Find Maureen Dowd a Man!
by Marc H. RudovI’ve been sitting on the sidelines for the past few weeks, wondering what to say about Maureen Dowd’s new book, Are Men Necessary? If you know anything about me, you will understand how much I had to restrain myself from at least commenting on her male-bashing title.
Last night, I watched Tim Russert interview Ms. Dowd for an hour about her book on his weekly program on CNBC. In this exchange, Dowd managed to demean men and women — by claiming that men, who are useful only for doing heavy lifting, will go the way of the buggy whip, while women, regardless of their levels of education and achievement, can be happy only as passive, ’50s-era sex objects. Even Tim Russert was politely incredulous at some of her outlandish pronouncements. Consequently, I have one request: Somebody, please give Maureen Dowd a copy of my book … and then find her a man!
Dowd, while insisting her book is not autobiographical, admits to having zero understanding of men. This enhances her credibility, of course, in prognosticating their extinction. She reminds me of Andy Rooney, the curmudgeon of 60 Minutes fame, who periodically rants about not comprehending modern technology. For example, he’ll point to his trusty, old typewriter as totally adequate for his work and then dismiss as unnecessary any newer authoring tools. Sounds about right.
Maureen reported to Russert that the Y chromosome is headed for extinction … in 100,000 years. The world will become flooded with and dominated by females. When Russert asked Dowd how women will procreate without men, she explained, with a straight face, that the reigning lesbians will use modern cloning techniques.
Ever quick with quotable soundbites, Ms. Dowd gleefully repeated one of Gloria Steinem’s famous aphorisms: “A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle.” Fortunately, for Maureen and Gloria, Benjamin Franklin — a man — discovered electricity, without which their vibrators wouldn’t operate. What glorious irony.
To add more fuel to her specious fire, Dowd pointed to the internecine squabbling in the Bush Administration as evidence that men are unsuited for higher office. Please explain, Ms. Dowd. Well, men have become effeminate metrosexuals who are losing their sexuality and power. For example, says she, President Bush ignored Hurricane Katrina because he was too busy cycling to lose seven pounds around his waist. And, she added, like a prima donna, Defense Secretary Rumsfeld frequently bursts into worse histrionics than any woman would. Yet, claims Dowd, Condaleeza Rice never shows any emotion, never cries. Yes, I must admit that, when I watch women crying and catfighting on Donald Trump’s show, The Apprentice, my immediate reaction is, These are definitely our future world leaders.
Nothing like a little hypocrisy and contradiction in an interview with a faux feminist. Dowd went on to admit, sheeplishly, that despite being simple, crude neanderthals — and so unnecessary — men are still the objects of silly female behavior. To wit, women spend oodles of time shopping for clothes and beauty accessories and also keep men waiting for dates — just to ensure they are pretty enough to please these men. Dowd admitted to Russert that she always has suffered from a punctuality problem for that very reason.
The duplicity doesn’t end there, however. Despite being a highly paid, world-famous journalist, Dowd conceded to having perfected the disingenuous, well-timed reach for her wallet during a date — just until her consort would insist on paying … again. And she calls a guy who finances her social life unnecessary? When all the men disappear, I guess Maureen and her ilk will have to pay for their dinners. Imagine that!
If Maureen Dowd were not with the New York Times, would anyone be listening to her inane drivel? Would Russert’s producer even book her as a guest? Would I be writing about her on my blog? I think not, on all three accounts. What silliness. Maureen proved nothing, added nothing. She knows that, on many lonely nights, a man is not only necessary, he is critical. Nonsense sells when it comes from the New York Times. Maureen, please find a man and stop whining.
November 21st, 2005 at 3:57 pm
Why???
She will just drive him away.
November 21st, 2005 at 3:58 pm
I prefer thinking women like Wendy McElroy.
November 21st, 2005 at 6:17 pm
Sounds to me like Maureen needs some good screwing. She acts like a Woman who has not had sex in a very long time and is very cranky. Where is a “Bad Boy” when we need one???
November 21st, 2005 at 7:22 pm
The amount of alcohol necessary to get a man to screw her is well past the amount needed to kill him!!
November 22nd, 2005 at 9:18 am
Perhaps she would prefer another female and not a male. Men are not necessary!
November 24th, 2005 at 7:46 am
I wouldn’t want any man to be with her,,she is horrible,,,I think she
has some real problems.She needs to grow up and realize she is
responsible for her own messes in
life.I know too many women who blame men for all their problems
and it makes me furious because they make all women look bad…
She’s a bitch!!!…..I’m a woman
and she’s insulting to all women
just breathing,,She needs sex or something or a real good man friendly shrink!
November 24th, 2005 at 7:58 am
Society has become a place of
fantasy to support way-out
philosophies.I don’t believe
half of what I read anymore.Toss
her book out or use it for the
cold long winter in the fireplace.
My friend and I read her book.Don’t listen to her,just live
life.
November 25th, 2005 at 1:20 pm
what a shame that she gets paid to write about her personal issues from an “objective” perspective. based on the traffic and sales on http://www.makeyoublush.com, other people are still enjoying each other in the most intimate ways.
life is SO short. as a 9/11 survivor, i’d rather thoroughly enjoy dating, men, sex, food and wine…rather than a life of WHINE.
November 27th, 2005 at 5:40 pm
Fred on everything says it well…
Will Someone For God’s Sake Marry Maureen?
Maybe She’ll Shut Up
I read with ashen resignation that Maureen Dowd, the professional spinster of the New York Times, will soon birth a book, no doubt parthenogenetically, called Are Men Necessary? The problem apparently is that men have not found Maureen necessary. Hell hath…. Clearly there is something wrong with men.
I weary of the self-absorbed clucking of aging poultry.
Why is Maureen hermetically single? For starters, she is not just now your classic hot ticket. She’s not just over the hill, but into the mountains, to Grandmother’s house we go. She probably gets more daily maintenance than a 747, but she still looks as though a vocational school held an injection-molding contest and everyone lost. That leaves her with only her personality as bait. The prognosis is grim.
Was that ungentlemanly? She makes a career of being disagreeable about men. What’s sauce for the gander is sauce for the goose, say I.
Reading her unending plaints, one concludes that she is deeply in loveâ€â€with herself, and too loyal ever to cheat with a man. Behind her writing you always hear the little voice, “I’m so wonderful, so elite…why doesn’t somebody marry me?†(Well, Maureen, I can give you a few ideas. You’re a pain in the ass….) “I’m so smart, I’m so powerful, I’m so, sooo elite, so talented, so…special.†As, in their way, are ingrown toenails. “I’m successful, shriek. Men hate me because I’m smart. They feel threatened because I’m so wonderful.â€Â
For the rest of it…..goto.
http://www.fredoneverything.net/FOE_Frame_Column.htm
December 4th, 2005 at 8:02 am
Maureen Dowd is among the more benign variety of pop-feminists who are more to be ridiculed than feared. The truly vicious and predatory feminists - the ones who lay awake at night plotting ways to destroy men’s civil rights - are mostly in Congress, and almost entirely male.
December 10th, 2005 at 12:42 pm
hey, remember “Kinder, Kuche, Kirche”??? yeah nazi germany’s enforcement of women to strictly biological roles? those were some fun times, weren’t they? conservatism, just pushing for christian fundamentalist values as much as nazis had pushed for the extermination of jews. hey here’s an idea for your conservative tees, a giant “i
December 21st, 2005 at 9:58 am
Send her a JACKRABBIT !