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Maureen Dowd

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The Resume

    (January 14, 1952- )
    NY Times Reporter (1983)
    NY Times Washington Bureau correspondent (August 1986-January 1995)
    Columnist of New York Times's Op-Ed page (January 1995- )
    Author of 'Bushworld: Enter At Your Own Risk (2004)'
    1999 Pulitzer Prize winner for distinguished journalism

Why she might be annoying:

    She has a strong liberal vent.
    Her brother is a polar opposite, being a staunch Conservative.
    She had been accused of using a partial quote to mislead.
    She called Bill Clinton the 'Grand Canyon of need.'
    She said of Bill & Hillary Clinton, 'They have chosen tactics over truth with such consistency that it's impossible to accept anything they say.'
    She called George W. Bush 'president elect mini-me.'
    She was criticized for mis-quoting George W. Bush on Al-Qaeda.
    She called the Bush administration the 'Whack Iraq Tribe.'
    She speaks in a dull, monotone voice.
    Conservative Democratic Senator Zell Miller called her a 'high brow hussy from New York City.' He continued 'You can see horns just sprouting up through that Technicolor hair' (November 9, 2004).

Why she might not be annoying:

    She replied to Zell Miller: 'I'm not a highbrow hussy from New York. I'm a highbrow hussy from Washington. Senator, pistols or swords?'
    She is acerbic and witty.
    She was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 1992 and won it in 1999
    She was named one of Glamour's Womwn of the Year (1996).
    She was a sports reporter until she broke into politics.
    She earned a degree in English Literature from Catholic University in Washington DC (1973).
    Her columns are described as witty and incisive.
    She was named to the '100 Most Powerful Women in Washington' list (2001).
    Her father was a police officer.
    She sparks discussion about important issues.
    She has criticized both the Democrat & Republican parties.

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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 6 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 49 Votes: 65.31% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 44 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 162 Votes: 70.37% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 573 Votes: 56.54% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4967 Votes: 63.96% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 80 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 115 Votes: 66.09% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 161 Votes: 88.82% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 36 Votes: 27.78% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 317 Votes: 58.99% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 21 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 43 Votes: 53.49% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 28 Votes: 60.71% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 62 Votes: 51.61% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 184 Votes: 51.09% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 372 Votes: 51.08% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 337 Votes: 53.12% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 224 Votes: 52.68% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 487 Votes: 50.92% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 418 Votes: 49.28% Annoying