Insight

German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1834): “Nothing is more terrible than ignorance in action.”

Demo-gogues

Barack Obama: “I just want to remind everybody that they can still apply for [ObamaCare] coverage by phone, by mail, in person. There was a time when the internet didn’t exist. It wasn’t that long ago. A lot of programs like Medicaid don’t operate electronically. And so there are ways for us to still work to make sure that people are getting the opportunity to buy affordable, quality health care.”

Braying Jackass

Barack Obama: “I wanted to go in and fix [Healthcare.gov] myself, but I don’t write code. … I know health care is controversial, so, you know, there’s only gonna be so much support we get on that on a bipartisan basis – until it working really well, and then they’re gonna stop calling it ‘ObamaCare.’”

The BIG Lie

Council of Economic Advisors chairman Jason Furman: “If you look at the biggest thing that [is] cutting our deficit over the medium and long run, it’s actually the Affordable Care Act. Which is, you know, by bringing down the cost of health care, that doesn’t just help our economy, it helps bring our deficit down.”

Dezinformatsia

ABC’s Tai Hernandez: “A recent survey by the Bureau of Justice Statistics shows violent crime has increased for the second year in a row. Criminologists say the lack of federal funding may play a key part.”

From the ‘Non Compos Mentis’ File

Barack Obama: “I genuinely believe that [Joe Biden] has been one of the best vice presidents in our history.”

Alpha Jackass

Former Montana Lt. Gov. John Bohlinger: “We need to challenge the Tea Party representatives who like the Taliban shut our country down.”

Village Idiots

State Secretary John Kerry: “[Obama] has prosecuted al Qaeda with an intensity and terrorists generally with an intensity unprecedented and way beyond the last administration.”

Short Cuts

Comedian Argus Hamilton: “The Washington D.C. City Council ordered the police to set up prostitution-free zones in ten city blocks during major U.S. government events and protest rallies. You can’t make it up. Washington is so corrupt we just rope off areas where people actually follow the law.”