Verbatim Archives

Romney Likens Trump to a ‘Gargoyle’ Hanging Over GOP

November 29, 2022 Buck Banks

“There is no bottom to the degree to which he’s willing to degrade himself, and the country for that matter. Having dinner with those people was disgusting… I voted to remove him from office twice… I don’t think he should be president of the United states. I don’t think he should be the nominee of our party in 2024. And I certainly don’t want him hanging over our party like a gargoyle.”

— Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), quoted by NBC News, on Donald Trump having dinner with Holocaust deniers.

Why the GOP Will Lose the House in 2024

November 17, 2022 Buck Banks

“The House Republican Conference will have the barest majority, rendered ungovernable by the lunatic likes of Matt Gaetz and Majorie Taylor Green. The self-sabotage of an ungovernable Republican majority will all but guarantee that Democrats take back the House in 2024.”

— Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY), quoted by Vanity Fair.

We’re All Gagging on MAGAGA

November 17, 2022 Buck Banks

“The hats’ll have to say MAGAGA — make America great and glorious again. If it makes you gag, get used to it.”

— Harvard law professor Laurence Tribe on Twitter

Heed the Banner, Donald!

November 17, 2022November 17, 2022 Buck Banks

“You Lost Again Donald! #DeSantis2024”

— Message on a banner pulled by a small prop plane that flew repeatedly near Mar-a-Lago ahead of Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign announcement Tuesday.

Matt Gaetz Gives a Zinger

November 15, 2022 Buck Banks

“At the first opportunity, he will zap her faster than you can say Jewish space laser.”

— Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), commenting on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-GA) support of Kevin McCarthy for Speaker.

GOP Is Caught in a MAGA Catch-22

November 15, 2022 Buck Banks

“Trump can destroy the party whenever he wants, yet the party can’t destroy him without also risking its own crack-up.”

— Christian Vanderbrouk

Midterms a Referendum on Election Deniers

November 15, 2022 Buck Banks

“It turns out that trying to overturn an election is not wildly popular with the American people.”

— GOP pollster Whit Ayres, quoted by the Associated Press.

Sanders Welcomes Another Trump Prez Run

November 14, 2022 Buck Banks

“As an American, the idea of another Trump campaign and all of his lies and divisiveness and his efforts to undermine American democracy is an absolute horror show. … On the other hand, I got to say that as a politician who wants to see that no Republican is elected to the White House in 2024, from that perspective, his candidacy is probably a good thing.”

— Sen. Bernie Sanders, quoted by the New York Times.

Trump-Blamers Pile On

November 14, 2022 Buck Banks

“It’s basically the third election in a row that Donald Trump has cost us the race. And it’s like, three strikes, you’re out. … The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result. Donald Trump kept saying we’re gonna be winning so much we’re gonna get tired of winning. I’m tired of losing. That’s all he’s done.”

— Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, to the Washington Post. (R)

White House Mood: ‘Pretty Good’

November 14, 2022 Buck Banks

“We’ve seen the affirmation of the president’s agenda, vindication of his message, and rejection of so many election deniers. So yes, you could say the White House is in a pretty good mood.”

— Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), quoted by NBC News, on Donald Trump having dinner with Holocaust deniers.

“The House Republican Conference will have the barest majority, rendered ungovernable by the lunatic likes of Matt Gaetz and Majorie Taylor Green. The self-sabotage of an ungovernable Republican majority will all but guarantee that Democrats take back the House in 2024.”

— Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY), quoted by Vanity Fair.

“The hats’ll have to say MAGAGA — make America great and glorious again. If it makes you gag, get used to it.”

— Harvard law professor Laurence Tribe on Twitter

“You Lost Again Donald! #DeSantis2024”

— Message on a banner pulled by a small prop plane that flew repeatedly near Mar-a-Lago ahead of Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign announcement Tuesday.

“At the first opportunity, he will zap her faster than you can say Jewish space laser.”

— Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), commenting on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-GA) support of Kevin McCarthy for Speaker.

“Trump can destroy the party whenever he wants, yet the party can’t destroy him without also risking its own crack-up.”

— Christian Vanderbrouk

“It turns out that trying to overturn an election is not wildly popular with the American people.”

— GOP pollster Whit Ayres, quoted by the Associated Press.

— Sen. Bernie Sanders, quoted by the New York Times.

— Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, to the Washington Post. (R)

“We’ve seen the affirmation of the president’s agenda, vindication of his message, and rejection of so many election deniers. So yes, you could say the White House is in a pretty good mood.”

— White House adviser Anita Dunn, quoted by the New York Times.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

— Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), quoted by NBC News, on Donald Trump having dinner with Holocaust deniers.

“The House Republican Conference will have the barest majority, rendered ungovernable by the lunatic likes of Matt Gaetz and Majorie Taylor Green. The self-sabotage of an ungovernable Republican majority will all but guarantee that Democrats take back the House in 2024.”

— Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY), quoted by Vanity Fair.

“The hats’ll have to say MAGAGA — make America great and glorious again. If it makes you gag, get used to it.”

— Harvard law professor Laurence Tribe on Twitter

“You Lost Again Donald! #DeSantis2024”

— Message on a banner pulled by a small prop plane that flew repeatedly near Mar-a-Lago ahead of Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign announcement Tuesday.

“At the first opportunity, he will zap her faster than you can say Jewish space laser.”

— Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), commenting on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-GA) support of Kevin McCarthy for Speaker.

Numerati

2.9%

“The economy grew at an annual 2.9% pace in the third quarter, updated figures show, and the U.S. is on track to expand again in the waning months of 2022 despite growing worries of recession,” Marketwatch reports.

61 to 36

301,500

“Georgia voters set a single-day early turnout record Monday as 301,500 people stormed to the polls on the first day they were open in most counties ahead of the U.S. Senate runoff,” the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.

9 in 10

Washington Post: “While older Americans have consistently been the worst hit during the crisis, as evident in the scores of early nursing home deaths, that trend has become more pronounced. Today, nearly 9 in 10 covid deaths are in people 65 or older — the highest rate ever.”

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