November 26, 2019

Tuesday Short Cuts

Notable quotables from WSJ, Brenda Lawrence, Elizabeth Warren, and more.

For the record: “The concern among senior naval officers is that Chief [Petty Officer Edward] Gallagher’s behavior is symptomatic of a larger cultural problem of ill-discipline that they say has developed in some SEAL units. This includes episodes of substance abuse, sexual harassment or assault, mistreating detainees and generally bending the rules. Our sources say military leaders want to clean this up, and they are worried about a message of tolerance for misbehavior that Mr. Trump’s intervention into Chief Gallagher’s case might send.” —The Wall Street Journal

Point: “Since 2013, more than 150 trans people have been murdered in the U.S., the majority Black transgender women. On #TDoR2019, we remember and honor the lives lost, hold their loved ones in our hearts and must commit to doing all we can to end this epidemic of violence and hate.” —Chelsea Clinton

Counterpoint: “The US is one of the safest countries for trans people. The murder rate of trans victims is actually lower than that for cis population. Also, who is behind the murders? Mostly black men.” —Andy Ngo, whose account was suspended by Twitter for telling this truth

Changed mind: “You can censure. You don’t have to remove the president. We are so close to an election. I will tell you, sitting here, knowing how divided this country is, I don’t see the value of kicking him out of office, but I do see the value of putting down a marker saying his behavior is not acceptable.” —Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D-MI)

Infighting: “Elections should not be for sale. Not to billionaires. Not to corporate executives. We need to build a grassroots movement. We have a country that works great for billionaires. Works great for corporate executives. But it’s not working for the rest of America. And if the only way that Democrats can pick a nominee is to go to the billionaires and corporate executives, then we’re going to have a country that keeps working better and better for those at the top.” —Elizabeth Warren on Michael Bloomberg

Thanks Obama: “In 2008, middle-class workers spent about 7.8% of household income on premiums and deductibles. By 2018, that figure had climbed to 11.5%.” —ABC News (“Virtually every single Democrat candidate for president wants to take his costly, broken promise and raise the stakes times ten.” —Peter Heck)

And last… “The Washington Post published a story claiming Barack Obama is a ‘Conservative.’ Which makes sense considering they also believe: Biological men can be women. President Trump is a Russian puppet. And ISIS terrorists are ‘Austere religious scholars.’” —Charlie Kirk

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