Walter Shapiro

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

Can we please remember that Trump's word is not exactly a gilt-edged bond. And that Trump can veer wildly from hour to hour. Also, no decision about 2024 has to be made by Trump until late 2023. So let's give it a rest, please. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

RT @Redistrict: As redistricting begins, take a deep breath and remember two things to stay sane: 1) Most drafts are going to change *a lo… — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@MarkHorowitz I am awash in the moral rectitude of my lonely cause. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@ClydeHaberman Actually, "Substack" would be a great name for a new IHOP competitor. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@blobjects I think it's now 4.83 podcasts per listener, but my data may be outdated. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

My gift to America this week: I am not working on a podcast or starting a Substack newsletter. I realize that I may be the only person on Twitter displaying this level of self-restraint. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@TCurry_Himself “This finger, Mr. Hanay?” Is one of the most chilling lines in film history. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@TVMoJoe @BGrueskin We're mostly in agreement. But the "dewormer" angle (false as it is) was what made the OK story different than the tales of FL or TX or MS hospitals being overwhelmed with unvaccinated Covid patients. — PolitiTweet.org

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@TVMoJoe @BGrueskin It's not a "right-wing narrative" to disbelieve that OK hospitals are filled with victims of horse dewormer. Even Rolling Stone wrote in its correction, "The National Poison Data System states there were 459 reported cases of ivermectin overdose in the United States in August." — PolitiTweet.org

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@TVMoJoe @BGrueskin I think you are way too charitable. "There may yet be truth" is a pretty low standard for journalism. — PolitiTweet.org

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@BGrueskin I know. But the laziness may have either been because Rolling Stone is Arianna Huffington-style aggregation or because the story was so perfect that it fit under the old-time rubric of "too good to check." — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

Rolling Stone mock-up illustrates that there is nothing more insidious in journalism than the passionate wish to believe any story that reinforces your perceptions. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@MartinPengelly It's a wonderful word. And it is never too late to adopt it. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@JillDLawrence @GovKathyHochul One of the best things Hochul has done as she gets off to a good start that goes far beyond just not being Andrew Cuomo. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@SenatorZero The Rolling Stone story from Oklahoma is a classic example of a lack of skepticism based on a single source with a dramatic tale. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@MartyDavis That you can run with without a second source. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

If your mother says she loves you, get a second source. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

If your mother stays she loves you, get a second source. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

So sad that I couldn’t get a chance to give him a shout out on his 100th birthday. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@nielslesniewski @StubHub I wonder if this typical Stub Hub customer needs a good lawyer. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@JamesFallows So standing for landings and takeoffs is a sign that you are a true Communist? That explains everything. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

Color me puzzled: Why isn't the FAA mandate that airplane passengers must be seated on takeoffs and landings regarded as an outrageous example of government coercion? People are strapped in their seats and, yet, right-wingers never seem to think their liberties are endangered. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

RT @AdrienneLaF: Katharine Hepburn’s character in The Philadelphia Story, on reporters: “They aren't anybody's friends, but we're to preten… — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@TerryTeachout1 From your writing and her enduring music, I can understand why. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

I feel so damned lucky that I saw Nancy LaMott four or five times in New York. I treasure the memories and the CDs. And your tales of her are glorious, especially the ultimate last-minute wedding. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@BobShrum It also helped the GOP that Ohio right-winger Ken Blackwell was pushing the referendum as part of his 2006 (doomed to fail) gubernatorial campaign. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

@BobShrum Absolutely. I have always believed that the gay marriage referendum in Ohio cost John Kerry the White House. Part of it was that the referendum allowed evangelical ministers to preach about politics without any problems with the IRS. — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

In 2003, a Massachusetts high court decision legalizing gay marriage galvanized social conservatives. I sense that the Supreme Court abortion ruling could be 2003-4 in reverse for liberals. Me in @newrepublic: https://t.co/NuxbW3Fgn9 — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

Me in @newrepublic: "Conversations Thursday with political consultants in both parties led to a surprising conclusion: Abortion will prove to be a more potent factor for Democrats in 2022 if it is put in the larger context of Republican extremism." https://t.co/bi7ac10I0h — PolitiTweet.org

Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro

RT @newrepublic: Hideous as the Texas law is for women, it could be good for Democrats in 2022—anger is a much greater motivator than compl… — PolitiTweet.org