Notable Quotes

“Say What?!”

By-the-book DA confronts unpredictable opponent in Trump

- Headline on Politico referring to Alvin Bragg, who refuses to prosecute even violent crimes in New York City, as a “by-the-book” district attorney

Well, Jared, of course, is the only person I think who has benefitted in the billions – with a “B” –from the Trump presidency. That’s for sure.

- Kellyanne Conway, former senior counselor to Trump and long-time suspected leaker and infighter, on Fox News alleging impropriety by Jared Kushner

The teams in this year’s Final Four are Miami, Florida Atlantic, UConn and San Diego State. Really? The only way your bracket’s got those four teams is if you filled it out this morning.

— Jimmy Fallon

I paid 53% taxes on my Tesla stock options (40% Federal & 13% state), so I must be lifting the average! I also paid more income tax than anyone ever in the history of Earth for 2021 and will do that again in 2022.

– Elon Musk, responding to a tweet by Pres. Joe Biden that billionaires don’t pay enough taxes and should pay at least 25% of what they make to taxes

I’ll be honest, I think two of those teams might just be online universities.

— Ibid.

If you steal property, you must report its FMV (Fair Market Value) in your income in the year you steal it, unless in the same year you return it to its rightful owner.

- Post on the IRS website

You have a cynical public. They don’t believe anyone and when you start to see these prosecutors bring political cases, it just affirms everybody’s cynicism.

- Disgraced former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) in an interview with John Catsimatidis on WABC 770 seeming to switch sides from his former anti-Trump position when he represented the left-wing before they discarded him

It feeds the cynicism and that’s the cancer in our body politic right now.

- Ibid.

Time and time again, Trump’s responses have been unhinged, indicative, and self-defeating. And don’t buy for a second when he says he’s “fighting for you.” If you actually “rose up” and were arrested, Trump would abandon you, just as he has every ally who wasn’t useful to him anymore.

What did he do for those locked up for months over Jan. 6? What cash did he hand over for the candidates he endorsed in the recent midterm elections he torpedoed for Republicans?

- Ibid.

So, during Women’s History Month, we celebrate and we honor the women who made history throughout history.

- Vice President Kamala Harris at a White House speech

I’m convinced her speechwriter hates her.

- Tweet by Caroline Hakes

My name is Joe Biden. I’m Dr. Jill Biden’s husband. I eat Jeni’s ice cream — chocolate chip. I came down because I heard there was chocolate chip ice cream. By the way, I have a whole refrigerator full upstairs. You think I’m kidding? I’m not.

- President Joe Biden to the press before talking about the horrible school shooting in Nashville that left 7 people dead, including 3 schoolchildren

This is the violent apartheid government of Israel. Don’t look away.

- Tweet by Jew-hater Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), who is in the House of Representatives, along with a video of Israeli police breaking up a fight between Palestinian teenagers

Another day, another blatant anti-Israel lie by Rashida Tlaib – and no one in House Democratic Party leadership will hold her accountable.

– Tweet in response by the Republican Jewish Coalition

He’s not always graceful but it’s definitely a unique thing to see.

- Alicen Baran, of Illinois, whose 150-pound black-and-white pig named Norbert rides a skateboard around town

This is something that was given as a gift from G-d. It’s not a personal achievement. I’m blessed that I was chosen to be the person with the longest beard. As Sikhs, we all keep the beard and we grow it and comb it and go through the daily routines, but I feel lucky that I’m the one that has the longest beard.

It’s not gonna end nicely. His end will not be a calm and quiet conclusion.