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...sense of humor is fatal in politics,” David R. Slavitt says dryly, in his usual cynical tone. This November, he’d like to prove that maxim wrong...
It’s a dreary day, and Slavitt is en route to Somerville to collect signatures. Poet, author, critic, and translator, Slavitt hopes to tack yet another title onto his resume: politician. After collecting his 150th signature last week, he is now the only Republican challenger to Democratic State Representative Timothy J. Toomey, who represents parts of Cambridge and Somerville...
...It’s a humiliating experience,” Slavitt says of the signature-gathering. “I see myself doing stuff that the entire purpose of a Harvard degree is to defend against...
...Though Slavitt agreed that no system could be designed to completely eliminate mistakes, he asked whether this was reason enough to eliminate capital punishment...
...only way we as a society can value the life of a victim...is to say 'you cannot live under the same sky that we live under,'" Slavitt said...