Well, He’s Half Right
“I’m mentally incompetent, and I can’t walk, and I can beat the hell out of both of them.” —Joe Biden
The BIG Lie
“It’s not proven, but … 300,000 people have already died from just this cutoff — this hard cut of USAID.” —singer-songwriter Bono
Dumb & Dumber
“I saw President Biden not very long ago, and I thought he was in good shape. I had never seen him and walked away thinking, ‘He can’t do this anymore.’” —Bill Clinton
“I think he did a good job. I think we are facing challenges today with our president in our history. And some people are trying to use this as a way to blame him for the fact that Trump was reelected.” —Bill Clinton
“Tone Down the Rhetoric”
“Maybe it’s time for us to be a little meaner. Maybe it’s time for us to be a little more fierce.” —Minnesota Gov. Tim “Stolen Valor” Walz
Upright
“We shouldn’t be stockpiling Bitcoin. We should be stockpiling bullets. Like, you know, the military guys tell you that, you know, if there’s a war in the South China Sea, we have missiles for seven days. Okay, come on. I mean, we can’t say that with a straight face and think that’s okay.” —JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon
For the Record
“Even if you’re a true believer in [Robert F.] Kennedy, at least let the scales fall from your eyes long enough to acknowledge that he makes life so much easier for his critics when he and his team churn out a report full of AI-generated slop instead of actual, citable, verifiable research. Nobody has to put much effort into discrediting Kennedy; he discredits himself.” —Jim Geraghty
Reality Check
“With the federal budget running a $2 trillion deficit and the national debt nearing $37 trillion, there is no justification for continuing to funnel public funds to NPR.” —Jeff Jacoby
Observations
“The [Supreme] Court has more urgency in bailing out illegal aliens than in upholding the rights of Americans — even in regards to an enumerated right [2nd Amendment] in the Constitution.” —Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
“One can and often should feel embarrassment and regret over the actions of ‘consenting’ adults, actually.” —Michael Knowles pointing out that “consensual” does not mean “moral”
“Like anything else, AI will have its downsides, but it’s not an inherent threat any more than computers or the internet.” —Rich Lowry
“When truth is sacrificed for political posturing, responsible policy decisions become impossible, ultimately hurting those most in need.” —Tony Perkins
Inquiring Minds Want to Know
“How can we as a society tell American citizens, ‘If you don’t pay taxes, you go to jail. If you don’t obey your local ordinances and regulations, you’re going to jail. If you don’t listen to every instruction the government gives you, you’re going to jail,’ but millions of people can ignore our laws with impunity and their only punishment is a lifetime of free welfare?” —White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller
And Last…
“In light of [Sunday’s] horrific attack, all terrorists, their family members, and terrorist sympathizers here on a visa should know that under the Trump Administration we will find you, revoke your visa, and deport you.” —Secretary of State Marco Rubio
