February 19, 2026

Thursday Short Cuts

Notable quotables from Jennifer Welch, Scott Presler, Jasmine Crockett, Erick Erickson, John Kennedy, Heather Mac Donald, and more.

Race Bait

“What’s so interesting about the MAGA regime to me is they’re all white nationalists, even the brown-skinned ones, even the Latinos.” —podcaster Jennifer Welch

Shot/Chaser

Q: “I notice that when you urge people to action, you often include the word ‘peacefully.’ Is that to avoid another Jan. 6-type incident?” —CNN reporter

A: “With all due respect, it’s to avoid people like you guys saying that I’m anything but.” —right-wing activist Scott Presler

Democrat Infighting

“We did receive information suggesting that the federal government did not shut down this segment. … It is our understanding that either Mr. Colbert or CBS decided that they just didn’t want to air it. And this was because of a fear that the FCC may say something to him and that there may have been advice to just have me on.” —Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) suggesting that the Democrat establishment collaborated to support her Texas Senate primary opponent

For the Record

“CBS’s late night host wanted to deny a black woman equal time on television in the middle of an active election and with his super-Christian best friend, lied about it.” —Erick Erickson

“I, for one, am enjoying the Democrats throwing Jasmine Crockett under the bus.” —Amy Curtis

Re: the Epstein Files

“By releasing document after document, not only have victims been needlessly exposed without their consent, but we also risk applying guilt by association to anyone for the sole crime of simply being named in the files — a door that, once opened, cannot be closed.” —Ian Haworth

Climate Swindle

“Since the global warming crusade started some 30 years ago, the temperature of the planet has not been altered by one-tenth of a degree — as even the alarmists will admit. In other words, $16 trillion has been spent — a lot of people got very, very rich off the government largesse — but there is not a penny of measurable payoff.” —Stephen Moore

Belly Laugh of the Day

“We send billions of dollars to dead people and they get cashed — the checks get cashed. … We’re talking about all kinds of checks. … So I had to go pass a bill. … So far as I can tell, dead people can still vote, but they can’t cash checks because we’re not going to be sending them to them anymore.” —Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA)

Leading the Way

“Success for Turning Point wasn’t beating the NFL in ratings. It was proving that an alternative halftime show was viable and that Turning Point could pull it off. It succeeded on both fronts. … There’s a lesson here for conservatives. It’s not enough to rightly point out the many things wrong with our culture and society. Conservatives must create alternatives.” —Victor Joecks

And Last…

“The ideas that the left uses to discredit the West are uniquely Western ideas. The West came up with … equal rights, tolerance, of freedom from religious domination. These are all Western ideas that now the left hurls back against us and say, ‘You’re not perfect in them.’ No, we’re not, but no other civilization is as well.” —Heather Mac Donald

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