The Patriot Post® · Wednesday Short Cuts

The BIG Lies

“My mom would drive us to school in the morning when I was young … [and] there would be an oil slick on the [windshield] wiper.” —President Joe Biden

“I’ve spent more time in the Bethel AME Church in Wilmington, Delaware, than … most people I know, black or white, have spent in that church. Because that’s where I started — no, I’m serious. It started with the Civil Rights movement.” —Joe Biden

“I said we’d invest in all of America … and we are. The results are clear: over 14 million new jobs, record economic growth, the lowest inflation rate of any major economy in the world.” —Joe Biden

“Early in my administration … we cut child poverty in half.” —Joe Biden

“We have to ban assault weapons. I did it once before, and I’m going to come back again and do it. Ban high-capacity magazines. We have to pass a universal background checks. It doesn’t violate the Second Amendment. It’s common sense, and it saves lives.” —Joe Biden

Demagoguery

“White supremacy. … It’s a poison. Throughout our history, it’s ripped this nation apart. This has no place in America. Not today, tomorrow, or ever.” —Joe Biden

“Slavery was the cause of the Civil War. There is no negotiation about that. Now … we’re living in an era of a second lost cause. Once again, there are some in this country … trying to turn a loss into a lie — a lie, which if allowed to live, will once again bring terrible damage to this country.” —Joe Biden

“An extreme movement of America, the MAGA Republicans, led by a defeated president, is trying to steal history now. They tried to steal an election. Now they’re trying to steal history.” —Joe Biden

Lack of Self-Awareness

“The truth is under assault in America. As a consequence, so is our freedom, our democracy, our very country.” —Joe Biden

“They’re trying … to erase history and your future: banning books; denying your right to vote and have it counted; destroying diversity, equality, inclusion all across America; harboring hate and replacing hope with anger and resentment and a dangerous view of America.” —Joe Biden

“They don’t have respect for the 81 million people who voted the other way — voted for my candidacy — and voted to end the [Trump] presidency. In their world, these Americans, including you, don’t count.” —Joe Biden

Braying Jennies

“Clarence Thomas and, rather, his wife, Ginni, participated in the events of January 6th. … It would frankly be a scandal if he did not recuse himself.” —Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)

“What’s going to happen in this next election? I am terrified about what could possibly happen. Because our leaders matter.” —Michelle Obama

“People’s faith in the country is waning. That’s the thing that’s pissing me off. Because, in fact, there’s a reason Joe Biden ran the way he did. There’s a reason he’s running for democracy now, because that’s really what’s at stake. You worried that you can’t pay your bill? Wait until the other guy becomes president and you won’t have to worry about it because you’ll be in some camp somewhere, because that’s his promise.” —"The View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg

“[Biden] has been remarkable, and he has done it in a way that has justice … in every way.” —Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)

Belly Laugh of the Day

“2024 Is the Year of Elections and That’s a Threat to Democracy.” —Bloomberg columnist Tobin Harshaw

The BIG Lies, Continued

“Some have accused DHS of not enforcing our nation’s laws. This could not be further from the truth.” —DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (“Unlawful presence in the United States will alone not be a basis for an immigration enforcement action.” —Alejandro Mayorkas two years ago)

“The issue of immigration is an issue that is highly politicized, and it is very important that the American public understand … all this administration has done. … What we are experiencing at the southern border is not unique.” —Alejandro Mayorkas

Read That Again … Slowly

“The Biden administration is asking Mexico to help curb the huge flow of migrants into the U.S., as Biden runs out of options to fix a problem that is hurting his polling.” —NBC News

Lack of Self-Awareness, Continued

“Many of us in the Democrat Party want to make sure … that we aren’t creating a humanitarian disaster in our hemisphere and at our southern border.” —Senator Chris Coons (D-DE)

“What [Republicans are] doing is taking impeachment and … they’re politically weaponizing it for an election purpose, for a political purpose, and in doing so they are putting the people of this country, everyday Americans, absolutely at the bottom of the barrel and they’re putting themselves first. It’s a selfishness that really endangers this country. It endangers our electoral process. It endangers our legal process. It’s deeply cynical. And it’s done to reelect themselves and line their own pockets.” —Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

For the Record

“The Leftmedia’s job is to poll voters to make sure they got the message, and then report the results of the poll to reinforce the message. That’s pollaganda. After that, Biden and other Democrats can keep talking about the issue because voters say it’s important. It’s one of the most obnoxious feedback loops in politics today, but don’t underestimate its effectiveness with low-information voters armed with bulk-mail ballots.” —Nate Jackson

“Why should it be surprising that the same movement that fought so hard to discredit Fox as a legitimate news operation, or remove Rush Limbaugh from the airwaves, or conspire with the censorial ideologues running every major social media platform, would take the next logical step and try to remove troublesome political rivals from ballots?” —Peter Heck

“[Joe Biden’s] allies are trying to cancel elections and ban candidates from the ballot, and he has the chutzpah to claim that Trump is a danger to our democracy!” —Gary Bauer