For the record: “I was appalled seeing the President of the United States congratulate the communist Chinese for their anniversary. The Chicoms are a ruthless authoritarian state that relentlessly persecutes Christians and others. It runs actual concentration camps. It actually forcibly aborts children. It runs slave labor camps. It exterminates people and harvests their organs.” —Erick Erickson

For the record II: “President Donald Trump is rarely criticized for being too nice on Twitter. But who can support his oddly cheerful conduct of foreign social-media relations on Tuesday morning? Mr. Trump wished a happy birthday to China’s communist government, currently celebrating seven decades of suppressing liberty. Americans must hope this is merely the start of the deal on trade and not a policy statement on freedom in Asia.” —James Freeman

Friendly fire: “The difference is that liberals protect people, and PC people protect feelings. They don’t do anything. They’re pointing at other people who are somehow falling short of their standards. … On the left, we have the one true opinion. If you go against that, you do so at your peril. … I didn’t think it would get this bad on the left. … The politically correct people are not concerned about social justice. They care about putting scalps on the wall.” —Bill Maher

Right for the wrong reasons: “The future of this country and of America as a republic is on the line right now. That’s more important than any election, any polling, any electoral prospects.” —Beto O'Rourke

Non compos mentis: “I’m calling on the GOP to stop Trump’s filthy talk of whistleblowers being spies & using mob language implying they should be killed. Impeachment is not good enough for Trump. He needs to be imprisoned & placed in solitary confinement. But for now, impeachment is the imperative.” —Rep. Maxine Waters

Belly laugh of the week: “I think the gutsiest thing I’ve ever done — well, personally, make the decision to stay in my marriage.” —Hillary Clinton

The BIG Lie: “It’s a witch hunt. It’s a real one, unlike the kind of things Trump talks about.” —Hillary Clinton regarding the State Department email probe

Cat’s out of the bag: “I don’t want to lie to you. If I told you, magically, that you’re going to have great healthcare and it’s not going to cost you a penny would you believe me? So we got to be honest. … So we have to be mature enough to say, okay, if I’m stopping you, hypothetically, from paying $20,000 a year in premiums and out-of-pocket expenses, you’re paying $10,000 more in taxes. Last I heard, you’re in pretty good shape.” —Sen. Bernie Sanders

And last… “When you elevate victimhood as virtue, you will create a culture in which people are tripping over themselves to be oppressed.” —Allie Beth Stuckey

From the Twittersphere

Socialists: “This time it will work!”

Reality: pic.twitter.com/QYeQcB00FR

— Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) October 1, 2019

🚨WOW 🚨

Hey @nytimes,

Look what I found after 27 seconds of searching the internet:

Trump telling everyone on earth that he is asking AG Barr to look at UK, Australia & Ukraine for the Russia Hoax.

Hey normal people,

Please RT this so all the DNC propaganda journos see it: pic.twitter.com/DPeZF5m83R

— Benny (@bennyjohnson) September 30, 2019