Notable Quotes “Say

What?!”

No comment.

– President Joe Biden after a day of lounging on the beach, when asked about the horrific fire in Hawaii that has killed more than 100 people

I campaigned for you. Now, when I lose dozens of my friends, family, and neighbors, this?

- Tweet by former Hawaii Democrat state Rep. Mark Kaniela Ing, in response to Biden’s “no comment”

No, that’s not appropriate.

I couldn’t care less about the loss… They didn’t have their eye on the ball. They had their eye on their woke activism.

It is not constructive to demonize youth who have otherwise been starved of opportunities in their own communities.

– Ibid.

I think all of the evidence I’ve seen so far, in this case, is that Hunter Biden – he could be a terrible guy, I don’t know, never met him – is being treated worse than anyone else would be. He’s being treated worse the way Donald Trump claims he’s being treated worse. But he actually is because normally this would just be misdemeanor stuff that would be done with. Instead, he’s endlessly investigated because of politics.

- Joy Reid gaslighting on MSNBC

It’s not about race; it’s not about color. A lot of people make a lot of money off of the races fighting against each other and bickering. They’re the ones pushing it in our face all the time, that we’re separate.

- Rapper Ice Cube in an interview with Tucker Carlson

Today, I am pleased to announce that the next steps in our work together will be about further expanding our partnership. In particular, we will discuss the work that we will do together to strengthen our space cooperation. You and I spoke briefly about the beginning of the next era — and, for you, what that means, in terms of your leadership and your vision for the future, and certainly, strengthening our space cooperation would be a part of that agenda — including, of course, using our space cooperation to think about how we strengthen the economic prosperity and development of our nations.

I told you LA was finished.

- Rapper 50 Cent posting on social media accompanying a video of a mob of thugs ransacking an LA Nordstrom and stealing $300,000 worth of merchandise last weekend

They are gonna have to lock the doors, appointment only. - Ibid.

For the Tesla FSD test drive in Palo Alto tonight, I will ask the car to drive to [Mark Zuckerberg’s] house. If we get lucky and Zuck…actually answers the door, the fight is on!

- Tweet by Elon Musk on Monday, continuing to hype a possible cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg

Mark is traveling right now and isn’t in Palo Alto. Also, Mark takes this sport seriously and isn’t going to fight someone who randomly shows up at his house.

- Statement by Mark Zuckerberg’s representative

My policy is clear: Anyone who defends himself from stone throwers should receive a medal. I expect the police chief Uzi Levy to advance the investigation quickly and conduct a comprehensive investigation also of all the Arab rioters who threw stones and tried to murder Jews.

- National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir responding to the arrest of Israelis who were apprehended after defending themselves from Arab stone throwers

As I am sure you have heard – the island, Maui, where I own a house I have been staying at since the ‘80s – and the small village, city, most magical place on earth, Lahaina, burned to the ground over the last few days. And to make the situation worse, my young niece, her husband, and their little boy had just arrived for a very needed vacation before she started up her school year (on her way to becoming a psychologist) for 10 days. They had one and a half days of fun and then — the fire started.

I think, and forgive me for being blunt, I think Bibi is an Iranian spy.

-Attorney Ofer Bartel, a former candidate for the High Court of Justice, in an interview about judicial reform on Israel’s Channel 12

If there’s anything that harms the country’s security, economy, society, and every other basic thing in the country, it’s the prime minister. The damage done is so much more harmful than if Iranian rockets were falling here. - Ibid.

Folks, it’s not hyperbole to suggest that there is no national treasure — none that is grander than the Grand Canyon. The Grand Canyon — one of the Earth’s Nine Wonders, Wonders of the World, literally. Think of that. You know, it’s amazing. An enduring symbol of America to the entire world.

To be honest with you, I can’t relate to what [Joe Biden’s] son was doing when he was vice president. When I was vice president, my son was flying an F-35 for the Marine Corps defending this country.

- Republican presidential candidate and former Vice President Mike Pence