The Patriot Post® · Monday Short Cuts

Lack of Self-Awareness Award

“I firmly believe that we are facing fascism in this country.” —Senate candidate Graham “Nazi Tattoo” Platner (D-ME)

Race Bait

“Here we are, generations later, on Juneteenth, watching the Supreme Court make a horrible decision, like Dred Scott, like Plessy v. Ferguson. —Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) regarding Louisiana v. Callais, which nullified racial redistricting

"Nobody black I know is really excited about the 4th of July. … It is the celebration of slaveholders who freed themselves from having to pay taxes to the Crown for their slave empire.” —political pundit Joy Reid

Yellow Journalism

“Some Seattle soccer fans have mixed feelings about patriotically backing the U.S. team during the FIFA Men’s World Cup, given the actions of President Donald Trump.” —The Seattle Times

Braying Jenny

“I really, truly believe this. We each have light inside of us. And we need to know that that is what inspires our hope as much as anything external to ourselves.” —Kamala Harris

Friendly Fire

“What can I do for the 800 people watching MS NOW?” —actor Tom Hanks

The Iran Deal: Pros

“It’s gonna be a holistic approach where we look at their behavior. Are they funding terrorism? Are they leading to attacks of other people? Are they trying to get centrifuges to redevelop their nuclear weapons program? There are all these questions that we’re gonna ask about whether they’ve actually changed their behavior. Do they allow the inspectors in as they have promised that they would do, or do they refuse to allow those inspectors in?” —Vice President JD Vance

“Some are asking how this deal is any different or better than Barack Obama’s 2015 deal with Iran. The difference is obvious and tremendous: Iran now knows it is dealing with a president who is not afraid of using military force.” —Gary Bauer

The Iran Deal: Cons

“Can Americans somehow believe that Iran will uphold its commitments, given its history of deceiving and lying at every turn?” —Josh Hammer

“‘If you set out to take Vienna, take Vienna,’ Napoleon is supposed to have said. Setting out to take Tehran may or may not have been a mistake. Setting out to take Tehran and then not taking it almost clearly is.” —Michael Barone

“We did not finish the job here with Iran. We tossed them a lifeline. And understand, as a combat veteran, I understand the cost in lives; however, we who serve this nation in uniform understand those risks and the consequences. We only ask for clear guidance and the ability to execute with violence our mission. When the enemy knows that you have a reticence and recalcitrance to engage because you are afraid of losing troops, that is, and always has been, a gap they will exploit.” —Allen West

For the Record

“History … teaches a sobering lesson: While millions have voted for socialism, millions more have ultimately fled from it. … People may be attracted by promises of equality, but they are often willing to travel great distances — and endure great hardship — in pursuit of liberty.” —Armstrong Williams

Belly Laugh of the Day

“They invited Stevie Wonder to the Obama library opening so they could have ONE guy who didn’t complain about the design.” —Jimmy Failla

And Last…

“I know how Elon Musk became a trillionaire. I don’t know how Nancy Pelosi, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren became millionaires…” —political commentator Brilyn Hollyhand