Leftist Lunacy

“Trump is President. President Trump is in charge of air safety. All crashes are Trump’s fault.” —Congressman Eric Swalwell

“As a White Man, Can I Date Women of Color to Advance My Antiracism”? —New York Times Magazine headline

Shot/Chaser

“I communicated with somebody from the German CSU a little while ago. I asked her what she thought about what had happened with Vance. And the degree to which they were shocked and appalled and offended that Vance came there daring to lecture Germany, one of the most free countries on earth when it comes to expression, where America is now rated 55th in the world on freedom of expression — it was appalling and it was insulting.” —Rick Wilson

“Yes.” —German State Prosecutor Dr. Matthäus Fink answering the “60 Minutes” question, “Is it a crime to insult somebody in public?”

Censorship

“If somebody posts something that’s not true, and then somebody else reposts it or likes it, are they committing a crime?” —"60 Minutes" correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi

“Yeah, in the case of reposting it is a crime as well, because the reader can’t distinguish whether you just invented this or just reposted it.” —German Prosecutor Svenja Meininghaus

Upright

“Insulting someone is not a crime, and criminalizing speech is going to put real strain on European-US relationships. This is Orwellian, and everyone in Europe and the US must reject this lunacy.” —JD Vance responding to Germany’s anti-free speech laws

For the Record

“You’re going to see a paper trail come back to Washington, DC. And that’s why I think a lot of people are nervous and you’ll see a lot of retirements, because they are stealing from the American taxpayer and now they’ve got their hand caught in the cookie jar and all they can do is attack Elon Musk.” —Congressman Tim Burchett

“Walmart is the largest corporate employer in the country with 2.1 million employees. The federal government has 2.4 million civilian employees. And you’re paying for all of those bureaucrats.” —Gary Bauer

“Elon Musk is NOT a Threat to ‘Democracy.’ He’s a Threat to Bureaucracy.” —Glenn Beck

“Nor was anyone outraged when the entire Democratic Party worked to undermine the legitimacy of the Supreme Court after its ruling in Dobbs. Both Joe Biden and Kamala Harris endorsed ‘court reform’ that amounted to a call to pack the Supreme Court and to bring an effective end to its existence as an independent institution.” —Rich Lowry

And Last

“The days of irresponsibly shoveling boatloads of cash to far-left activist groups in the name of environmental justice and climate equity are over.” —EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin