The Patriot Post® · Thursday Short Cuts

The BIG Lie

“Trump is actively working to withhold SNAP funding — forcing families to food banks across the country.” —Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)

Projection

“[Republicans] are deliberately trying to make the shutdown as painful as possible. These are nihilists that we’re dealing with.” —Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT)

Intraparty Squabbles

“I’m not coming in to punch anybody in the face, but I’m not pleased that, in the face of this invasive species that is Donald Trump, who’s completely changed the rules of the game, that we’re still playing by the old rules of the game.” —California Gov. Gavin Newsom excoriating the Democrat senators who flipped their votes on the continuing resolution

For the Record

“The big picture of what is happening is the failure of the Affordable Care Act. Indeed, some Democrats have admitted that the reason they shut down the government was to hold out for more ‘emergency’ subsidy money because the ACA has failed to make health coverage affordable.” —Byron York

“No Democratic senators have been seen wearing T-shirts saying, ‘I caused disruption and heartache for millions, and all I got was a meaningless promise for a lousy vote,’ but they would be apt. … In the Trump years, to be progressive is to feel an implacable sense of impotence and rage. This was the real reason for the shutdown — it was a way to give vent to an unreasoning hatred of Donald Trump.” —Rich Lowry

Lack of Self-Awareness Award

“Conservatives are living in a completely different information world than liberals.” —CNN’s Abby Phillip

Belly Laugh of the Day

“Jasmine Crockett is actually what the Democrats should be leaning into. Because she is a phenomenal messenger.” —radio host Charlamagne

Village Idiots

“To get [crossdresser Bad Bunny] to want to be a part of our game, I think, is amazing. … I think the [NFL halftime] show’s going to be amazing. … We do everything we can to avoid politics. … This is about bringing people together.” —Dallas Cowboys executive vice president and chief brand officer Charlotte Jones

“Oz has always been a queer place. A safe space for queer people, for every different color of the rainbow, for everybody. Read the L. Frank Baum books. It’s the truth. You’re safe with us. We love you so much. The gayer, the better.” —singer and actress Ariana Grande

Irony

“I’m 97% German and 3% Neanderthal. Maybe it’s ironic that a big German guy from Pennsylvania has been very, absolutely devoted to Israel.” —Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA)

Re: The Left

“Charlie Kirk gets shot and people are celebrating. Like, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. You want people to die that you disagree with? Like, where are we right now on the scale of one to civil war? … This is nuts. Like, what are you guys on? Like, what’s happening here?” —podcaster Joe Rogan

“If there is one thing you want on a battlefield, it is an adversary who clearly states who they are and their objectives and intentions. We have that now with the Marxist left and the Islamo-fascists.” —Allen West

Upright

“If Trump is the only figure willing to fight for basic truth in the media, then we should all be cheering him on, especially if it means that the British people could finally be freed from the unaccountable bottomless money pit of propaganda that is the BBC.” —Ian Haworth

“We’re coming into these bureaucracies … and it’s just a series of very narrow Overton windows. You’re not allowed to bring the conversation out of that or you get destroyed. And now we’re working for a president who just takes a bulldozer to Overton windows.” —HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.