Letting the Mask Slip

“I actually disavow the use of the term ‘the melting pot.’ I actually don’t like it.” —Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud, who earlier this year told a Christian minister that he was not welcome in the city over his objection to naming a street for a jihadi

Leftist Hysteria

“If you don’t put constraints on Donald Trump’s illegality, this democracy isn’t going to be here next November. It isn’t going to be here in 2028.” —Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT)

Non Compos Mentis

“I’m not saying that Donald Trump is Hitler, because Hitler had an ideology. Okay? And he had a grand plan. Donald Trump is purely corrupt. Donald Trump is a narcissistic sociopath.” —Hunter Biden

Huh?

Q: “Why wouldn’t [the Epstein files] have been released the last four years when President Biden was in office?” —a reporter

A: “That’s the question every American is asking. … Why doesn’t he want them released?” —Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)

Friendly Fire

“He doesn’t inspire confidence. He’s not bold. He’s out of touch with the grassroots. He’s someone who cheer-led us into the war in Iraq. He doesn’t have the moral clarity on Gaza. He couldn’t say [Zohran] Mamdani’s name. And this was the final straw, where he was not strong on fighting for healthcare.” —Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) on Chuck Schumer

“I was absolutely furious — I still am — that they folded when I feel like we just had gotten the momentum, the wind behind our sails.” —Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) on the Schumer Shutdown

Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes

“It did not take a prophet to foresee that you could not tell an entire generation of white heterosexual males that they are what’s wrong with the world, and expect them to accept it forever. America is not a liberal arts college campus.” —Rod Dreher

Rainbow Mafia

“It’s incredible how many mass shooters and political assassins have been mixed up with transgender identities and furry sex fetishes, and how much the government has tried to conceal their path to radicalization.” —Christopher Rufo

Reality Check

“Members of the House and Senate are not going to voluntarily relinquish their powers and perks. Like the child who has tooth decay from eating too many sweets and must have candy withheld from him, so too must the ‘candy’ of spending and debt be removed.” —Cal Thomas

For the Record

“The Biden/Harris regime spent four years carpet-bombing American consumers with inflation. Now, in a BIG Lie layup ahead of the midterms, Democrats and their Leftmedia publicists are blame-shifting the ‘affordability’ issue to Trump.” —Mark Alexander

“Whatever the [Epstein] files contain — or don’t contain — the perception of a cover-up is eroding what little public trust remains. And that erosion isn’t limited to this administration; it’s corroding confidence in our government as a whole.” —Tony Perkins

Insight

“Liberals claim to want to give a hearing to other views but then are shocked and offended to discover that there are other views.” —William F. Buckley Jr. (1925-2008)