September 2014 - Page 9 of 10

It’s true the right-wing apologist George Will
Often is scheduled on wingnut speaking bills.
But he’s not a journalist,
He’s special — he’s a columnist.
Which allows him to shill for the Koch brothers at will.

And Lo, the Lord Abandoned McDonnell

September 5, 2014September 5, 2014 Buck Banks

All I can say is my trust belongs in the Lord.

— Former Gov. Bob McDonnell (R), quoted by the Washington Post, leaving the courthouse after being convicted on 11 corruption charges.

Smith Accuses Brown of Voting with Obama

September 5, 2014 Buck Banks

Mr. Brown, tear up those talking points. For heaven’s sake, you vote with President Obama more than you vote with the Republican Party.

— Bob Smith (R), quoted by the Concord Monitor, in a GOP Senate debate with Scott Brown (R).

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Rand Paul Is Willing to Kill ISIS

September 5, 2014September 5, 2014 Buck Banks

Some pundits are surprised that I support destroying the Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) militarily. They shouldn’t be. I’ve said since I began public life that I am not an isolationist, nor am I an interventionist. I look at the world, and consider war, realistically and constitutionally. … I still see war as the last resort. But I agree with Reagan’s idea that no country should mistake U.S. reluctance for war for a lack of resolve.

— Sen. Rand Paul, in a Time magazine op-ed, explaining why he favors destroying Islamist militants.

LePage Looks to China for Wall-Building Expertise

September 4, 2014 Buck Banks

If we can’t build a fence high enough … we ought to go to China and see how they built a wall.

— Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R), quoted by the Bangor Daily News, on illegal immigration.

Brown Accidentally Speaks the Truth

September 4, 2014 Buck Banks

I am not going to create one job, it is not my job to create jobs. It’s yours.

— Scott Brown (R), quoted by TPM, at a gubernatorial campaign stop in New Hampshire.

GOP’s Chances of Taking Senate Shrinking

September 4, 2014 Buck Banks

52%

Republicans’ chance of winning control of the U.S. Senate — down from an 86% chance in July, according to the Washington Post’s forecasting model. “It’s not that races have narrowed, but that the model has begun weighting information differently — mainly by (a) incorporating polling data (where possible) after the relevant primaries, and by (b) increasing the weight that polls have in the forecast. What this suggests is that in several states, Democrats are arguably ‘out-performing’ the fundamentals.”

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My time has come and gone.

— Mitt Romney, in an interview on Fox News, insisting he’s not running for president again.

I’m being honest now about the politics of it.

— President Obama, in an interview on Meet the Press, about his decision to delay action in immigration reform.

70%

Of Americans favor using federal money to make sure high-quality preschool education programs are available for all children, according to Gallup. Americans view pre-K education as important, but less so than other education levels.

All I can say is my trust belongs in the Lord.

— Former Gov. Bob McDonnell (R), quoted by the Washington Post, leaving the courthouse after being convicted on 11 corruption charges.

Mr. Brown, tear up those talking points. For heaven’s sake, you vote with President Obama more than you vote with the Republican Party.

— Bob Smith (R), quoted by the Concord Monitor, in a GOP Senate debate with Scott Brown (R). Tweet

— Sen. Rand Paul, in a Time magazine op-ed, explaining why he favors destroying Islamist militants.

If we can’t build a fence high enough … we ought to go to China and see how they built a wall.

— Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R), quoted by the Bangor Daily News, on illegal immigration.

I am not going to create one job, it is not my job to create jobs. It’s yours.

— Scott Brown (R), quoted by TPM, at a gubernatorial campaign stop in New Hampshire.

52%

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“They’ve invested heavily in AI labs. They’ve invested heavily in data centers. So, the first family has a financial stake in this industry, and as a result, the president of the United States is compromised.”

— “Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) on Monday said President Trump will likely not heed calls from technology leaders to implement guardrails on the development of artificial intelligence because of his family’s investments in the industry,” NewsNation reports.

— Jane Haman

“We’re working through some political issues in Israel. I think we agree with them on the end state. They just have a crazy election, and that makes them a little irrational in certain regards.”

— Jared Kushner, quoted by CBS News, on the lack of progress in Gaza.

Numerati

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.

$184 million

50%

38%

31%

— Bob Smith (R), quoted by the Concord Monitor, in a GOP Senate debate with Scott Brown (R).

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