Non Compos Mentis

“The United States expresses its official condolences for the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian, and other members of their delegation in a helicopter crash in northwest Iran.” —State Department spokesman Matthew Miller

“Lord, we pray for the Iranian people who mourn the death of their president.” —Senate Chaplain Barry Black

For the Record

“Members of the U.N. Security Council held a moment of silence for the death of Iranian butcher President Ebrahim Raisi; the U.N. Security Council held no moment of silence for the 1,200 Israelis murdered by Iranian proxy Hamas, or the thousands of American troops dead in Iraq at the hands of Iranian Shiite militias.” —Ben Shapiro

Non Compos Mentis, Continued

“I say to every young man thinking of getting married, marry into a family with five or more daughters.” —Joe Biden

Priorities…

“I appointed the first chief diversity and inclusion officer for the [State] Department.” —Secretary of State Antony Blinken

The BIG Lies

“We took [border] action a long time ago … and we are seeing the results.” —Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

“We’ve been enforcing the law from day one despite the political rhetoric that suggests otherwise.” —Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

Upright

“Resisting the cost of housing, feeding and educating migrants doesn’t make you a racist or bigot. … The Left insists migration is a humanitarian crisis. Wrong. It’s a lawless invasion.” —Betsy McCaughey

Another BIG Lie

“[Hillary Clinton] didn’t say [Trump] was an illegitimate [president].” —political pundit Bill Maher

Village Idiot

“That hat that you keep wearing, that red hat that says ‘Make America Great Again’ … you might as well just put a swastika on the hat.” —"The View" co-host Joy Behar

The Bottom Line

“The people have not met their burden. Let’s not forget: The burden of proof is solely on the prosecution. They must prove every element of this offense beyond a reasonable doubt, which is the highest standard of proof we have in the American judicial system. This case should fall on its face in front of any reasonable jury.” —defense attorney Vik Bajaj on the Trump hush-money case

Topsy-Turvy

“[Westerners] tend to believe too much in the power of human action. This means that we often reverse cause and effect: We tend to believe, for example, that democracy precedes rights, as opposed to rights preceding democracy. We also tend to believe that we are the creators of our own rights and responsibilities; we are, in essence, legal positivists who believe that law is created by us rather than preexisting us.” —Ben Shapiro

And Last…

“Team Biden, unfortunately, would rather starve the military and embrace the diplomacy of retreat.” —foreign affairs professor Walter Russell Mead

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