The Patriot Post® · Friday Short Cuts

Insight: “Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; 
wisdom lies in their simplification."
 —Martin H. Fischer
 (1879-1962), German-born American physician and author

On the defensive: "The supreme leader of Iran and the president of Iran and others believe they’ve signed an agreement with the world, and the rest of the world think [sic] it’s a good agreement. Now, if you think the ayatollah’s gonna come back and negotiate again with America, that’s fantasy. You’re never gonna see that because we will have proven we’re not trustworthy.” —John Kerry, who knows a thing or two about not being trustworthy

Straw man: “Let me underscore the alternative to the deal we have reached is not … a ‘better deal,’ some sort of unicorn arrangement involving Iran’s complete capitulation. That is a fantasy, plain and simple.” —John Kerry

Braying Jenny: “Let’s have an investigation of those people who were trying to ensnare Planned Parenthood in a controversy which doesn’t exist.” —Nancy Pelosi

Braying Jackass: “I know there have been controversies, national controversy over these tapes [of Planned Parenthood]. … I haven’t reviewed the tapes, but I’ve read articles on them. And, certainly, the Congress, as I understand it, will be having hearings on it and I’ll be interested to see when that is. But I’m not going to jump to conclusions. But I will say that I reject any premise that Planned Parenthood is harvesting fetal organs, or body parts, anything.” —House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer

Despicable racist: “I mean, if we’re honest, for a lot of well-meaning, open-minded white people, the sight of a young black man in a hoodie still evokes a twinge of fear.” —Hillary Clinton

Humble brag: “My rapping skills are terrible. That’s one thing I can’t do, is rap. I like rap, but I cannot rap.” —Barack Obama (Considering how bad he is at things he thinks he can do, that’s scary.)

“Obama to Iran nuke deal critics: ‘[W]hat’s your alternative?’ Well, something that doesn’t make them laugh out loud would be a good start.” —Fred Thompson