The Jewish Home | JULY 7, 2022
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Notable Quotes “Say What?!”
Therein lies the truth about BDS… They are not interested in healing. They are not interested in conflict-resolution. It’s clear enough on their website: “The BDS movement does not advocate for a particular solution to the conflict and does not call for either a ‘one state solution’ or a ‘two state solution.” More alarming still is their statement of intent. It cites “ending [Israel’s] occupation and colonization of all Arab lands,” which is a coded denial of Israel’s right to exist. BDS organizers are so blinded by their political ambitions that they lose their sense of humanity. - Winston Marshall, former guitarist for Mumford & Sons, in an Op-Ed in the Jewish Chronicle, after a popular band canceled a concert in Israel because of pressure by BDS
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.
What do you say to those families that say, “Listen, we can’t afford to pay $4.85 a gallon for months, if not years?“
- Tweet by Pres. Biden about how to address inflation
- CNN in an interview with Biden’s National Economic Council Director Brian Deese
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.
This is about the future of the Liberal World Order, and we have to stand firm. - Deese’s response
- Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in response
Working on it, Mr. President. In the meantime – have a Happy 4th and please make sure the WH intern who posted this tweet registers for Econ 101 for the fall semester. - Tweet by the U.S. Oil & Gas Association mocking Pres. Biden’s tweet
I don’t need to have numbers. I don’t need to have a data point to say this. – Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) when asked at a press conference if she has data that substantiates her preposterous argument that it is lawful gun owners that commit most gun crimes
Do you really? You really spend five hours a day? Get a life! - Martin Cooper, 92, who invented the cellphone, during an interview with “BBC Breakfast,” responding to a co-host who claimed she spends upwards of five hours per day on her phone
