Walter Shapiro

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

“Americans are exhausted.” Yes, Trump has been talking for an hour with no end in sight. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

Let me see if I understand. Socialists wants the government to run the economy. Anarchists hate the government whatever it is. And Biden is somehow in favor of both groups. — PolitiTweet.org

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With every passing second, I am increasingly grateful for Biden’s tightly focused brevity a week ago. — PolitiTweet.org

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@willrahn I miss Millicent Fenwick or, at least, Republican John Lindsay. — PolitiTweet.org

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This is the tediousness of Teleprompter Trump. It seems more like a never-ending State of the Union Address than a stirring convention speech. — PolitiTweet.org

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I am impressed by the courage of the prudent few who are wearing masks in the close quarters of the Trump-fest. And I am appalled by the foolishness of those who are going maskless. — PolitiTweet.org

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@ClydeHaberman @newrepublic In the avalanche of words during the convention, I wasn't expecting you to read my take on Pence. But I couldn't resist pointing out my use of the line. — PolitiTweet.org

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Great minds are all (Chico) Marxists. From my @newrepublic piece today: "Pence was saying to voters, in effect, 'Are you going to believe me or your own eyes?'” https://t.co/1KpY5w8Kwz — PolitiTweet.org

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@markzbarabak Those of us who still recall de Blasio's hapless presidential campaign laughed. Of course, almost no one remembers de Blasio's comic ego-trip. — PolitiTweet.org

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Have I missed the moment of silence for Herman Cain? — PolitiTweet.org

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@innerpeece I noticed that too. And found it equally desperate. — PolitiTweet.org

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@dcg1114 I don't have a quick answer for you without going through a few books on the 1968 race. But it's a good question. By 1970, though, Muskie was unstinting in his attacks on Nixon. — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell portraying the GOP Senate as "the firewall" against Nancy Pelosi's agenda is, of course, the fallback position of congressional Republicans if they decide in October that Trump can't win. — PolitiTweet.org

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As the GOP Convention implies that this is a party made up solely of Blacks and working women, I recall the early "Mad Men" episode when a would-be Jewish client shows up at Sterling Cooper. And suddenly the Jewish kid in the mailroom is invited to the pitch meeting — PolitiTweet.org

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Compared to the other breaches of tradition and the law (the Bronx cheers for the Hatch Act), I hadn't minded the use of the White House lawn as much. Until I saw the giant Trump/Pence signs tonight and I was belatedly horrified. — PolitiTweet.org

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@jbf1755 @BeineckeLibrary Where's the hydroxychloroquine? — PolitiTweet.org

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@JamesWetzler9 @polguru I got a handshake with Stevenson in the lobby of the Shelbourne Hotel. I haven't washed that hand since. — PolitiTweet.org

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@polguru I was at that convention as a high-school student and it may have been the best convention refrain I ever heard. — PolitiTweet.org

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So, of course, have been the ratings for the GOP Convention, especially last night. — PolitiTweet.org

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@SenatorZero Yes. HHH, of course, only became VP in 1965. I suspect Humphrey had a lot more fun in 1964. — PolitiTweet.org

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@thegarance @joshtpm Where do I learn a snide tone? I thought covering the campaign for TNR came with an instruction book. — PolitiTweet.org

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I am old enough to recall Hubert Humphrey going after Barry Goldwater as LBJ’s VP in 1964. — PolitiTweet.org

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My @newrepublic piece: "Probably the big debate in the White House right now is whether it is better strategy to herald a miracle cure in early October when voters begin to mail in their ballots or wait until late October for maximum pre-election drama." https://t.co/jMFtEy1W3c — PolitiTweet.org

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Me in @newrepublic: "Pence is saying is that, despite Trump’s supposed Mount Rushmore greatness, America needs saving yet again. In his telling, the nation is akin to an innocent maiden in the silent movies who keeps getting tied to the railroad tracks." https://t.co/1KpY5w8Kwz — PolitiTweet.org

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Did Pence just forecast a Democratic sweep? He talked about the victories of "our principled Republican leaders." That isn't a big group. — PolitiTweet.org

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I just took a drink when Pence said "radical left." — PolitiTweet.org

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@ClydeHaberman @greenfield64 Ah, FPA and his column, "The Conning Tower." — PolitiTweet.org

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@greenfield64 Gone are the days when VP's could say epic things like, "What this country needs is a good five cent cigar." — PolitiTweet.org

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Pence's mother, who is 87 years old, is not wearing a mask. — PolitiTweet.org

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Wow. That's certainly courageous. Adding a single word "Kenosha." — PolitiTweet.org