Observations

“A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.” —Basil of Caesarea (330-379 AD)

“Yes, Biden is old and slowing down, and that does not help. But Biden in his prime would not have been a good president. There is no reason to believe he can suddenly become one now, after one speech.” —Byron York

The BIG Lies

“The estimate is that we’ve cut black poverty by over 30%. We reduced child poverty more than 50% in the black community.” —Joe Biden

“We’re protecting our country’s threshold liberty, the sacred right to vote, which I’ve never seen as under such attack. You know, it’s always made it harder for blacks to vote, but this is trying to be able to figure out how to keep the black vote, when it occurs, from even counting.” —Joe Biden

Belly Laugh of the Week

“[Biden] has unified the country with his response to Russia’s heinous attack on Ukraine and democratic values.” —White House Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates

Race Bait

“What if I told you Europe is not a continent by defintion, but a geopolitical fiction to separate it from Asia and so the alarm about a European, or civilized, or First World nation being invaded is a dog whistle to tell us we should care because they are like us.” —Nikole Hannah-Jones

Non Compos Mentis Award

“To abolish whiteness is to abolish white people. And that’s very uncomfortable, perhaps, but it asks about our definitions of what race is and what racial justice might mean.” —University of California, Berkeley professor Zeus Leonardo (“This kind of language — abolishing an entire race of people — should be stigmatized, not subsidized by taxpayers. The public university system has been corrupted by ideologues who pursue far-left activism, not genuine knowledge. We need deep structural reforms to turn it around. … Pro tip: if you’re talking about annihilating, exterminating, or abolishing an entire race of people, you’re the bad guy.” —Christopher Rufo)

The Demos’ ChiCom Virus Pandemic Pivot

“New York City, one of the nation’s first epicenters of the coronavirus pandemic, is on the cusp of stepping into the next hopeful chapter of this crisis, and Mayor Eric Adams is leading the way. … This is the right time to lift the requirement for masks in schools. It’s a lot to ask young children to wear masks for several hours a day, especially when so many adults seem to struggle with it.” —New York Times editorial board

And Last…

“When Antifa finally defeats all that fascism in Portland, maybe they can next go to Russia.” —Frank J. Fleming