Mark Z. Barabak

Mark Z. Barabak @markzbarabak

RIP https://t.co/44SeAgKTSz — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @annamphillips: The reaction in California to the EPA's threat to cut the state's federal highway funding: "hypocritical" "more like a s… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @sarahdwire: Hill is the first California freshman I've seen specifically talking about supporting articles of impeachment, not just ope… — PolitiTweet.org

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"Trump doesn’t like them because they are honest numbers" @SteveBattaglio on a facet of Fox News that plays it straight down the middle https://t.co/dKWSxokBX7 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Noahbierman: No offense taken! We can't use subpoenas! https://t.co/4LoLl0lFyo — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Noahbierman: Heck of a story here folks. @markzbarabak captures the political-linguistic zeitgeist like no other. https://t.co/R0qIL8… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @PostBaron: A.G. Sulzberger of @nytimes says “let me tell you a story I’ve never shared publicly before.” That story and one other raise… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @sleavenworth: “I don’t know what the hell happened to this country that we have a president that we do today" on climate change, Gov. G… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @LATlands: V---y g--d f----ing s---y by @markzbarabak, who displays a mastery of euphemism. https://t.co/XLzHG0Pvfv — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @LAColacioppo: Job: @denverpost is seeking an experienced political reporter to join our team covering the statehouse. Details here: htt… — PolitiTweet.org

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That is all. — PolitiTweet.org

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Meantime, take cover as f-bombs and the like continue to fall. https://t.co/oGidq0hDNs — PolitiTweet.org

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Will it help, or hurt candidates? Who knows. It may depend on age. @StuckeyMary, a Penn State expert on political rhetoric, suggests older folks my take offense in a way younger voters, weaned on cable TV and the unexpurgated. Internet, may not. — PolitiTweet.org

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^^The above from Colorado State’s Karrin Vasby Anderson. — PolitiTweet.org

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Of course, like so much else in the political world we live in, much of the change goes back to Trump +the behavior of our profaner-in-chief. “Politicians on both sides of the aisle are thinking, ‘Maybe profanity, which seems less scripted guarded, is something I should try." — PolitiTweet.org

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His argument, echoed by others, is that these times are so extraordinary, the usual niceties of political discourse no longer apply. “When something’s f—ed up,” he said, “saying it’s f—ed up is really important.” — PolitiTweet.org

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.@BetoORourke suggested as much in an interview last week. “I was talking to some people today and somebody said, ‘I’m so glad that you say f—, because I say f—.’” — PolitiTweet.org

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“It’s a way to say, ‘I’m so passionate about this issue it’s just bursting out of me,’” said @MurphyOA. “It’s a sign of authenticity: I'm real." — PolitiTweet.org

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John Murphy, an expert on political rhetoric and its evolution, sees a degree of calculation in the cussing. — PolitiTweet.org

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So, cursing candidates… what’s noteworthy is that politicians aren’t just using the language in private, a la Nixon, or being picked up on hot mikes, the way Biden and W. Bush were. Profanity seems to part of a calculated strategy, or least something candidates are embracing. — PolitiTweet.org

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And for all those who have their panties in a bunch, we here @latimes are capable of writing about this subject as well as this https://t.co/cB7Gx5UP05 and other news — PolitiTweet.org

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(She was a delight to speak with.) — PolitiTweet.org

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(Although @RealMissManners, who I spoke with for this piece, suggested the only time profanity is appropriate is when you hit your thumb, instead of a nail, and find solace in a choice swear word. In private.) — PolitiTweet.org

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For sure, politicians have been cursing forever. And it’s not as if any sentient human being hasn’t heard the whole panoply of four-letter words and the like. I’ve used many myself. So we’re not tut-tutting. — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump+Booker have called bullshit numerous times. Bullock has offered a crude reworking of his catch phrase about governors getting stuff done. Beto markets “what the fuck” t-shirts expressing his concern about gun violence. — PolitiTweet.org

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So WTF is it with all those cursing presidential candidates? Seriously, we’re a long way from Nixon’s myriad and many expletives deleted, or Biden’s f-bomb and W. Bush calling a NY Times reporter a “major league asshole.” https://t.co/oGidq0hDNs — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jamesrhenson: .@markzbarabak reports the #$% out of the "profusion of profanity" on the campaign trail, including check-ins with @realm… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MelissaGomez004: “I was talking to some people today,” Beto O'Rourke said during a recent stop in Los Angeles, “and somebody said, ‘I’m… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @evanhalper: From flailing to Iowa front-runner. Read @DavidLauter sharp deconstruction of @ewarren playbook and a campaign that makes e… — PolitiTweet.org