The Patriot Post® · Wednesday Short Cuts

Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud

“Three people, two bullets. [Virginia Speaker of the House Todd] Gilbert, hitler, and pol pot. Gilbert gets two bullets to the head. Spoiler: put Gilbert in the crew with the two worst people you know, and he receives both bullets every time.” —Democrat Virginia AG candidate Jay Jones in 2022 discussing a coworker over text (“This is just another example of the demonic mindset that has taken over the Democrat Party. No Democrat leaders in Virginia, including Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine or other members of the congressional delegation, have called for Jones to drop out of the race. They are cowards.” —Gary Bauer)

Praetorian Guard

“We have to be mature in our thinking and how we vote. We can’t get distracted, because they want us to get distracted by the [Jay Jones] text message here or something else. Stay focused.” —Virginia House Speaker Don Scott

“Trump’s GOP seizes on violent rhetoric from Virginia AG candidate as high-stakes elections loom.” —Associated Press headline

Braying Jackass

“The extreme-Right in this country refuse to accept the results of the Civil War. They have repeatedly called for a rematch.” —Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson

Godwin’s Law

“In the early days of the Nazi regime, they started slowly but surely taking away people’s rights. And what we’re seeing now is the very same thing.” —Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker

Congressional Clown Show

“You don’t think Republicans are responsible for the fact that detainees were killed [at the Dallas ICE facility]?” —Rep. Ilhan Omar

“[Detroit] taught me that the political structures that I have to work in, that we are surrounded by, was built on slavery and genocide and rape and oppression. … It’s not the genocide-enabling Congress or the White House that will free our people. It is only us. It can only be us.” —Rep. Rashida Tlaib

Leftmedia Lobotomy

“Why is [Secretary of War Pete Hegseth] obsessed with fat?” —"The View" co-host Joy Behar

Delusions of Grandeur

“I am more popular than the president of the United States.” —"comedian" Jimmy Kimmel

A Blind Squirrel Finds a Nut

“The real problem is that the Affordable Care Act was never actually affordable.” —The Washington Post editorial board

Inquiring Minds Want to Know

“What has Hamas — or any of Israel’s enemies — done to demonstrate their integrity or why any confidence should be placed in them? The answer is nothing and anyone who believes a deal can be made with the devil is a fool.” —Cal Thomas

Re: The Left

“This is an all-out campaign of insurrection against the sovereignty of the United States because the Democrat Party and those who are committing violence in this country do not believe in the legitimacy of the sovereign territory of the United States, and they don’t want any of these illegal aliens to go home. So they want to cement by force … the invasion.” —White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller

“No matter what level of violence you look at, violence against faith-based organizations is increasing. One by one, our communities are coming around to recognize that, yeah, there is something going on, and we can’t any longer just sit in our church with a steeple on top and a name up front declaring that we’re a safe haven.” —Faith Based Security Network President Carl Chinn

For the Record

“Chuck Schumer has been in Congress for 44 years. He was first elected to the House in 1981. Just for reference, I was nine years old. I was in the third grade when Chuck Schumer came here to Congress.” —House Speaker Mike Johnson

“Donald Trump is who the voters thought he was. … The majority of Americans say that Donald Trump is doing what he promised. … If you look at the numbers, Trump has basically the steadiest favorable rating this much through a presidency of any president on record.” —CNN’s Harry Enten

Belly Laugh of the Day

“My Yankees lost by 20 runs this weekend but I’m not nervous because Kamala says it’s the closest series in baseball history.” —Jimmy Failla