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February 4, 2021

Thursday Short Cuts

Notable quotables from Erick Erickson, Joe Manchin, Maxine Waters, and more.

Insight: “In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.” —Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970)

Observations: “Gotta say it is a bit head spinning watching much of the political press cheer for a Cheney.” —Erick Erickson

Re: The Left: “The real story is that AOC was in her office and then a cop came and told her to evacuate. The end. That was her entire involvement in that day’s events. She managed to turn that into a harrowing tale of narrowly avoiding death at the hands of assassins sent by Ted Cruz.” —Matt Walsh

Upright: “I respectfully disagree with the president and the executive order on doing away with the Keystone pipeline. … I [would] rather it come from Canada than I would from Venezuela. … You cannot eliminate your way to a cleaner global environment. You can innovate your way through technology, and that’s what we intend to do.” —Senator Joe Manchin

Demo-gogue: “We’re going to work to undo the moral and national shame of the previous administration that literally, not figuratively, ripped children from the arms of their families.” —Joe Biden, who was VP when the Obama administration first erected cages

Non compos mentis: “[Trump] absolutely should be charged with premeditated murder because of the lives that were lost for this invasion with his insurrection.” —Rep. Maxine Waters

Race bait: “This is the Republican playbook. We saw it with Donald Trump. Anytime they are faced with consequences for their actions to undermine our democracy, they blame Muslims, they blame immigrants, they blame black people, they blame women. I just happen to embody all of these identities. … Republicans can’t just wave a magic wand and attack the black congresswoman.” —Rep. Ilhan Omar

Political theater: “This is a very difficult situation and we’re in it, still, because of the incompetence of the previous administration.” —Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot regarding that city’s absurd in-person teaching revolt

Grand delusions, part I: “I think that it’s critically important that the education system and educators respect the rights of all students, including students who are transgender, and that they are afforded the opportunities that every other student has to participate in extracurricular activities. I think it’s the legal responsibility of schools to provide opportunities for students to participate in activities, and this includes students who are transgender.” —secretary of education nominee Miguel Cardona

Grand delusions, part II: “Attacks on trans youth in sports are showing up in dozens of state legislatures nationwide. These bans are discriminatory, harmful, and unscientific. … FACT ONE: Trans girls are girls. FACT TWO: Trans athletes do not have an unfair advantage in sports. FACT THREE: Including trans athletes will benefit everyone. FACT FOUR: Trans people belong on the same teams as other students.” —ACLU

And last… “Orwell really was off by a good 35 years in his prediction. But that’s about the only thing he was off about.” —David Limbaugh

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