Walter Shapiro

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

The "Face the Nation" Sunday preview announces that the show will include "2021 predictions from CBS News correspondents." Please, don't. If nothing else, 2020 should have brought with it a massive dose of journalistic humility about divining the future: https://t.co/7zXuhzqirv — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

Can anyone imagine a federal prisoner so reprehensible that Trump won't pardon him or her? — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

Presented without comment other than a shiver of horror: "It is not clear that Mr. Trump’s latest behavior is anything other than a temper tantrum, attention-seeking or a form of therapy for the man who controls a nuclear arsenal." https://t.co/2SxyU27l7p — PolitiTweet.org

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@jarowley Just told my wife Meryl Gordon. She remembers you from the paper in Rochester. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@jarowley Golly. I will tell my wife. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

Anyone trying to game out the electoral implications of what might be called “The $600 Misunderstanding” should be only focused on Georgia. Too much will happen in the next two years for this big GOP snafu to be remembered in 2022. — PolitiTweet.org

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@ClydeHaberman In my martini-fueled haze, I hadn't considered the glass-size issue. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

The inability to stand after a "three-martini lunch" lasts about four hours. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@janie_whitlock Once again, my instinctive reactions have been totally wrong. I apologize to November. Thank you for helping me see the light and appreciate National Odd Socks Day. — PolitiTweet.org

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I thought this was a fascinating video conversation. But I really hope that somebody puts together a much longer version since it was obvious that very smart comments were shortened for brevity. And I'm a guy who normally hates watching news videos. — PolitiTweet.org

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I suspect that she will push for nonstop Ibsen revivals. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

Isn't that illegal? Aren't Democrats required only to say, "Happy Holidays"? — PolitiTweet.org

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@amyewalter I so agree with your take on California weirdness with highway names on The Twitter. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @1PatriciaMurphy: Talked to a Trump a supporter at this event w/ @IvankaTrump. Q. What worries you @ a Biden presidency? A. That’s not… — PolitiTweet.org

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@JamesPindell Also, remember that if we are moving to all primaries, both parties will almost certainly go on the same day. My long-shot bet: The 2024 campaign starts in NH and SC simultaneously. Creates diversity (including different kinds of GOP voters) and respects tradition. — PolitiTweet.org

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Sometimes the right people do get the vaccine. My 95-year-old mother-in-law Adelle Gordon, who is in a NYC rehab facility recovering from a fall, got the first dose last night. — PolitiTweet.org

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@AstorAaron Terrific thread. I learned far more than I ever knew about the development of PA. And I knew quite a bit going in. — PolitiTweet.org

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@MoviesSilently My apologies for misreading. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@MoviesSilently Was Woodrow Wilson a fan of the Keatons from vaudeville? — PolitiTweet.org

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@terryshumaker @JoeBiden Golly. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

I just realized that it has been awhile since I heard anyone say, "What a great time to be alive." — PolitiTweet.org

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@FrancisPMurphy I know. But in 1970, no one could imagine that Darien would ever give a higher percentage to a Democratic presidential nominee (60.5%) than Waterbury (59.7%). — PolitiTweet.org

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@speechboy71 I certainly didn't want to make light of your personal experience and the obvious suffering that went with it. I was just trying to make a larger point about humility and the disturbing Twitter-wide tendency to traffic in psychological diagnoses. — PolitiTweet.org

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As someone who grew up in Fairfield County, the 60- percent numbers for Biden in some of the richest suburbs in the country are almost comic. — PolitiTweet.org

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@speechboy71 I read both the Times article and the Elle article. And while I certainly don't think that Smythe made rational life choices, I don't have the temerity or the professional expertise to offer a psychological diagnosis. Journalistically I'm appalled at her conduct. But that's it. — PolitiTweet.org

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@speechboy71 And can I say a word against the current trend to diagnose people you don't know (let alone examined as a therapist) by claiming they have a personality disorder or another mental health problem. — PolitiTweet.org

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@Margoandhow This tactic is not likely to cause him to repent or even lose 12 minutes of sleep. Barrasso is not on the ballot until 2024 in Wyoming. And Trump carried Wyoming with 70 percent of the vote — PolitiTweet.org

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@burdett_loomis I know. When I covered Rand Paul's primary campaign in 2010, I was struck by his choice of lime-green dress shirts and color-blind ties. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@burdett_loomis I was thinking that Rand Paul simply needs to make better clothing choices. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

Also, the idea that the suit button will hold is not a sustainable clothing decision. — PolitiTweet.org