Upright: “We need to pay a lot of attention to the diverse communities of this country, and that diversity includes people who supported Trump and people who are not in our camp. One of the things I did over and over was just sit and listen to people.” —Democrat Congresswoman-elect Carolyn Bourdeaux

For the record: “A tweet from the spokesman of the communist Chinese foreign ministry … depicted an Australian soldier beheading a child. The picture is fake, and it has been condemned by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison as an ‘outrageous and disgusting slur.’ Other nations, including France, have condemned the Chinese tweet. But Twitter refuses to block it, merely labeling it as ‘sensitive.’ Even though Chinese citizens are banned from using Twitter, the tech platform allows communist leaders to tweet whatever they want, while censoring legitimate news stories and almost anything President Trump says about the election.” —Gary Bauer

Demo-gogue: “My message to everyone struggling right now is this: Help is on the way.” —Joe Biden (“The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, ‘I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.” —Ronald Reagan)

Lack of self-awareness: “Trump’s not going away.” —Hillary Clinton

Grand delusions: “So somebody decided they had a bright idea to pass a piece of legislation that would allow for guns and concealed weapons to be carried in churches. … Whoever thought of that had never been to a church meeting.” —Georgia Senate candidate Raphael Warnock, who perhaps has never heard of the church meeting in South Carolina where nine black church members were murdered — to pick just one instance where church members wished they could have defended themselves

Alpha jackass: “It’s not enough merely to enjoy their agony and humiliation. It’s not enough to hope they’ll be shamed and correct their behavior. … Only exposure, pain, humiliation, and (inshallah) incarceration will lead to a moment of reckoning for the GOP. It should start at the top and work down from there.” —The Daily Beast's Rick Wilson

Non compos mentis: “When you hear that holiday music … think 'COVID Grinch’ and be on alert.” —Supreme Governor Andrew Cuomo

And last… “It takes only a small amount of caring to recognize how much the free market has lifted the poorest in the world, but that’s too much caring for people who like feeling self-important.” —Frank Fleming