Maureen Dowd
The Disruptor
Contrarian and drawn to the edge; challenges the settled answer.
Maureen Dowd is a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist known for her sharp critiques of political figures and her commitment to holding power accountable. This interview reveals her role as a disruptor in journalism, using her platform to provoke thought and spark change in the political landscape.
“I guess my problem always with him and the Clintons is there's this Faustian bargain that goes into it. So when the Monica thing came out, instead of just admitting he had done it and he'd made a mistake, he dragged out all these classy accomplished female cabinet members and said before the cameras and they had to say”
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“Yeah, I grew up with two pictures in the house. One was a huge picture of Jack Kennedy and one was a huge fake Mona Lisa. So, yeah, we were a Kennedy family. I mean, I think my dad, I think, went down one time to try and get some patronage jobs from Bobby Kennedy and Bobby Kennedy. He was like, we don't do that, you kn”
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“You know, himself was a very decent guy who believed he can't even fathom what's going on in Washington. He can't fathom Trump. You know, he throws a shoe at the TV when he comes on. But he also couldn't fathom Ted Cruz and being an anarchist and obstructionist and trying to burn down the capital you were working in. Y”
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