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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA long overdue tribute to a good Dem/Lib/Prog Andy RICHTER
He mostly does retweets, all from a DU point of view. But the first quote, below, is his and is sly about skewering TWITLER ("your name becomes universally synonymous w delusional insanity" ) . He comes across as an authentic, decent, humane human.
His Twitter account: https://twitter.com/AndyRichter and a sampling:
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Andy Richter 11 hours ago
We watched the Bugs Bunny that ends w the real Napoleon locked up in an insane asylum & the guards say "zees is the feeth Napoleon today" & I thought imagine still being alive when your name becomes universally synonymous w delusional insanity
Andy Richter Retweeted
@UzoAduba Jan 1
Proud to stand with women across every industry to say #TIMESUP on abuse, harassment, marginalization and underrepresentation. You can be the change. Sign the statement of solidarity & donate to the @TIMESUPNW Legal Defense Fund: http://timesupnow.com The Time. Is. Now.
Andy Richter Retweeted
@nowthisnews Jan 1
Paul Ryan says we need to cut Medicare and Medicaid to deal with the deficit. You know, right after he and the GOP voted to ADD $1 trillion to the deficit.
Andy Richter Retweeted
@JuddLegum Jan 1
TRUMP ON XMAS: Merry Christmas! Tomorrow it's back to work!
TUESDAY: Golf
WEDNESDAY: Golf
THURSDAY: Golf
FRIDAY: Golf
SATURDAY: Golf
SUNDAY: Golf
MONDAY: Golf
Andy Richter Retweeted
@LibyaLiberty Jan 1
Hend Amry Retweeted CAIR National
Whe an Arkansas man had trouble paying off the $1700 fine he was sentenced to pay for vandalizing a mosque with a swastika, & faced a 6 year jail term for nonpayment, the mosque wrote the check to cover his fine from their renovation savings.
Hend Amry
?@LibyaLiberty Jan 1
Members of the mosque didn't want to see the man waste six years of his life in prison for a bad life choice.
Andy Richter Retweeted
@repjohnlewis Jan 1
Wishing everyone a happy New Year. May we all resolve to live each day with purpose and hope, never forgetting that the way of peace and the way of love is the better way. #goodtrouble
Andy Richter Retweeted
@mattyglesias Jan 1
I love the authentic, accessible, reality-show approach that Trump has brought to nuclear diplomacy with Iran, Pakistan, and North Korea.
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LWolf
(46,179 posts)that I didn't read carefully, even when you made it obvious by putting "Richter" in all caps.
My brain flew to Andy Stephenson; I still miss him all these years later.
Richter? Okay. Here's to Andy Richter:
And here's to Andy's memory:
AJT
(5,240 posts)He's a funny, nice guy.