You are Maureen Dowd! You like to give people silly nicknames and write in really short, non sequitur paragraphs. You're the most playful of the columnists and a rock-ribbed liberal, but are often accused of being too flamboyant and frivolous. You tend to focus on style over substance, personality over politics. But your heart is in the right place. Plus, you are a total fox.
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quote:You are Nicholas D. Kristof! You enjoy travelling, going as far as China, Africa, Alaska, and Central America for a good story. You use a lot of quotes and references in your stories. You tackle tough issues like AIDS and religion, which makes you controversial among Christians. You're a good man, Nicholas D. Kristof
Yeah! I'm a good man!
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You are Thomas L. Friedman! You're the foreign affairs expert. You're liberal on most issues, except you're a leading voice in the pro-war movement. You're probably the most popular columnist at the Times, but probably because you play both sides of the Iraq issue and relish your devotion to what you call "fanatical moderatism." You sure can write, but you could work on your sense of humor.
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^ Appropriate smiley since I'm another Maureen Dowd. Brian
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You are William Safire! You're ruthless and cunning, and a conservative demigod. You used to write speeches for Nixon. Now you write another column on the English language which has made you the world's most popular etymologist. You hate media deregulation, but love the Bush administration. If only you weren't such a brilliant writer. You bastard.
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quote:You are Nicholas D. Kristof! You enjoy travelling, going as far as China, Africa, Alaska, and Central America for a good story. You use a lot of quotes and references in your stories. You tackle tough issues like AIDS and religion, which makes you controversial among Christians. You're a good man, Nicholas D. Kristof.
I guess this means I am a good woman.
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You are Bob Herbert! You're not the most sparkling writer, but one of the most solid and selfless on the Op-Ed staff. You focus on New York politics, the poor, race issues, and civil liberties. You like to quote others, and rarely place yourself in your columns. You keep it real. Seriously.
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I have the feeling I only got Dowd because I'm a woman, hence the "who would play you in a movie" question. Sad, but astute, commentary on the composition of the NYT editorial board.
In real life, I'd be best represented by Katha Pollitt. I love that woman.
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(I am also Maureen Dowd, which is very flattering.)
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Another Maureen Dowd.
One day, though, I hope this quiz offers me as one of the columnists at the Times.
(Okay, ain't gonna happen, but I can dream, no?)
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quote:Originally posted by Ryda Wong: I have the feeling I only got Dowd because I'm a woman, hence the "who would play you in a movie" question. Sad, but astute, commentary on the composition of the NYT editorial board.
I answered Julianne Moore for that question, and I still got Bob Herbert.
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FTR, I got Maureen Dowd. I was once compared to her in a letter to the editor at my school paper. (Not in a flattering way, though. Oh well. You take what you can get.)
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quote:Originally posted by AnglRdr:
quote:you are a total fox
Damn straight!
(I am also Maureen Dowd, which is very flattering.)
I was gonna say all that.
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You can say I'm a fox, too, Sara. I don't mind.
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I just keep setting you up tonight, don't I?
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You are Nicholas D. Kristof! You enjoy travelling, going as far as China, Africa, Alaska, and Central America for a good story. You use a lot of quotes and references in your stories. You tackle tough issues like AIDS and religion, which makes you controversial among Christians. You're a good man, Nicholas D. Kristof.
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Bob Herbert. I was sure I'd be Paul Krugman, but I'll take it.
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I got Maureen Dowd as well. I can live with that
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You are Maureen Dowd! You like to give people silly nicknames and write in really short, non sequitur paragraphs. You're the most playful of the columnists and a rock-ribbed liberal, but are often accused of being too flamboyant and frivolous. You tend to focus on style over substance, personality over politics. But your heart is in the right place. Plus, you are a total fox.
-------------------- I really hate one-eyed flying purple people eaters! I mean, seriously! They're all like, "I like to eat people, I'm purple, I fly and I have one eye!"-We've Got Mail!
quote:Originally posted by Ryda Wong: I have the feeling I only got Dowd because I'm a woman, hence the "who would play you in a movie" question. Sad, but astute, commentary on the composition of the NYT editorial board.
I answered Julianne Moore for that question, and I still got Bob Herbert.
Me too, on both counts! I guess I got Herbert because I chose "with great power comes great responsibility" and "the condition of America's poor and minorities," but only because there weren't any really good quotes, and my actual #1 issue (the environment) wasn't a choice. I guess Canuckistan and I will both have to become iconic columnists.
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You are Paul Krugman! You're a brilliant economist with a knack for both making sense of the current economic situation and exposing the Bush administration's lies about it. You somehow came out as the best anti-war writer on the Op-Ed staff. Other economists hate your guts for selling out to the liberals. To hell with 'em.
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