The Patriot Post® · Tuesday Short Cuts

Dumb & Dumber

“The United States has a population of north of 327 million people. Why do we need more kids? … What’s the purpose?” —MSNBC’s Joy Reid

“Trump is actually running to end the presidency as we know it.” —MSNBC’s Jen Psaki

Demagogue

“California … established a constitutional right to access abortion, and [at] the end of the day I think that’s a determination for women and their doctors. … As it relates to getting into the debate around late-term abortion, that’s a complete canard.” —California Governor Gavin Newsom

Yellow Journalism

“Authorities on Thursday found the body of Laken Hope Riley and arrested Athens resident Jose Antonio Ibarra, 26, on suspicion of murder. … Riley’s death has once again put the spotlight on the dangers female runners face. Previously, the 2018 death of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts while out jogging prompted an outpouring from other women who shared their tales of being harassed and followed.” —Associated Press (“Tibbetts was killed by an illegal immigrant, and another is suspected in the murder of Riley.” —Fox News)

“Ibarra’s status as an undocumented Venezuelan migrant is now being touted by several state and national GOP leaders to support their calls for tighter border security — though there is little evidence indicating a connection between immigration and crime.” —CNN

“Republicans obviously seizing on this horrific tragedy at the University of Georgia. This girl, this nursing student, killed by an undocumented Venezuelan migrant, and they’re seizing on this as an example of Biden’s failure to protect the American people and to secure the border.” —CNN’s Jake Tapper

Spin Doctor

“[Biden’s] stuttering is what caused a lot of his speech impediments, and we know that. It has nothing to do with his brain. He stumbles one time and everybody says, ‘He’s too old to be the president.’” —Congressman Jim Clyburn (D-SC)

Belly Laugh of the Day

“Joe Biden has gotten more done in three years than most presidents get done in eight years.” —DNC Chair Jaime Harrison

For the Record

“The place to debate whether [Alejandro] Mayorkas’ actions constitute impeachable offenses was in the House, and the House made its decision. It is now the Senate’s responsibility under the Constitution to conduct an impeachment trial, a duty the Senate has never refused to fulfill. Conducting a trial is necessary to carry out the impeachment process the Constitution established, as well as to protect the public trust and the national security of the country.” —Hans von Spakovsky and Thomas Jipping

“Potential borrowers now have every reason to take on more student debt, knowing that one day the federal government will bail them out. Colleges and universities now have every reason to increase tuition and fees, knowing that, while students may occupy the dorm rooms, higher ed’s true customer is Uncle Sam.” —Matthew Continetti