Notable Quotes

“Say What?!”

I don’t know that there’s anyone who could disagree with socialist ideology.

- Hollywood actor David Harbour, in an interview with The Guardian

If you work at Starbucks and you make the coffee, then you should own it. You’re the one making the coffee.

- Ibid.

This weekend President Biden went after big social media platforms like Facebook for not doing enough to stop the spread of Covid misinformation. Yeah, our country has gone from “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself” to “Please don’t take medical advice from a meme.”

— Jimmy Fallon

Yeah, Biden doesn’t want Facebook to prevent young people from getting vaccinated. Everyone under 30 heard and was like, “That is so cute, but literally none of us use Facebook.”

— Ibid Not a lot of people think that we could have won. In fact, I think about 40% of the people still don’t think we won.

- Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady addressing Pres. Biden during the Buccaneers’ White House visit last week

Thank you to Israel for the good energy. This medal is dedicated also to Israel. I hope the Israelis are happy with this win. Todah.

- Saeid Mollaei, a former Iranian judoka who fled Iran, supports Israel, and is now representing Mongolia in the Tokyo Olympics, after taking home the silver medal in the men’s 81-kilogram division

Our Dems in DC said they’d appreciate care packages from home. Before 5pm Tues, we’re collecting Dr. Pepper, salsa, hard candy, hairspray, travel toiletries, hand sanitizers, sewing kits, first aid, and/ or $ to pay shipping. TY!

- Tweet by the Dallas County Democratic Party asking for people to donate towards items that were requested by the Texas Democrat lawmakers who fled Texas so that Republicans can’t pass a voting integrity bill

If you want to see the most equal multiracial country in our hemisphere, it would be Cuba. Cuba has the least inequality between black and white people.... In places that are truly, at least, biracial countries, Cuba actually has the least inequality, and that’s largely due to socialism which, I’m sure, nobody wants to hear.

- 1619 Project creator Nikole Hannah-Jones, in a 2019 podcast with Vox’s Ezra Klein that resurfaced this week

The Orthodox Jewish community is rightfully outraged at the false and negative portrayal of it in a new Netflix show. Thousands have canceled their Netflix accounts. This has resulted in Netflix losing a total of $12.99.

A man tried to get from Florida to New York by using a special contraption which would allow him to walk on the ocean. He was quickly rescued by the Florida Coastguard. This is the dumbest idea that I ever heard. It’s also not so smart to try to use a special contraption to walk on the ocean.

Jeff Bezos went to space and returned to Earth the same day. What was the problem—inaccurate website description or better price available?

-News musings sent in by a TJH reader

That’s underway, just like the other question that’s a logical one, and I’ve heard you speak about it because — I’m not being solicitous — you’re always straight up about what you’re doing. And the question is whether or not we should be in a position where you — uh, um — are — why can’t the experts say, “We know that this virus is in fact” — uh um — it’s going to be — or, excuse me, we know why all the drugs are not temporarily approved, but permanently approved. That’s underway too. I expect that to occur quickly.

- President Joe Biden at his CNN town hall last week when asked about vaccinations

Why is this brave? What’s brave about not being brave?

- Radio host Buck Sexton responding to the portrayal of Olympic gymnast Simone Biles as brave for withdrawing from the team competition on Tuesday because she needed a mental break I think the answer is you’re afraid of the Chinese Communist Party. You’re afraid of what they will do to your company if you say a single word like, for instance, saying that both the Biden and the Trump administration are correct when they say that China is committing a genocide against its own people.

- Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) chastising Coca-Cola’s global vice president for human rights

The official motto for this year’s Olympics is “United by Emotion.” Yeah, and the unofficial motto is, “As of right now, we’re still doing this.”

— Jimmy Fallon

There’s a lot of misinformation out there, so I thought it would be helpful to break down what’s fact and what’s fiction about this year’s Games. For example: Simone Biles may attempt a Yurchenko double pike vault and half-on with two twists. Fiction: that’s her Starbucks order.

— Ibid.

Next up, fact: karate, skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing are making their Olympic debut. Fiction: Frisbee golf is next, bruh.

— Ibid.

[Jeff Bezos] got the spacesuit and cowboy hat together by searching for the midlife crisis bundle

- Jimmy Fallon

MORE QUOTES

[T]he thing that liberals never seem to understand if you go down to Key West is the rafts are only going in one direction. Just once I want to see some left-wing socialist — I want to see Bernie Sanders, I want to see Elizabeth Warren, I want to see AOC go down to Key West, get on a raft, and sail 90 miles south to the socialist paradise. Their ideas don’t work, tyranny doesn’t work, freedom is powerful and that’s what y’all are defending, and I am proud to stand with you.

- Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaking at the Turning Point USA’s Student Action Summit

I want to thank every Amazon employee and every Amazon customer because you guys paid for all this.

- Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder, upon returning from his joy ride to space last week

@MLB had strong feelings about ballot dropboxes in Georgia. But they’re silent as Cuba’s murderous regime cracks down on protestors.

– Tweet by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR)

Cuban protests risk exacerbating COVID-19 spike

- Tweet by Reuters

The extortionist ring known as the Black Lives Matter organization took a break today from shaking down corporations for millions & buying themselves mansions to share their support for the Communist regime in #Cuba

- Tweet by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) responding to BLM’s statement bashing the U.S. and supporting the communist Cuban government in the face of civilian demonstrations I never threatened, or spoke about, to anyone, a coup of our Government. So ridiculous! Sorry to inform you, but an Election is my form of “coup,” and if I was going to do a coup, one of the last people I would want to do it with is General Mark Milley.

- Former Pres. Trump responding to an allegation by Gen. Mark Milley that Trump tried soliciting him for a coup

The vaccines work. They’re safe and effective. Also, get the vaccine or you might infect me. Why would you question the effectiveness of the vaccine? That’s absurd. I have it, and it’s working. Now please get it or I might die. What’s the problem? Why are you confused?

- Tweet by Matt Walsh