The Patriot Post® · Friday Short Cuts

Observations

“The right to comment freely and criticize the action, opinions, and judgment of courts is of primary importance to the public generally. Not only is it good for the public; but it has a salutary effect on courts and judges as well.” —James P. Hughes (1874-1961)

“Hillary Clinton and the power elite in this country manufactured this Russian collusion lie, actively undermining our democracy and stoking the fires, moving us into this new cold war with Russia. The damage that they did to the American people, our democracy, and others around the world is immeasurable. It’s impossible to measure.” —Tulsi Gabbard

“Literally, every region on Earth has gotten markedly worse since Joe Biden became president and worse from the perspective of U.S. national security. Biden combines radical leftist ideology with manifest incompetence. And it’s a toxic brew, last seen with Jimmy Carter. And the debacle of foreign policy that unfolded under … Biden’s administration in just a year is already worse than Jimmy Carter. … The consequences [of Afghanistan] were felt around the world. Every enemy of America … took the measure of the man in the Oval Office. And they concluded that Joe Biden is weak, feckless, and utterly ineffective. And as a result of the disaster in Afghanistan, the chances of a Russian invasion of Ukraine increased tenfold. The chances of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan increased tenfold. The enemies of America have determined that the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces is too weak to do a damn thing about their hostile intentions. And as a result, those hostile intentions are far more likely to manifest in hostile activity.” —Senator Ted Cruz

“Democrats seem to be hoping that Americans experience some form of memory loss over their terrible, radical governance and their even more radical future ambitions, and that this will stave off disaster in the midterms. Good luck with that. We all remember.” —Ben Shapiro

Braying Jenny

“We can’t get distracted by the latest culture war nonsense or a new right-wing lie on Fox or Facebook. By the way, they are after me again lately, in case you may have noticed. It’s funny. The more trouble Trump gets into the wilder the charges and conspiracy theories about me seem to get.” —Hillary Clinton

“[Republicans will] ban books but do nothing about guns. They’ll make it harder for people to vote but easier for big corporations to bust unions. They’ll let polluters trash our environment and let Donald Trump trash our democracy.” —Hillary Clinton

The Last Refuge of a Leftist Scoundrel

“Conservative Party members can stand with people who wave swastikas. They can stand with people who wave the Confederate flag.” —Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau playing the Nazi card against Jewish MP Melissa Lantsman (“I don’t think I’ve ever encountered anyone more self-righteous in my entire life than our current PM.” —Jordan Peterson)

Race Bait

“So if you fight for racial justice, this is the consequence. Don’t be mistaken, white supremacists are enjoying this. And the support of the recall is aligned with this.” —ousted San Francisco School Board President Gabriela López

Leftmedia

“Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.), a friend and ally of Clyburn’s for over 30 years, said even Clyburn’s critics respect his political instincts and his connection with a valuable but often disappointed subset of Democratic voters. ‘Nobody that I’m aware of feels that opposing Clyburn’s nomination would be the wise thing to do,’ he said. ‘If you know that a person has been vetted by Jim Clyburn, you know that person won’t go to the court and end up being a Clarence Thomas,’ referring to the Black justice whose rulings often resemble the thinking of White conservatives.” —The Washington Post (“So the Washington Post just casually refers to Clarence Thomas as an Uncle Tom and it’s just something that the rest of the journalists just let happen without speaking out. It’s just a thing that happens and they are fine with it. A woman who owns a private business and donates $40 to a political cause is automatically a white supremacist. A Washington Post journalist who causally calls Clarence Thomas an uncle tom in print is fighting for anti-racism.” —Stephen L. Miller)

Dumb and Dumber

“We fought tooth and nail for the inclusion of undocumented people in relief packages, stimulus checks, FEMA assistance, and we’ve actually helped huge amounts of undocumented families in our district get federal relief that many others were trying to lock them out of.” —Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

“I don’t believe that a child should be in a cage on our border and I don’t believe a child should be in a cage in the West Bank.” —AOC

Pseudoscience

“It’s understandable why people want to take masks off the kids. But, right now, given the level of activity that we have, it is risky.” —Dr. Anthony Fauci (“Fauci is saying this garbage at a time when more and more MDs are coming forward to admit that cloth masks — which is what 99% of kids wear — do nothing. He’s vile.” —Buck Sexton)

“If I go on the subway, if I go in a bus, if I go into the theater …. a crowded place, I would wear a mask, and I might do that indefinitely.” —"The View’s" Joy Behar

And Last…

“Bail given to Kyle Rittenhouse after he acted in lawful self-defense against rioters who attacked him: $2 million. Bail given to BLM activist Quintez Brown who attempted to assassinate a candidate for mayor: $100,000. White privilege is truly out of control.” —Greg Price