The Patriot Post® · Thursday Short Cuts

Insight: “There can be no public or private virtue unless the foundation of action is the practice of truth.” —George Jacob Holyoake (1817-1906)

For the record: “Obama’s speech depicted an America deeply and systemically unfair toward people who aren’t white and rich without any specifics or solutions. This is what he has always done, and it has fostered resentment and an anti-American sentiment that’s irreversibly divided us.” —Allie Beth Stuckey

Demo-gogues: “Donald Trump hasn’t grown into the job because he can’t. This administration has shown it will tear our democracy down if that’s what it takes to win, so we’ve got to get busy.” —Barack Obama

Belly laugh of the week: “President Obama’s speech [last night] slayed me. … His warnings that we could potentially be at the end of American democracy scared me, and I found upsetting and hard to watch.” —MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow

Braying jackass: “Remember: Joe and Kamala can win by three million more votes and still lose. Take it from me. So we need numbers overwhelming, so Trump can’t sneak or steal his way to victory.” —Hillary Clinton

Alpha jackass: “We will remember in November, when we will elect Joe Biden president, whose heart is full of love for America, and rid the country of Trump’s heartless disregard for America’s goodness.” —House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Race bait: “While this virus touches us all, we gotta be honest: It is not an equal opportunity offender. Black, Latino, and indigenous people are suffering and dying disproportionately. And this is not a coincidence. It is the effect of structural racism. … This virus, it has no eyes, and yet it knows exactly how we see each other and how we treat each other. And let’s be clear — there is no vaccine for racism.” —Senator and Democrat VP nominee Kamala Harris

Grand delusions: “I think that for those of us who have worked with and known Joe Biden for a long time, the accusation that he is somehow senile or losing his mind is just so offensive. We are not doctors.” —Fox News contributor Marie Harf

And last… “I will ALWAYS prefer Trump’s brutal truths over Obama’s eloquent, boring lies.” —Charlie Kirk