Tuesday Short Cuts
Notable quotables from Anthony Fauci, Hakeem Jeffries, Alvin Bragg, Rich Lowry, and more.
The BIG Lies
“Under my leadership, we were well positioned to respond to COVID-19.” —Anthony Fauci
“The NIH did not fund gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.” —Anthony Fauci
“None on my part. … I’ve kept an open mind throughout the entire process.” —Anthony Fauci when asked, “Do you agree that there was a push to downplay the lab leak theory?”
Non Compos Mentis
“Dr. Fauci, we owe you an apology for the way we have raked you through the mud. … It’s the most unfair thing I have seen.” —Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-MD)
Good Point
“I’d buy the outrage over Fauci if the American people didn’t vote back into office almost every single politician who followed his advice.” —Jesse Kelly
More BIG Lies
“I did my job. Our job is to follow the facts and the law without fear or favor, and that’s exactly what we did here.” —Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg regarding the Trump trial
“Not at all. I didn’t do anything wrong.” —Joe Biden when asked, “Are you worried that this could happen to you someday — somebody comes up with some charges and tries to bring you in to court after your term?”
Swampthink
“Yes, of course. This verdict … was a validation of the American judicial system.” —House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) when asked, “There are questions about the validity of the … untested legal theory that was used… Would this case have been brought against anyone other than former President Trump?”
Projection
“It’s conservatives … who want to lock everybody up, including Hillary Clinton. That’s not the way I feel as a liberal. And I don’t want to inflict any suffering on anybody.” —Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
Baghdad Bob
“There is one candidate standing up for the rule of law, standing up for our democratic institutions, defending our Constitution, defending our democracy, and that’s Joe Biden.” —Biden campaign communications director Michael Tyler
Belly Laugh of the Day
“This campaign is under no false illusion that the media is going to do our jobs for us.” —Michael Tyler
Anti-Free Marketeers
“There is, no doubt, a niche market for electric cars that will grow over time. Rather than letting this happen organically and in keeping with consumer preferences and sensible business choices by car manufacturers, the mandarins of the Biden administration are trying to force a transformation that drivers aren’t ready for and the infrastructure doesn’t yet exist to support.” —Rich Lowry
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