Walter Shapiro

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@DavidKusnet Maybe as a Cub Scout in the early 1950s, he helped an old lady cross the street. — PolitiTweet.org

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Of course, his doctor brother, Ezekiel, has written that he hopes to die by age 75. https://t.co/ZvNU2QGFOg — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

From my @newrepublic piece on last night's hearing: "Trump was a modern-day Nero, avidly watching Fox News as American democracy burned." https://t.co/LxIrxJ3F23 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MrWalterShapiro: From my @newrepublc piece on the Jan. 6 hearing: "Nothing was more humiliating for Trump’s overblown ego than the out… — PolitiTweet.org

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From my @newrepublc piece on the Jan. 6 hearing: "Nothing was more humiliating for Trump’s overblown ego than the outtakes from the taping of his January 7 speech to the nation when he was under heavy pressure to finally say the right things" He couldn't. https://t.co/LxIrxJ3F23 — PolitiTweet.org

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From my @newrepublic piece on Thursday night's January 6 hearing on Trump's 187 minutes of willful inaction: "Trump was a modern-day Nero, avidly watching Fox News as American democracy burned." https://t.co/LxIrxJ3F23 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @newrepublic: #Archives "A dazed feeling, somewhere between nausea and numbness, washed over me Wednesday afternoon." From @MrWalterSha… — PolitiTweet.org

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@lefoudubaron @marymh549199 I'm not an epidemiologist. But the overwhelming consensus is that wearing high-quality masks protects you from most exposures to a very contagious and still deadly virus. Why are you so hostile to individual voluntary health decisions? — PolitiTweet.org

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@lefoudubaron @marymh549199 Please, please explain what is wrong with voluntary mask wearing inside a crowded train car during a major upsurge in Covid? — PolitiTweet.org

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Let the word go forth onto the land: Anyone buried without a gold-toned casket is a loser. — PolitiTweet.org

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@michaelscherer I just did Google it. — PolitiTweet.org

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I hope the planned drink was “well cooked.” — PolitiTweet.org

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@Lis_Smith @RonDeSantisFL You’re too young to be called “veteran.” — PolitiTweet.org

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@athy_michael @errollouis I believe you’re right about Wood. I was counting since 1898 when Brooklyn merged with NY. But there’s also Ardolph Kline, the president of the Board of Aldermen, who became acting mayor in 1913 and later was elected to Congress. So I always limit this rule to “elected” mayors. — PolitiTweet.org

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@dtimm53217 @drdow Thankfully, that's no longer true. Home-field advantage in the World Series since 2017 goes to the MLB team with the best won-loss record in the regular season. — PolitiTweet.org

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@dtimm53217 You win the evening with the "cow milking" line. — PolitiTweet.org

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@drdow But the appeal of baseball is not flash like the NBA. And turning it into a chatty T-ball tournament does not add flash. Let’s face it — tonight was probably the high point of Jose Trevino’s career, miked or unmiked. — PolitiTweet.org

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@Bencjacobs The uniforms were another reason why I turned off the game after an inning. Can’t wait for the circus to be decided by the latest version of Manfred Ball — a home-run derby. — PolitiTweet.org

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@drdow Do it then in a mid-March exhibition game. Not when baseball is try to showcase its best players. — PolitiTweet.org

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@drdow It was a better game in the 20th century from a fan’s perspective. — PolitiTweet.org

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@MattOrtega @CaseyPrattABC7 True. But I bet the radio broadcast was a hell of a lot more riveting than this game. — PolitiTweet.org

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@MattOrtega @CaseyPrattABC7 Probably true, it’s generational. But I am also right. — PolitiTweet.org

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@Bencjacobs Gehrig and Ruth were miked, but only in the batter’s box. — PolitiTweet.org

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Tuning into the All-Star game, I was unprepared for the pitcher and catcher to be interviewed between pitches. For me, it totally makes the game silly. It is a long way from Carl Hubbell striking out five straight All-Stars without a mic. — PolitiTweet.org

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@johnastoehr Including for "insurrection"? — PolitiTweet.org

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@owillis We should also note that "The Sun" is a very appropriately named British tabloid this week. — PolitiTweet.org

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@ZacMcCrary @JMilesColeman @JohnAnzo The only Senate election in history where the fathers of the candidates were roommates at Yale. — PolitiTweet.org

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@helaineolen @JoshKraushaar General consensus, with lots of caveats, is that most of these voters will turn out and vote Democratic. Major motivation is the Supreme Court with big extra credit given the Clarence Thomas' concurring opinion targeting gay marriage and contraception. — PolitiTweet.org

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@JoshKraushaar I was just discussing the hard-to-predict behavior of disgruntled Democrats in November with a poli sci professor at lunch. — PolitiTweet.org

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@CivilWarHumor Not to mention Presidents Lindsey, Giuliani and Bloomberg. And Governor Koch. — PolitiTweet.org