From the Loony Left
“What percentage chance that I think I’ll run [for president]? 65, 70.” —Don Lemon

“If [Republicans] try to take our vote away, we should absolutely be in the street, and I’ll be right out there with everybody else.” —Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison

“We are not as a country better off eight years after Obama was elected in 2008 then we were when he was elected.” —Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in 2020 (Barack Obama will be campaigning with El-Sayed in late October.)

“This sort of hypothetical ‘Who’s a bigger [security] threat?’ is a dumb question.” —Abdul El-Sayed

“There must be room to mourn the 74,000 Palestinians that the Israeli government has killed.” —New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani

“You don’t have to be pro-Hamas to say Israel’s committing a genocide.” —Mehdi Hasan

From the Reasonable Right
“My beef with Abdul: He says he’s a doctor. He’s not. He’s unlicensed. He’s for abolishing the police. He deleted the tweet, but CNN found it. His staff denied he’s a dual citizen w[ith] Egypt. Video shows Abdul saying he’s a dual citizen and he summered in Egypt. He refuses to condemn the Muslim Brotherhood and Iran. He blames terrorism on America’s policies. He calls Israel bloodthirsty. Who uses that language? He says he hasn’t taken a penny of corporate contributions, but his FEC report shows he received $1.9 million in contributions from 629 corporate executives, including from Nvidia, Google and Pfizer. Abdul is a conman.” —Ari Fleischer

“[James Talarico] hates Texas values. He describes himself as a Christian who hates Christianity. ... Calls the American flag a complicated symbol, probably of hate. He stated that he wants to dismantle capitalism. Claimed that the Ten Commandments are a form of fascism. And when asked what he loved most in the world, he said transgender children, which is a little different. ... But we can’t play games with different, can we? We want good old-fashioned Texas values.” —President Donald Trump

“Communism has no place in the United States.” —Georgia Congressman Clay Fuller

“Remember before you go to vote that elections have consequences. And the consequences of giving open borders Democrats power again would be catastrophic.” —Texas Congressman Brandon Gill

“There would be no destruction in Gaza if not for October 7, and there would be far fewer casualties if Hamas terrorists fought like men, instead of starting a war by gunning down civilians and then hiding behind their own like cowards.” —Seth Dillon

“It’s weird how everyone expects Israel to care about the people of Gaza but no one expects Hamas — their elected government — to care about them and act in ways to their benefit.” —Frank J. Fleming

“There is no moral difference between a masked pro-Hamas protester and a masked Klansmen protesting in favor of lynchings.” —David Harsanyi

Belly Laugh of the Day
“I called [vegan] ‘vaygan.’ ... How the hell would I know? I like steak.” —Donald Trump