Race Bait

“We are seeing a sustained effort to eradicate the Voting Rights Act. That is the crown jewel — that’s the crown jewel — of the civil rights movement and an essential part of Dr. King’s legacy. … There is a concerted effort to re-segregate America.” —former Attorney General Eric Holder

Pot Calling the Kettle Black

“I think that they’re entitled. And that entitlement comes from a supremacy, a white supremacy. And they think that this country was built for them.” —former CNN anchor Don Lemon speaking of the congregation of the church where he led protesters to invade and shut down worship

Village Idiot

“If you stand against heavily armed masked federal troops invading American cities and using Gestapo tactics against our fellow citizens — if you believe you don’t deserve to be murdered for exercising your American right to protest — then send a message to this president.” —singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen

Persona Non Grata

“The one place where we thought we would never experience this is the U.S. Godd**n States.” —Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN)

Reality Check

“We’re here to arrest a child sex offender. … That’s who you guys are protecting. Insane.” —an ICE agent in St. Paul, Minnesota, after protesters started honking their horns to alert the area of an ICE raid

For the Record

“The reason why so many illegal aliens who have not been subject to prior arrests are getting swept up in these enforcement operations is that ICE has to go out into the community and find the offenders, and when they encounter other illegal aliens they arrest them as well for breaking our immigration laws. They were not HIGH priorities and would never have been swept up in the dragnet, but the political leaders here have decided to up the tension, so they are. The alternative is for ICE to quit enforcing immigration law.” —David Strom

Law and Order

“President Trump will not tolerate the intimidation and harassment of Christians in their sacred places of worship. The Department of Justice has launched a full investigation into the despicable incident that took place … at a church in Minnesota.” —White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt

A Trip Down Memory Lane

“We simply cannot allow people to pour into the United States undetected, undocumented, unchecked, and circumventing the line of people who are waiting patiently, diligently, and lawfully to become immigrants in this country.” —Barack Obama, 2005

Shot/Chaser

“I believe Christianity points to the truth. I also think other religions of love point to the same truth. I think of different religious traditions as different languages. … We are all talking about the same reality. I believe Jesus Christ reveals that reality to us, but I also think that other traditions reveal that reality in their own ways with their own symbol structures. And I’ve learned more about my tradition by learning more about Buddhism, and Hinduism, and Islam, and Judaism. And so I see these beautiful faith traditions as circling the same truth about the universe, about the cosmos, and that truth is inherently a mystery.” —Texas Democrat Senate candidate James Talarico

“Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” —John 14:6