For the Record

“Never have those with time and money had more time and money to undermine that which enabled them to have time and money.” —Larry Elder

“@BarackObama’s ancestors, on his mother’s side, owned slaves. His father is from Kenya, where tribal chiefs sold slaves to European and Arab slavers. So, when does Obama get canceled — and the schools and streets in his honor get re-named? Asking for a friend…” —Larry Elder

Re: The Left

“I certainly think that the greatest threat to the liberal coalition are black conservatives who stand up and think for ourselves. We represent the fact that the African-American community is not a monolithic community. If you can ever break the stronghold that the Democrats have on the African-American community, the entire coalition falls apart.” —Senator Tim Scott

“For many on the Left, the only thing worse than Satan is a black conservative. They feel that Clarence Thomas is ripe for particular scorn because he is black and he’s supposed to think a certain way.” —former HUD Secretary Ben Carson

Non Compos Mentis Awards

“My message to the companies running gas stations and setting prices at the pump is simple: this is a time of war and global peril. Bring down the price you are charging at the pump to reflect the cost you’re paying for the product. And do it now.” —President Joe Biden (“Ouch. Inflation is far too important a problem for the White House to keep making statements like this. It’s either straight ahead misdirection or a deep misunderstanding of basic market dynamics.” —Amazon founder Jeff Bezos)

“What did we get wrong? And that really was looking at these supply side issues and believing that they would be resolved relatively quickly. By that I mean there were gonna be vaccinations — everyone would get vaccinated — so the millions of people who dropped out of the labor force would come right back in, so wages wouldn’t be under such pressure. That didn’t happen.” —Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell

Demagogues

“It is our job and it’s the president’s firm conviction that what he can do as president is to take every responsible action that he has and also remind the American people that even as we go through this challenging period, even as we move through this transition, we also have made historic economic progress.” —White House National Economic Council Director Brian Deese

“This is about the future of the liberal world order and we have to stand firm.” —Brian Deese

“What other judicial attacks must we endure from this illegitimate Supreme Court majority before we act to expand the Supreme Court to bring balance to the bench and restore its legitimacy? Through Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump, the Republicans stole two Supreme Court seats.” —Senator Ed Markey

The BIG Lie

“[Crisis pregnancy centers] are deceptive outfits that front for groups that are trying to harass or otherwise frighten people who are pregnant to keep them from seeking an abortion, and they do so under the cover of pretending to offer abortion services. So I’d like to see us talk about how we might move more aggressively to make sure that someone doesn’t face that bait and switch that could be traumatic at a time that that person is already under stress.” —Senator Elizabeth Warren

Village Idiots

“A lot of people probably don’t want to celebrate our nation right now, and we can’t blame them. When there is so much division, hate and unrest, why on earth would you want to have a party celebrating any of it?” —City of Orlando

“So, to sum up the Supreme Court’s week: life begins at conception and ends in a mass shooting.” —Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington

“Not much to celebrate this 4th, I’m afraid. Let’s just hope everyone can keep safe and peaceful today and that soon our nation veers away from this precipice.” —television host Padma Lakshmi

“Man, you can’t even go to a f***ing 4th of July parade without getting gunned down. What a pathetic excuse for a nation; that lets its people die who are just trying to live.” —actress Bette Midler

“‘Baby you’re a firework’ is a 10 but women in the US have fewer rights than an actual sparkler.” —singer Katy Perry

And Last…

“To the evangelical leaders telling us we shouldn’t celebrate overturning Roe when we’re not doing enough for moms and children: you’re wrong. For decades, Pro-lifers have been doing all the work you say needs to be done. You are welcome to get off the couch and join us.” —Allie Beth Stuckey

“I am so done with the church leaders who have shamed fellow believers from their comfy pulpits for only being ‘pro-birth’ while faithful disciples of Christ have been in the trenches setting up pregnancy centers and legislation to save lives over generations. They have become the repugnant things Jesus warned against.” —Joel Abbott