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— The Wire creator David Simon, writing about the Baltimore riots on his website.

Christie Explains How Polls Work

April 28, 2015 Buck Banks

If you’re going to have relentlessly negative coverage from the media, it’s going to affect your poll numbers.

— Gov. Chris Christie, quoted by the Philadelphia Inquirer, blaming his rapidly sinking approval rate on the media.

Said the Guy Who’s Raised $100 Million

April 27, 2015 Buck Banks

I don’t think you need to spend $1 billion to be elected president of the United States in 2016. I don’t think it’s necessary if you run the right kind of campaign, you don’t need to have these massive amounts of money to spend.

— Jeb Bush, quoted by Bloomberg.

Majority of Americans Backs Iran Nuclear Deal

April 27, 2015 Buck Banks

58% to 33%

Margin by which a new Quinnipiac poll finds American voters support the preliminary agreement with Iran to restrict that country’s nuclear program.

Cruz: Beware the Liberal Fascists!

April 27, 2015 Buck Banks

Today’s Democratic Party has decided there is no room for Christians. There is a liberal fascism that is going after Christian believers.

— Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), quoted by The Hill.

Ryan Advises Clinton Not to Be a Campaign Robot

April 27, 2015April 28, 2015 Buck Banks

You can’t let the process numb you to the point where you’re just a robot. Even though all the pressure is ‘Don’t gaffe, don’t deviate, be prepared, give the prepared thing,’ you’ve got to watch that, because you can just be boring and you can be vanilla and you can so sanitize yourself that you’re not yourself.

— Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), quoted by Politico, on running for national office.

Huckabee Says We’re Moving Toward Criminalizing Christianity

April 27, 2015 Buck Banks

I think it’s fair to say that Christian convictions are under attack as never before. Not just in our lifetime, but ever before in the history of this great nation. We are moving rapidly toward the criminalization of Christianity.

— Mike Huckabee, quoted by Politico.

We weren’t shocked that Bruce Jenner wants to be a woman,
But we were appalled that he’s a transgender Republican.
Will the party of Lincoln
Accept the ex-Olympian?
They should, so they could say, “At least we’ve got one of ’em.”

Williams ‘Embellished’ 11 Times

April 27, 2015 Buck Banks

11

“A months-long internal investigation of Brian Williams by NBC News has turned up 11 instances in which the anchorman publicly embellished details of his reporting exploits, according to a person familiar with details of the probe,” the Washington Post reports.

‘It’s Not About French Fries; It’s About Freedom’

April 27, 2015 Buck Banks

I have proposed a new rule to allow school districts to install deep fat fryers and sell beverages like diet soda. I believe each school district – not the state or federal government – should decide what foods are offered to students … If a school district doesn’t agree with any of these changes, then the district doesn’t have to implement them. That’s the beauty here. It’s not about French fries; it’s about freedom.

If you can’t seek redress and demand reform without a brick in your hand, you risk losing this moment for all of us in Baltimore. Turn around. Go home. Please.

— The Wire creator David Simon, writing about the Baltimore riots on his website.

If you’re going to have relentlessly negative coverage from the media, it’s going to affect your poll numbers.

— Gov. Chris Christie, quoted by the Philadelphia Inquirer, blaming his rapidly sinking approval rate on the media.

I don’t think you need to spend $1 billion to be elected president of the United States in 2016. I don’t think it’s necessary if you run the right kind of campaign, you don’t need to have these massive amounts of money to spend.

— Jeb Bush, quoted by Bloomberg.

58% to 33%

Margin by which a new Quinnipiac poll finds American voters support the preliminary agreement with Iran to restrict that country’s nuclear program.

Today’s Democratic Party has decided there is no room for Christians. There is a liberal fascism that is going after Christian believers.

— Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), quoted by The Hill.

— Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), quoted by Politico, on running for national office.

I think it’s fair to say that Christian convictions are under attack as never before. Not just in our lifetime, but ever before in the history of this great nation. We are moving rapidly toward the criminalization of Christianity.

— Mike Huckabee, quoted by Politico.

11

“A months-long internal investigation of Brian Williams by NBC News has turned up 11 instances in which the anchorman publicly embellished details of his reporting exploits, according to a person familiar with details of the probe,” the Washington Post reports.

— Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, in a letter to the Houston Chronicle.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“The man is afraid of the voice of the people and that the people understand and know what he’s doing. He’s trying to stifle the ability of journalists to let the people of America know what’s really going on with their government.”

— “Kamala Harris called President Donald Trump’s ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House ‘absolutely abhorrent,’” The Wrap reports.

“Not one of them is trained in technical skills. Not one research PhD, as opposed to China, where half the cabinet is science and technology PhDs. We’re led by grifters and fools.”

— Columbia professor Jeffrey Sachs, on X, on President Trump’s 35-person cabinet.

“Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far… The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today.”

— Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), breaking with President Trump in a direct-to-camera video.

Numerati

1,000

10%

“The unprecedented spate of mid-decade redistricting for the U.S. House has changed the congressional districts for one-tenth of Americans and significantly altered the makeup of at least one-fifth of districts, according to a new study,” the Associated Press reports.

71%

$9.5 billion

“The Trump administration last year spent $9.5 billion on paid administrative leave for federal workers as part of its plan to shrink the government and save taxpayers money, according to a new estimate by a congressional watchdog,” CNN reports.

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.