The Patriot Post® · Thursday Short Cuts

The BIG Lie

“We have taken action on the border, and we’ve taken action with respect to the challenges that cities across the country are facing.” —DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

Belly Laugh of the Day

“That’s what this administration is focused on — solutions to problems.” —Alejandro Mayorkas

Demagogues

“While we recognize that Hamas’ barbaric terrorist attack began this war, we must also recognize that Israel’s military response has been grossly disproportionate, immoral, and in violation of international law. And, most importantly for Americans, we must understand that Israel’s war against the Palestinian people has been significantly waged with U.S. bombs, artillery shells, and other forms of weaponry. And the results have been catastrophic.” —Senator Bernie Sanders (VT)

“Our message is clear, and it is simple: We are running a campaign like the fate of our democracy depends on it. Because it does.” —Biden campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez

Leftmedia Circles the Wagons

“We should note that Claudine Gay has not been accused of stealing anyone’s ideas in any of her writings. She’s been accused of sort of more like copying other people’s writings without attribution. So it’s been more sloppy attribution than stealing anyone’s ideas.” —CNN’s Matt Egan

“Harvard president’s resignation highlights new conservative weapon against colleges: plagiarism.” —Associated Press

Race Bait

“Racist mobs won’t stop until they topple all Black people from positions of power and influence who are not reinforcing the structure of racism. What these racist mobs are doing should be obvious to any reporter who cares about truth or justice as opposed to conflicts and clicks.” —Boston University Center for Antiracist Research founder and director Ibram X. Kendi

For the Record

“Just to repeat — [Claudine] Gay is not the cause of the problems at Harvard. She and other university presidents are just a symptom of the cultural atmosphere at these universities. Anti-Semitism is growing because of radical neo-Marxist ideologies … that dominate our college campuses. It’s also growing because of our stupid and suicidal immigration policies that are literally importing hate into America.” —Gary Bauer

“Sorry, [Claudine Gay], you weren’t fired because of racism. You were hired because of racism.” —Greg Gutfeld

Upright

“With the loss of faith in God, who is the ultimate sustainer of life and happiness, that vacuum is quickly being filled with idols. Given this reality, it comes as little surprise that sexual deviancy has not only been embraced by the broader public as permissible but is increasingly viewed as normal and even celebrated as virtuous. If there’s no Creator or objective standard, then anything goes. Similarly, a loss of trust in America’s institutions is ironically tied to that cultural loss of religious faith as well. With fewer people looking to God as the ultimate source for solving the myriad problems they face, people are instead turning to institutions like the government for salvation.” —Thomas Gallatin

“If people view government as the only means to better themselves, then government becomes ultimate, and the stakes grow ever higher with each election cycle. Out of this comes intense tribalism, wherein tribal identity takes precedence over everything else. Under these conditions, the foundational principle view of the equality of every individual is lost to a chaotic sea of identity politics.” —Thomas Gallatin