The Patriot Post® · Tuesday Short Cuts

Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud

“No, I don’t think she’s abandoning her ideals. I think she’s trying to be pragmatic and doing what she thinks is right in order to win the election.” —socialist Senator Bernie Sanders (VT) regarding Kamala Harris

Leftmedia Lobotomy

“The Beltway Media Got Its Harris Interview. Can We Move On Now?” —The Nation’s Joan Walsh

The BIG Lies

“Kamala and I are so proud of our record. The greatest job creation record of any single presidential term in American history. … Every single month increasing jobs to a total of 16 million new jobs since we took office.” —Joe Biden

“When I was a kid growing up in Nebraska, being gay was illegal. Still technically illegal.” —Tim Walz

Demagogue

“We banned banning books, especially banning LGBTQ books.” —Tim Walz

Non Compos Mentis

“Guess what? A trillion three hundred billion dollars over 10 years. And we reduced the budget at the same time.” —Joe Biden

Village Idiot

“The person who should be applauded is the president who did the most selfless thing that anybody’s done since George Washington.” —actor George Clooney

For the Record

“Let’s set the record straight: By the time of the Afghanistan withdrawal disaster, Biden & Harris had been in power for eight months. They ripped up our plan for an orderly, conditions-based withdrawal. They evacuated military assets before civilians. Kamala bragged about being the ‘last person in the room’ setting the strategy. Biden & Kamala are directly responsible. And Kamala’s attempt to pass the buck won’t work and, sadly, is an injustice to all who served us all in Afghanistan for years.” —former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

“We’ve imposed no significant consequences on Iran for its sponsorship of a terror group with American blood on its hands. We are mealy-mouthed and skittish, a super power constrained by its unwillingness to fully take its own side in a fight. We should feel a profound sense of national embarrassment, but Joe Biden doesn’t embarrass easily. He left U.S. citizens behind in Afghanistan and has failed to neutralize a rag-tag band of rebels who continue to disrupt shipping in the Red Sea despite the presence of the U.S. Navy.” —Rich Lowry

“Hamas will be defeated on the battlefield or it will not be defeated at all. … The way to eliminate Hamas and liberate Gaza is to ensure that Israel prevails in this war. Everything else is secondary. Terrorists who kidnap and kill US citizens are America’s mortal enemies. The way to advance America’s national interests is not to arrest the terrorists, but to destroy them.” —Jeff Jacoby