The Patriot Post® · Thursday Short Cuts

Insight: “Whenever we take away the liberties of those whom we hate, we are opening the way to loss of liberty for those we love.” —Wendell L. Willkie (1892-1944)

Upright: “Government should do its job of protecting constitutional rights. After that, black people should be simply left alone as opposed to being smothered by the paternalism inspired by white guilt.” —Walter Williams

For the record: “I’m 100% for America, if you’re not you can kiss my A$$.” —Washington Redskins Nativeamericanskins Defensive Coordinator Jack Del Rio responding to a Twitter critic of his support for Donald Trump

Race bait: “It was a noose, so the question is even if they did not know that Bubba Wallace was going to use that stall, why was a noose in the stall? … I do not think we’ve seen closure in this particular inquiry.” —Al Sharpton

Theater of the absurd: “It’s been an emotional few days. … I want to say how relieved I am that the investigation revealed that this wasn’t what we feared it was. I want to thank my team, NASCAR and the FBI for acting swiftly and treating this as a real threat. I think we’ll gladly take a little embarrassment over what the alternatives could have been.” —Bubba Wallace

Non sequitur: “The Supreme Court will hear the brief from the Trump administration as to taking down the Affordable Care Act. Right in the heart of the time of the pandemic. It was wrong any time. Now it’s beyond stupid.” —Nancy Pelosi

Non compos mentis: “We feared [H1N1] could be a pandemic if it wasn’t handled properly.” —Barack Obama (H1N1 was a pandemic.)

And last… “If you have two parents in the household, you reduce poverty in the African-American community by 85%. That’s a stunning truth that needs more oxygen.” —Senator Tim Scott