Insight

H. L. Mencken (1880-1956): “As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”

The BIG Lie

Barack Obama: “I was not informed directly that the website [Healthcare.gov] would not be working the way it was supposed to. I’m accused of a lot of things. I don’t think I’m stupid enough to go around saying this is going to be like shopping on Amazon or Travelocity a week before the website opens if I thought that it wasn’t going to work. Clearly we, and I, did not have enough awareness about the problems with the website.”

From the ‘Non Compos Mentis’ File

Barack Obama: “What we’re also discovering is that insurance is complicated to buy.”

Braying Jenny

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi: “I stand by what I said [in 2010]. When people see what is in the bill, they will like it, and they will. … And the fact is, it doesn’t matter what we’re saying here. What matters is what happens at the kitchen table of the American people and how they will have more affordability, more accessibility, better quality care, prevention, wellness, a healthier nation honoring the vows of our founders. That life, a healthier life, liberty to pursue their happiness not be chained by a policy.”

Demo-gogues

Rep. Jim McDermott: “I thought Republicans believe in the free-enterprise system. [The ‘Keep Your Health Plan Act’] is socialism. This is government saying to insurance companies, you must sell an insurance policy to somebody next year that you sold to them this year. When did we shift on the Republican side to the Congress telling an insurance company who they have to sell an insurance policy to or what’s in the policy?”

Dezinformatsia

Associated Press’ Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar: “President Barack Obama’s health care law risks coming unglued because of his administration’s bungles and his own inflated promises.”

By asserting Obama’s BIG lies are simply “inflated promises,” the AP is mirroring the New York Times who recently claimed that BO simply “misspoke.”

Village Idiots

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney: “There is no question that the dysfunction in Washington that the American people have seen is taking its toll on everyone. And while the president’s ratings are low for him, they’re sky high in comparison with Congress, and in particular Republicans in Congress. That’s not satisfactory to us, only because it reflects a feeling among the American people that this place is not working for them.”

Braying Jackass

Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein: “[T]his is the only the country in the world where we don’t have healthcare. Countries embarrass us around the world. And this is the only country in the world, we don’t have gun law. … You know, quite frankly it’s embarrassing. Obama was not embarrassing. The country is embarrassing.”

Alpha Jackass

Education Secretary Arne Duncan: “It’s fascinating to me that some of the pushback [against Common Core] is coming from, sort of, white suburban moms who – all of a sudden – [realize] their child isn’t as brilliant as they thought they were and their school isn’t quite as good as they thought they were, and that’s pretty scary.”

Short Cuts

Comedian Argus Hamilton: “President Obama said he’s sorry Americans are losing their health care plans under Obamacare after he said they could keep them. He’s in a tough spot. PETA’s not going to like it next week when President Obama decides to pardon Obamacare and eats the turkey.”