Notable Quotes

Notable Quotes “Say What?!”

I mean, they put these rules in place. They’re not even following their own rules. I mean, how many people have gotten caught? “Don’t travel. Don’t leave the state.” Oh, here’s so-and-so on a vacation. Oh, here’s so-and-so at a salon. “Don’t eat out at a restaurant unless you’re wearing a mask and separate.” Oh, here’s a picture of the governor of California violating those rules. Oh, public schools are closed, but I can send my kids to a private school in person

.- Packers quarterback Aaron Rogers on The Pat McAfee Show talking about politicians’ hypocrisy when it comes to Covid and why he made a large donation to the Barstool Sports’ fund to assist small businesses that have financially suffered due to strict lockdown measures

This is the most offensive thing I’ve ever heard. No one should ever question the loyalty or professionalism of the Texas National Guard. @TexasGuard I authorized more than 1,000 to go to DC. I’ll never do it again if they are disrespected like this.

– Texas Governor Greg Abbott, after it was announced that the National Guards who are protecting Washington are being vetted for extremist views I offered to donate 25% or £52.5 million [approximately $71.7 million] to the city of Newport in order to distribute to all local residents who live in Newport should I find and recover the Bitcoins. This would work out to approximately £175 ($239) per person for the entire city (316,000 population). Unfortunately, they refused the offer and won’t even have a face-to-face discussion with me on the matter.

- British IT investor James Howells who threw away a hard drive in 2013 with approximately $275 million in bitcoin data on it, after he thought he had backed up all the information, talking to CNN about the landfill operator’s refusal to look for the hard drive

Our election was hijacked. There is no question. Congress has a duty to #ProtectOurDemocracy & #FollowTheFacts.

– Recently resurfaced tweet from 5/16/17, by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, not resulting in censure and not even containing a Twitter warning about false information

It’s really important to understand that Israel is a racist state, in that they would deny Palestinians like my grandmother access to a vaccine, that they don’t believe she’s an equal human being who deserves to live.

- Jew-hater and Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)

I had a dream Trump was on trial for sedition. And outside the courthouse, a noose was hung from a makeshift scaffold. The noose was made of recycled Covid masks.

- Tweet by actor Alec Baldwin, which was not censured by Twitter

I would love to see his phone records, to see whether he was talking to Putin the day that the insurgents invaded our Capitol. But we all know that not just him, but his enablers, his accomplices, his cult members, have the same disregard for democracy.

- Hillary Clinton, during a joint podcast interview with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi

To your point who is he beholden to — as I’ve said over and over…as I pointed to him, with you Mr. President, all roads lead to Putin.

- Pelosi’s response

Congressman Brian Mast, a Republican from Florida – who lost his legs, by the way, fighting for democracy abroad, although I don’t know ... about his commitment to it here in the United States.

- CNN’s Jake Tapper talking about Congressman Mast, who lost both of his legs in an IED attack in Afghanistan while fighting for the U.S., after Congressman Mast angered Jake Tapper because he gave a speech opposing Trump’s impeachment

If the ceremony on the White House lawn means anything, these turkeys should be given a chance to live as turkeys should — but instead, they’re serving a life sentence without so much as the opportunity to enjoy the outdoors. PETA is asking Virginia Tech to let us give these turkeys a chance to enjoy companionship, fresh air, and sunshine at a reputable sanctuary, as they deserve.

- PETA Senior Vice President of Cruelty Investigations Daphna in a letter to the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech, where the turkeys that President Trump pardoned in 2018 are housed

Let’s not just give ordinary Americans a one-time $2,000 check. With our new majority and a worsening crisis, let’s meet the need: $2,000/month, every month, until this crisis is over.

- Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) One of the other purposes of impeachment, in this case, is to make sure that President Trump is not able to run for federal office again, that he’s not able to seek the presidency.

-Rep. Joaquin Castro, (D-TX) on ABC’s “This Week”

I got the vaccine down here. I probably wouldn’t have gotten it by now in New York.

- Former New York State Democratic Party leader John Sullivan, who worked for Gov. Andrew Cuomo, telling the New York Post that he received the vaccine in Florida, which has been much more efficient at distributing the vaccine than New York

MORE QUOTES

The Republicans arguing against impeachment are looking to absolve Bin Laden because it might “inflame” Al Queda (The Base). That’s a chump’s way out. Truth and Justice will be the first seed of unity. Impeach.

– Tweet by Hollywood actor Sean Penn, referring to 79 million Americans as terrorists

I wonder if you have thought through kind of how Republicans begin what someone on my team earlier today called deBaathification of the Republican Party?

- MSNBC’s Joy Reid talking to a co-host, inferring that the Republican Party is similar to Saddam Hussein’s Baath party

Let’s not confuse 5,000 people with 74 million.

– Bill Maher, HBO, who has an inclination towards logic, warning liberals that they are going too far by demonizing millions of peaceful Trump supporters

Here’s a quote: “I just don’t even know why there aren’t more – why there aren’t uprisings all over the country and maybe there will be.” Or, “Sadly, the domestic enemies of our voting system and honoring our Constitution are right at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue with their allies in Congress.” We were called “enemies” of the state. Those were all quotes from our speaker.

Now, on our side, we didn’t take those to be impeachable because we didn’t believe she surely meant that. But by the Democrats taking this action, you’re telling me, “No, when we say those, we actually mean to incite violence.” That’s what this [impeachment] action is saying.

- Rep. Louis Gohmert (R-TX) during a congressional session, arguing against impeachment

This is also the last madness of Pompeo — Mr. Lies.

- China’s foreign minister responding to Sec. of State Mike Pompeo’s assertion that Covid was started in and leaked from a Chinese lab

I am blessed with good health, so turning 99 is no different than turning 98.

- Actress Betty White talking about her recent 99th birthday

I think you need to watch Susan Rice very closely. She will be the shadow president.

- Former acting DNI Ric Grenell, on Fox News