The Patriot Post® · Tuesday Short Cuts

Upright: “People get on rafts to get away from socialism. People risk being eaten by sharks to get away from socialism. People leave behind their homes, their families, their loved ones, their entire lives to get away from socialism. We are not going to bring to this country the things that people flee! Now, I know what they’re gonna say. ‘Not all Democrats are socialists.’ And it’s true: Not all Democrats are socialists. But all socialists are Democrats!” —Senator Marco Rubio

Re: The Left: “I cannot understand people who say that minorities should be represented everywhere and yet are upset when there are blacks represented in the conservative movement.” —Thomas Sowell

The bottom line: “The Christian voter’s choice … is not between one man of bad character, Trump, and another of bad policy, Biden. It is a choice between a man with poor character and another man with both poor character and deadly policies.” —Kylee Zempel

A forewarning: “As president, I’ll ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, implement universal background checks, and enact other common-sense reforms to end our gun violence epidemic.” —Joe Biden

Non sequitur: “I promise you this: I’ll end Donald Trump’s chaos and end this crisis.” —Joe Biden (“Trump’s chaos? Last I checked, businesses weren’t boarding up their windows because they were afraid of Trump supporters.” —Dan Crenshaw)

Grand delusions: “Under no scenario will Donald Trump be declared a victor on election night.” —Biden campaign manager Jen O'Malley Dillon

Giving away the game: “If all the votes are added up in PA, Trump is going to lose.” —Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, who’s tasked with enforcing state election law

Dezinformatsiya: “I never thought I would see so many buildings here in the nation’s capital boarded-up on the eve of a presidential election in anticipation of possible unrest. And it’s not just in DC. It’s happening in New York, Los Angeles and elsewhere around the country. So sad!” —Wolf Blitzer (“What do Los Angeles, New York and Washington, DC, have in common? There are very few Trump voters there.” —Gary Bauer)

Alpha jackass: “Donald Trump is not an Adolf Hitler. At least Hitler improved the daily life of his followers, had discipline, and required more of himself to gain the respect of his followers. … A refusal to make comparisons has been a problem, when they have such similarities. Donald Trump’s death count is higher than Hitler’s at the same period.” —Yale University professor Bandy X. Lee

And last… “Trump supporters wave American flags; Biden supporters burn American flags. That’s the choice.” —Michael Knowles