To be clear, I have no grievance with @michaelkruse. He worked hard on this profile, which included multiple texts and calls to fact-check his reporting.https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/12/21/connie-schultz-sherrod-brown-donald-trump-democratic-primary-2020-223416 …
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Hi. Me again, but only to thank all of you who posted such kind, and often funny, responses. Sometimes Twitter is a nice place, indeed. Particularly moving: the sub-thread by those of us who are nearing, or have outlived, the age at which a parent died. It sits with us, always.
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This is one of the many reasons why
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Oh, Neera. I’ll say it again: I’m so glad you’re out there. This is a team effort, always.
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Strong women scare some people. Some of them are men. I’m so glad you’re here. You make twitter a better place.
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I adore you,
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High praise coming from the likes of you, Charlotte. Thank you for keeping the standard high.
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Folks with little to say use words to bully. Keep doing what you do. Thanks Connie.
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Actually this is just for
@ConnieSchultz - your best ever quote "There's no whining on the yacht." Brilliant! Wise! Hilarious! Timely! I am certain you have many others but this one I'll never forget. -
Beverly, that is long-cherished advice from Kate Medina, my beloved editor at Random House. She said it during a particularly grueling edit of my 2007 book, "...and His Lovely Wife." It has become my mantra.
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I not with you on much politically but this is garbage. People who have lost their parents prematurely measure everything against this metric. I bet you'd write a great column on that topic.
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So true, Michael. Sounds like you might know something about this?
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Yes my dad died at 53 when I was 28. After a while I realized I was I instinctively measuring everything against age 53, like a new lense through which you see everything in life. I suspect it's a common thing but it's not talked about much.
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You’re the first person I’ve seen say this out loud, but I’d guess many of us in similar situations have similar thinking (my dad died at age 50 when I was 25; I’m 43 now and it boggles my mind thinking how short his life was).
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Exactly. My dad had a heart transplant at 49 and died 2 weeks after he turned 60. Those two events are my benchmarks
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Yep. same here. you said it eloquently. I am the same exact age when my mom died, leaving behind 5 kids ranging to age 18 to 7. I wish I had the luxury of havinv my biggest concern be my weight or what other ppl think of me. Shine on, my dear friend.
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My dad died of prostate cancer at 58. At 62 I had successful surgery for the same thing. You’re a terrific writer, Connie, and I think you would make a wonderful First Lady.
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I breathed a sigh of relief when I passed age 52, the age my mother was when she died. it's odd being past it, though, almost as though a unit of measurement has been taken away from me.
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When they go low...we celebrate & honor our Pulitzer Prize-winning Ohio heroes. You win.pic.twitter.com/6nZR2sZMRG
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Thank you, Michael. I suspect I’ll never see one of those signs in my hometown without feeling that catch in my throat.
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We’ll all be there for the “Welcome To Ohio, Home Of Connie Schultz” sign unveiling
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