An even cursory review of these two Tweets displays the wide gap between the ever-classy Jill Biden and the ever-cantankerous Donald Trump.
Photo of the Week – December 19, 2020
Vice President Mike Pence receives a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shot at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex, on Friday, December 18, Washington. His wife, Karen Pence, and U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams also received shots. Photo: Andrew Harnik, Associated Press
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Angriest Quote of the Week – December 19, 2020
“Millions of Americans are struggling during what should be a joyous time of year, yet Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is holding COVID-19 relief hostage. His ransom? Total immunity for corporations that recklessly endanger consumers and workers during the pandemic.
For months, McConnell has insisted that Congress take action to protect corporations alleged to engage in wrongdoing.
For months, McConnell has insisted that Congress should take action to protect corporations that are alleged to engage in wrongdoing and endanger their employees, consumers and patients. Companies that don’t provide protective equipment or mandate physical distancing in the workplace, for example, would face no civil liability when their workers become sick.
Even as Americans go hungry and confront homelessness, McConnell is trying to leverage the coronavirus emergency to greenlight corporate abuse, instead of helping vulnerable families.
Worse, he is lying to the American people about his motivation, claiming that an “epidemic” of coronavirus-related lawsuits must be addressed. The actual epidemic, of course, is COVID-19, taking thousands of lives every day and sickening the very workers businesses depend on for their profits.”
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Most Conciliatory Quote of the Week – December 19, 2020
“Many of us hoped that the presidential election would yield a different result, but our system of government has processes to determine who will be sworn in on January 20. The Electoral College has spoken. So today, I want to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden.”
– Sen. Mitch McConnell, in a speech on the Senate floor
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Worst Quotes of the Week – December 19, 2020
“A wise man once said that no one should call himself ‘Dr.’ unless he has delivered a child.”
– Joseph Epstein, in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece urging Dr. Jill Biden to drop her title because she is not a medical doctor
Epstein began the piece by addressing Biden as, “Madame First Lady – Mrs. Biden – Jill – kiddo,” before concluding, “Think about it, Dr. Jill, and forthwith drop the doc.”
“Now, I do know that there are smart, informed people who are saying that Joe Biden is the president-elect. Now, I disagree with them, and it’s not just a hunch that I’m going on, it’s the Constitution.”
– Greg Kelly, host of “Greg Kelly Reports” on Newsmax
In a statement to The Hill on Tuesday, Newsmax said: “As a result of the Electoral College vote Joe Biden is the president-elect and will be referred to as such on Newsmax.”
“We’re going to continue to press for these critical investigations and I’m happy to see, you know, that Michigan, and Georgia, and other states, and Arizona are starting to make some moves in their state legislatures. We would encourage them. You know, this is not a partisan issue. This is something that every American should be concerned with, so we’re going to continue to fight that battle. We’re gonna fight regardless of what happens come January 6, and I hope that we do rectify the correct results of this election.”
– Jenna Ellis, lawyer for Donald Trump, on Newsmax
The Electoral College voted on December 14, with Democrat Joe Biden receiving 306 votes to Trump’s 232. Both chambers of Congress will meet on January 6, 2021 to count the Electoral College votes.
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Best Quotes of the Week – December 19, 2020
“Together, we will build a world where the accomplishments of our daughters will be celebrated, rather than diminished.”
– Dr. Jill Biden, in response to an editorial by Joseph Epstein
Biden earned her doctorate in education from the University of Delaware in 2007.
“The flame of democracy was lit in this nation a long time ago. And we now know nothing, not even a pandemic or an abuse of power, can extinguish that flame.”
– President-Elect Joe Biden, on the Electoral College decision
The Electoral College had cast 306 votes for Biden and 232 for Trump, cementing Biden’s win. The votes will now be sent to Congress to be counted formally next month.
“He has lost and he has to let it go.”
– Geraldo Rivera, on Donald Trump’s ongoing election fraud claims
“When evangelicals can speak on behalf of unborn babies, can speak on behalf of law and order when it comes to White people and White property, but are silent when it comes to banners that proclaim ‘Black lives matter,’ the moral silence is stupefying. We’ve gone from having to say ‘Black lives matter’ to now having to say ‘Black churches matter.’”
– Cornell William Brooks, former president of the NAACP and a member of Metropolitan A.M.E. and professor at Harvard University’s Kennedy School graduate program, regarding vandalism at 4 Washington churches following Donald Trump rallies
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“If you don’t make time to work on creating the life you want, you’re eventually going to be forced to spend a lot of time dealing with a life you don’t want.”
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