Walt Mossberg

Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg

I did a two-man podcast with @reckless for a couple of years and it was fun and he was great. But can he pull off a decent podcast on his own? I’m betting he can. Tune in on November 10 to find out. — PolitiTweet.org

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3/ Correction: Six MLB teams have never WON even a single World Series. Only one, the @Mariners, has never even appeared in the World Series. (H/T @Lafayette_Ket) — PolitiTweet.org

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Next to my wedding day, and the days my children and grandchildren were born, *this* was the happiest day of my life. The next morning, my mother went to the cemetery to tell my late father about it. — PolitiTweet.org

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@ahardie_tweet My tweet applied to all candidates who match those descriptions, of either party and in any office. But, if you're for racists, misogynists, cheats, science deniers, etc., holding public office, go vote for them. — PolitiTweet.org

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The The News Literacy Project has two newsletters that, every week, dissect the misinformation on social media. One, for teachers, is called The Sift, The other, for the general public, is called Get Smart About News. They are great. #newsliteracy #dontbefooled @NewsLitProject — PolitiTweet.org

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@GeraldFSeib Absolutely right, Jerry. — PolitiTweet.org

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@ronshafer1 @Dodgers Good reason! — PolitiTweet.org

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@patricknward @Dodgers I am not shocked. — PolitiTweet.org

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2/ I don’t hate the Dodgers or anything, even though I’m rooting for the underdog Rays. I love their manager Dave Roberts. But the Dodgers have been in 21 World Series and won 6. The much newer Rays have been in just 2 and won none. — PolitiTweet.org

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1/ While 32 years is a long time for @Dodgers fans to go without a championship, there are 7 teams with longer droughts, led by Cleveland (72 years). And six more teams that have never even been in a World Series. That’s 13 out of 30 total. So keep your sympathy in perspective. — PolitiTweet.org

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Just *one week* left to oust every bigot, crook, incompetent, tax cheat, pandemic spreader, science denier and misogynist from every office - from the courthouse to the White House. Vote by mail, vote early in person, or vote Nov. 3. But VOTE! Our beloved country depends on it. https://t.co/NeQh3cro6A — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @voxdotcom: Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed by a slim 52-48 vote. The 48 senators who voted against Barrett represent 13.5 million more… — PolitiTweet.org

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@mkm_vc You have a mythical and mistaken view of how most big-city newspapers decide what stories to do and feature. It’s not a political plot. They didn’t do it to fire up Republicans. They did it because they’re the big paper in a big Texas city and they probably always take a poll. — PolitiTweet.org

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@mkm_vc You can't stop news organizations from taking polls and then writing about them. — PolitiTweet.org

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I’m wary of polls, and this small lead is likely within the margin of error. But, to see this front page story in Texas is surprising. — PolitiTweet.org

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3/ Obviously, even though the networks shouldn’t cover either side’s election rallies live, any urgent event that occurs during a rally should be covered immediately. That includes (God forbid) things like mass shootings, assassination attempts, riots, medical emergencies, etc. — PolitiTweet.org

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@riccimike @md_sbe Mike, it’s great that we have in-person early voting here in Maryland. I’ve used it myself in non-pandemic years. But why is it so limited and late? Why only one week just before the traditional Election Day? Why not a month? — PolitiTweet.org

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@mediapressions You seem to be talking about TV news. It’s not dead, but it was never the main source of quality journalism which originated news. Newspapers, digital and print, were. And the big ones, plus the best digital-native news organizations, prove every day that journalism isn’t dead. — PolitiTweet.org

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@AnneMarieSqueo I agree with you 100%. That big checkmark should be reserved for blowouts with few uncounted mail ballots. Nothing more. — PolitiTweet.org

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@Peps9 @RaysBaseball @Dodgers Before my favorite team, the @RedSox, won the Series in 2004, it had been 86 years since they won one. Neither I nor my parents were alive for their last title, in 1918. And no Tampa fan of any age has seen the Rays win. So a 32-year gap for a team with 6 titles isn’t that long. — PolitiTweet.org

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@glasss_d @RaysBaseball @Dodgers No. — PolitiTweet.org

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@DanEvansJr I am a big fan of your city, which I’ve visited many times. Even attended a couple of @Mariners games. I’m sorry. — PolitiTweet.org

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My state of Maryland has done a decent job of making voting easier. But early in-person voting should have started a couple of weeks ago, not tomorrow. Still, Marylanders the governor’s advice here is good. — PolitiTweet.org

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@MannyCara Sorry. It wasn’t personal. Just stats. — PolitiTweet.org

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2/ In the old days, rallies mostly received wall-to-wall coverage only in the towns where they happened. Because it WAS news that a presidential candidate came to your town! Small stories about them ran elsewhere. That was healthier. — PolitiTweet.org

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1/ Journalism 101: I hope the networks don’t air live broadcasts of either candidate’s final week of rallies. They’re rarely news, mostly propaganda. Airing them turns the networks into arms of the campaigns. If real news is made, it can be covered later on the normal news shows. — PolitiTweet.org

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@defcon_5 I’m fine with in-person early voting too, IF and only IF, socially distancing and mask wearing are rigidly enforced and you bring your own pen/pencil. We’re in a pandemic, and lots of places are ignoring precautions. We were early in-person voters till 2020. — PolitiTweet.org

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@jseven1 @RedSox You apparently didn’t read the whole thread. In the very first post, I gave your Yankees credit for the most titles ever: 27. — PolitiTweet.org

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@caia437 @RedSox I agree. — PolitiTweet.org

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@PhilSmith26 In their current incarnation, as the Washington Nationals, they’re the world champs. I can understand the feelings of Montreal baseball fans. But, in the long history of baseball, teams have moved cities many times and changed their names. — PolitiTweet.org