The Patriot Post® · Wednesday Short Cuts

Friendly fire: “Until today, I genuinely thought Colin Kaepernick was acting purely from a point of fiercely held principle, and one I happen to agree with. Now, I’m not so sure. By taking Nike’s money, Kaepernick’s made it seem like he won’t salute the flag, but he will bow down to the dollar. And by filling his boots with corporate cash, he’s made a mockery of any suggestion that he’s been ‘sacrificing everything.’” —fellow anti-American Piers Morgan

Upright: “Perhaps Colin Kaepernick and the ad executives at Nike should pay a visit to Walter Reed or Arlington Cemetery. They might have an opportunity to learn what it means to ‘sacrifice everything.’” —Catherine Smith, the mother of a severely wounded OIF veteran, commenting on “Nike Takes a Knee”

For the record: “I think it’s a terrible message and a message that shouldn’t be sent. There’s no reason for it. As much as I disagree with the Colin Kaepernick endorsement, in another way it is what this country is all about, that you have certain freedoms to do things that other people think you shouldn’t do.” —Donald Trump responding to the Nike/Kaepernick charade

Well … bye! “I’ve said again and again it’s hard to get away from it, but I doubt very much I’ll be running for office again.” —John Kerry

Rank hypocrisy: “The truth has less currency than it should have in a democracy of our quality. … Facts don’t apparently matter to some people. I believe they matter to the American people.” —John Kerry

Braying Jenny: “Happy Labor Day. There’s no better time to talk about why workers’ rights would suffer if Brett Kavanaugh … is confirmed.” —Hillary Clinton

Braying Jackass: “What we see here is an illegitimate process that will yield an illegitimate Supreme Court justice and further degrade in the public’s mind the legitimacy of the institution of the Supreme Court itself.” —"Republican" strategist Steve Schmidt on Brett Kavanaugh

And last… “Just remember, the arguments are not the same. We are arguing for a constitutional justice. They are arguing for a left-wing justice.” —Andrew Klavan