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Irish America's best journalists


Published Thursday, March 12, 2009, 1:12 PM
Updated Thursday, July 23, 2009, 6:11 PM

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Left-wing documentary film maker Michael Moore
Left-wing documentary film maker Michael Moore

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It’s often said that the Irish are adept story tellers. Little wonder then that the Irish in America have proven themselves to be among the most accomplished journalists in the country. 

As the list below indicates, Irish Americans journalists are a fairly diverse bunch. There’s Bill O’Reilly, a conservative who refers to his Irish background a lot. (He once mocked Steven Colbert for pronouncing his name “Col-bear”, which sounds French, rather than the Irish way, “Col-bert.”) Then there are also hardcore lefties, such as Michael Moore. And just like O’Reilly, Moore also refers to his Irish roots whenever he gets the chance.

Washington editor of the famous right-wing magazine, National Review, Kate O'Beirne
Washington editor of the famous right-wing magazine, National Review, Kate O'Beirne

 

1. Maureen Dowd

Nicknamed “The Cobra” by George W. Bush, Maureen Dowd has been a star columnist with The New York Times for more than ten years. Her father, Michael, grew up in Fenore, Co. Clare, before immigrating to Washington, where he became a police officer. He would also become a national president of the Ancient Order of the Hibernians. Her mother’s family came from Ballinrode, Co. Sligo.

Although a favorite hate figure among conservatives, Dowd has proven herself equally adept at skewering Republicans and Democrats alike.

Best quotes

On John McCain’s pick of Sarah Palin for running mate:

"Why do men only pick women as running mates when they need a Hail Mary pass? It’s a little insulting."

On Sarah Palin’s garbled use of language:

"She dangles gerunds, mangles prepositions, randomly exiles nouns and verbs and also — “also” is her favorite vamping word — uses verbs better left as nouns, as in, 'If Americans so bless us and privilege us with the opportunity of serving them,” or how she tried to “progress the agenda.'"

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