Kicked Off: Maureen Dowd Banned From Campaign Plane

Nat. Ledger ^ | 9/30/08 | Angie Carson

[pissant]

The New York Times and John McCain really don't seem to like each other all that well and it appears the disagreement may have spilled over into a campaign plane ban for Times columnist Maureen Dowd. McCain Campaign chief Steve Schmidt scalded the New York Times just last week in a conference call where he ripped the paper and screamed bias.

"Whatever the New York Times once was, it is today not by any standard a journalistic organization. It is a pro-Obama advocacy organization," Schmidt said. "This is an organization that is completely, totally, 150 percent in the tank for the Democratic candidate."

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Now a nugget buried deep in a Washington Post column from media critic Howard Kurtz has this, "Outside, on a summerlike evening, Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs held forth for the likes of NBC’s Chuck Todd and New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd, who was wearing an Elvis T-shirt. (The company may have been more pleasant than that of McCain aides, who have barred Dowd from the candidate’s plane….)"

So is she off? The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has this from Dowd, "I had had a great relationship with John McCain for 16 years, through columns he liked and didn't like. So at first I thought it was a mistake and doublechecked with the press office. They said I was banned from both planes for 'the foreseeable future.' Then [McCain spokeswoman] Nicole Wallace was gloating about it to reporters on the Palin plane."

[pissant]

[tcostell]

one of my favorite FR rules.

[jayef]

Yep!

[neodad]

This is going to be a great thread. CZJ pics without having to read a MoDo column!

[tsmith130]

You really just wanted to post CZJ pics but needed a Dowd thread as cover, didn’t you?

[silverleaf]

Maybe they just couldn’t keep the liquor cart stocked....

Maureen, thanks for flying Air McCain- and Buh Byee!

[Panzerlied]

The Night Dowd was Banned from the Plane.

with my apologies to “Gigi”

[scottinoc]

I’d rather see a picture of MoDo being pushed out of the campaign plane (at FL330), but that’ll do.

[Lee'sGhost]

Greatest rule EVER.

[redstateconfidential]

Haha! Back at you sir!

[word_warrior_bob]

I guess the “affair” story right after he got the nomination didn’t convince him, some people are a little slow on the uptake.

[Perdogg]

She looks good enough to eat.

[Crawdad]

I hear it was because she couldn't and would control her flatulence.

[justlurking]

Why must a CJZ pic be posted on threads about Maureen Dowd?

Is it just tradition, or is there some reason?

[tflabo]

NY Times lied about McCain affair...why should he trust them in any way....

“Republican front-runner Mr. John McCain flatly denied published insinuations yesterday that he had an affair eight years ago with a lobbyist as allegations of sex and influence peddling sullied the race for the White House.
“It’s not true,” Mr. McCain said yesterday in Toledo, Ohio, after The New York Times published a lengthy story...”

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080222.wprimarymccain22/BNStory/usElection2008/home

[Obadiah]

Ah...what took McCain so long?

[cblue55]

Were they inflight when they kick her off the plane?

[Old Grumpy]

This is funny. Now Dowd will be in a frenzy to get even with McCain and all Republicans from here to doomsday. I can’t wait for her and her poison pen to get cranked up. Talk about vindictive - we ain’t seen nothin’ yet.

[stefanbatory]

I think I like yours better of the 2 on this thread so far...

[dead]

It probably had nothing to do with her writing, but with the fact that she smells like cat poop, keeps used tissues in her sleeve and her teeth often fall into the food on the press buffet.

[Travis T. OJustice]

[LuigiBasco]

Absolutely. Ask Michael!;-)

[kbennkc]

Ah...what took McCain so long?

He probably has no idea this has happened .

[truthluva]

Down was dumped by Michael Douglas and he went on to marry CZJ.

[Travis T. OJustice]

Damn, I'd LOVE to golf with her!

[Dallas59]

McCain Fascism! McCain Police State!



Are there any more pictures of this evil Socialist?

[gov_bean_ counter]

New McCain rule to the press...

Act like a a$$, talk to the hand.

The list is growing.

[nikos1121]

What’s with the pics of her everytime Maureen Dowd is mentioned?

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Mo Dowd used to date actor Micheal Douglas. To us outside observers the breakup and his marriage to Catherine Zeta-Jones caused her to go off the deep end and become a bitter alcoholic cat lady. We gather this from her articles.

[Cyropaedia]

My, what wonderful way to start your day...

[Lee'sGhost]

Dowdy was hot for Michael Douglas .. they dated a few times. He dropped her like yesterday’s newspaper when CSJ came into the picture. Her visions of being the first lady of Hollywood blew up in her face.

[Lee'sGhost]

Perfection.

[pissant]

I like how she handles the shaft.

[gov_bean_ counter]

She has hammer toe.

[1972BornFree]

CZJ for president

[ozzymandus]

I thought kicking troublesome drunks off airplanes was SOP.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Which may concern Dick Morris, but not too many more people.

[dfwgator]

She’s not eligible, she was born in Wales.

[1972BornFree]

What? It’s okay to be born in Kenya and run, but not the Old Country? *wink*

[TLEIBY308]

OK Pissant go take a cold shower.

[heywoodubuzzoff]

Mo Dowd used to date actor Micheal Douglas. To us outside observers the breakup and his marriage to Catherine Zeta-Jones caused her to go off the deep end and become a bitter alcoholic cat lady.

I think you may owe an apology-- to bitter alcoholic cat ladies :-)

And why is MoDo flying when she probably has a perfectly serviceable broom!

[Enterprise]

"Then [McCain spokeswoman] Nicole Wallace was gloating about it to reporters on the Palin plane."

LOL - we're gloating here at Free Republic also. And word is that the McCain team has an open invitation to CZJ anytime she wants to fly.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

If she uses her broom, the vast right wing conspiracy can track her from the trail of cat hair she leaves in her path.

[GOYAKLA]

Beautiful but at the age of 73 I still remember my first introduction to seduction, Sophia Loren

http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1671141376/tt0050208

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4nc5GXC0Is

[Gator113]

McCain should immediately invite CZJ to fly with the team.

[redstateconfidential]

Sorry had to post a twofer!

[redstateconfidential]

and two for you!

[SJSAMPLE]

She used to date Michael Douglas (the actor) and he dumped her for CZJ.

[Gator113]

That made me feel 19 again.........

Oh to be young just one more time..... but alas, we still have those precious memories. ;>)

[AndyJackson]

CZJ wearing a hair shirt.