The Patriot Post® · Friday Short Cuts

Insight: “To achieve world government, it is necessary to remove from the minds of men, their individualism, loyalty to family traditions, national patriotism and religious dogmas.” —Dr. G. Brock Chisolm (1896-1971)

Upright: “Let’s be really clear. The 1619 Project is not history. … Of course we need to teach history. We need to teach about slavery … but we also need to teach how our country has continued to aspire for and work toward a more perfect union. And the answer to racism and discrimination in our country is not to then adopt another form of racism, which is exactly what the 1619 Project suggests.” —former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos

Political futures: “We are having daycare issues, because our kids aren’t back in school full-time. That is the Biden administration kowtowing to the teachers’ unions. Our energy prices are going up because they shut down the Keystone Pipeline. Our border crossings are up to the highest over 20 years in April. Why? Because they are refusing to enforce rule of law policies at the border. This is all at their feet. They own this. They cannot make excuses. They are letting our country fall apart because of failing policies. And you know what? Everything is in crisis right now. … Everyone take note, this is why we have to win back the House in 2022 and get behind Republicans because this is the only way we are going to stop this free fall that we are seeing under the Biden administration.” —RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel

For the record I: “The conflict we are seeing is the direct result of the tragic mistakes of the Biden foreign policy. And when you are ambiguous, when you are agonizing, when you undermine our support for Israel, what happens is it encourages the terrorists who attack and launch the kind of missile and rocket attacks we’re seeing right now.” —Senator Ted Cruz

For the record II: “I remember 17% inflation and long [gas] lines and Israel being in trouble in the Carter years, and we don’t want to go back to the Carter years. We want to go forward.” —Senator Charles Grassley

Friendly fire: “I think it’s the wrong message and it’s confusing people. … What the administration really should be doing is, instead of continuing to hawk the message of masks in public, they should be hawking the message that vaccines are incredibly effective. And vaccines work.” —CNN medical analyst Dr. Jonathan Reiner

A blind squirrel finds a nut: “If you’re vaccinated and you’re outside, put aside your mask. You don’t have to wear it.” —Dr. Anthony Fauci

Braying jenny: “By only stepping in to name Hamas’ actions — which are condemnable — & refusing to acknowledge the rights of Palestinians, Biden reinforces the false idea that Palestinians instigated this cycle of violence. This is not neutral language. It takes a side — the side of occupation.” —AOC critiquing Joe Biden

Pot calling the kettle black: “For the sake of our democracy, reasonable Republicans across the country must take back their party.” —Nancy Pelosi

Puppet-in-chief: “You [reporters] are bad, I’m not supposed to be answering all these questions. I’m supposed to leave.” —Joe Biden

Non compos mentis: “If you drive an electric car, [the gas shortage] would not be affecting you, clearly.” —Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm

And last… “The media never shut up about Russia’s ‘control’ over the United States the past four years… But I don’t seem to remember our energy grid ever being held hostage by Russians when Trump was in office.” —Charlie Kirk