The Patriot Post® · Friday Short Cuts
Say That Again … Slowly
“[Pete Hegseth is] not qualified to serve as secretary of defense. And obviously, he’s made these comments about how he doesn’t think women should be in combat. … I would ask him, you know, where do you think I lost my legs, in a bar fight? I’m pretty sure I was in combat when that happened.” —Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
The BIG Lie
“I don’t think we were clear enough by saying fewer people came in under President Joe Biden than came under Donald Trump.” —Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
Demagogue
“I’m going to do everything that I can to protect our undocumented [immigrants]. They’re residents of our state.” —Illinois Governor JB Pritzker (“I continue to believe Democrats want to keep illegal aliens in their states because they know the census counts illegal aliens, and harboring them is the only way for these blue states to protect against losing congressional seats and Electoral College clout in 2030.” —Erick Erickson)
Pot Calling the Kettle Black
“Everyday Americans struggling to live paycheck to paycheck need our help to lower costs. What are far right extremists presenting America this week? More drama and dysfunction.” —House Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY)
Everyday Americans struggling to live paycheck to paycheck need lower costs. What have far-left extremists been presenting America for the past four years? More reckless inflation.
— Jordan Candler | Patriot Post (@candler_jordan) November 14, 2024
Dumb & Dumber
“I’ve answered this a couple of times about [Trump being] a ‘threat to democracy’ in the past week. The president is going to always feel obligated to be honest with the American people. What he says still stands.” —White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
“I don’t even understand. Why would it — why would it be awkward?” —Karine Jean-Pierre when asked, “A week after the election, President Biden and Vice President Harris had a private lunch. How awkward was that?”
Village Idiots
“I’m privileged. I get to escape and go somewhere. Most Americans aren’t so lucky. They’re going to be stuck in this dystopian country, and my anxiety and sadness is for them.” —actress Eva Longoria
“May trump supporters and trump voters and trump himself never know peace.” —actress Rachel Zegler
For the Record
“Democrats owe their present existence to two industries, both of which are largely insulated from public sentiment: government, which extracts financial support by force in the form of taxes, and academia, where tenured faculty can promote the most corrosive, factually baseless and societally destructive ideologies without fear of consequences. … As a result, the Democratic Party has morphed into a self-absorbed blob unable to honestly answer the question, ‘What went wrong?’” —Laura Hollis
“It has been nine days since the election. California has counted 89% of its ballots. Trending towards a two week count. Can anyone in America regardless of political party defend a two week vote count? Simply inexcusable.” —Clay Travis
“This is the equivalent of a modern Manhattan Project.” —Vivek Ramaswamy on the ambitiousness of DOGE
Belly Laugh of the Day
“Harris, suffering buyer’s remorse about Walz, has asked Taylor Swift to write a song about picking the wrong running mate.” —Larry Elder