selected opinion pieces in The Times. Gail Collins/Hillary, Buckeye Girl The Short Version: Hillary can’t compete against Barack’s charm. (This may help her in Ohio.) In her words: “If Hillary is stumbling, it may be because there just isn’t any good path to take. ” Score: B (Benign) This […]
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Tags: Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Gail Collins, Hawks, Hillary Clinton, NATO, Nicholas Kristof, Ohio, Roger Cohen, Sudan
On Our Secret Longing for Janice Dickinson To Run Unopposed for President of the United States
In which The Gay Recluse becomes fatigued with the general election before it’s even started. We begin by admitting that we came extremely late to the Janice Dickinson party, having only just caught up in the last few weeks with seasons two and three of her reality television show on Oxygen, “The Janice Dickinson Modeling […]
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Tags: Barack Obama, Grace Jones, Hillary Clinton, Janice Dickinson, John McCain, Oxygen, The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency
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