The Patriot Post® · Friday Short Cuts

Kamala Word Salads and Lies

“I mean, you know what, there’s certainly a lot of, I, I feel the weight … of the moment, and my role. I feel an extraordinary weight of responsibility right now. … This is a margin-of-error race. It’s tight. I’m gon’ win. I’m gon’ win. But it’s tight.” —Kamala Harris, doing her best black female impersonation for Charlamagne The God

“My pledge is that as president, I will work on decriminalizing [pot] because I know exactly how those laws have been used to disproportionately impact certain populations and specifically Black men.” —Kamala Harris on marijuana legalization

“I will follow the law.” —Kamala Harris, lying about using taxpayer resources for “transgender” procedures

“It will be a free and fair election if we, the American people, stand up for that. You know, I see it as this. I think that the democracy has — it’s like two points of nature. One, there’s a fact about a democracy that when it is intact, it the strength that it possesses in terms of the protection of people’s individual rights and liberties.” —Kamala Harris when asked if she would accept election results if Trump is the victor

“Every moment in time, and certainly this one. To see the moment in time in which we exist and are present and to be able to contextualize it. To understand where we exist in the history and in the moment as it relates not only to the past, but the future.” — Kamala Harris

Big Tease

“For a long stretch, Americans have hungered for real leadership. We’ve yearned for a figure who was sharp, well-versed on all the tough issues on our national political scene, and not afraid to get into the details. A level-headed thinker who challenges assumptions and rejects the knee-jerk rhetoric and partisan talking points. Someone on the hunt for genuine answers to the country’s questions, with little patience for blather. Whether it’s a moment of crisis or a relatively normal evening, we just want to turn on the television and see someone talking to us who’s poised, reassuring, and direct. … The only problem is that Bret Baier isn’t running for president.” —Jim Geraghty

For the Record

“Having boys compete against our daughters is not fair.” —Ted Cruz

“The "whole-of-government equity agenda” will not yield prosperity. It will only divide Americans and stoke resentment while further degrading the nation’s finances. Policymakers must abolish the DEI bureaucracy and restore colorblind equality as the operating principle of the United States government — before it is too late.“ —Christopher Rufo

Rule of Law?

"By the way, 34 felonies. And so far, he hadn’t gotten sentenced. He got the sentence kicked back, but I want to watch that sentence.” —Joe Biden gleefully awaiting the results of lawfare against Donald Trump

And Last

“Unfortunately, Governor Walz isn’t here himself. But don’t worry. He’ll say that he was. He’s good at saying that.” —Donald Trump at the Al Smith Dinner

“I used to think the Democrats were crazy for saying that men have periods. But then I met Tim Walz.” —Donald Trump at the Al Smith Dinner