Donald Trump ad mocking Joe Biden.
Most Ominous Quotes of the Week – October 31, 2020
“Militia groups and other armed nonstate actors pose a serious threat to the safety and security of American voters.”
– Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project, a nonprofit organization that researches political violence and has tracked more than 80 extremist groups in recent months. The project’s report said Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Oregon “are at highest risk of increased militia activity in the election and post-election period.”
“Could the election devolve into civil war? Unlikely. “But look at World War I: Some worthless, low-level archduke gets assassinated and things escalate out of control. I’ve got people who are concerned that all it would take is a close election and some cheating.”
– Drew Miller, founder of a network of members-only survivalist camps
“The right is not going to give up their power unless they feel threatened. People are opening up to the idea that a riot is the language of the unheard. Property destruction is not violence.”
– Olivia Katbi Smith, a co-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America in Portland
“We’re talking about violence in U.S. elections, and that’s insane. This is a real threat, and we have seen increased confidence among the militias.”
– Lisa Kaplan, the chief executive of the Alethea Group, a Washington company that tracks disinformation efforts
“I don’t want to amplify the voices of extremists because the last thing we want is to help them create fear and anxiety. But people need to know there is real concern, that these are the perfect conditions for extremists to try to create chaos.”
– Oren Segal, vice president of the Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Extremism
“I just can’t get product. It seems like 30 million people went out and bought guns. We call suppliers and distributors and they just don’t have any product. Our selection is just terrible.”
– Nate Gerheim, general manager and gunsmith at the Shooters Bench in Russellton, Pennsylvania, about the increased number of recent firearm purchases
“Violence is not popular at all. But even five percent is millions of people, and it only takes a few people to create chaos.”
– Lilliana Mason, a political scientist at the University of Maryland
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Worst Quotes of the Week – October 31, 2020
“We are not going to control the pandemic. We are going to control the fact that we get vaccines, therapeutics and other mitigation areas.”
– Mark Meadows, White House Chief of staff, on CNN
“One thing we’ve seen in a lot of the Black community, which is mostly Democrat, is that President Trump’s policies are the policies that can help people break out of the problems that they’re complaining about. But he can’t want them to be successful more than they want to be successful.”
– Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law and adviser, on “Fox & Friends”
“We’ll have to see if it’s a problem, right? People are entitled to say maybe it was a problem, maybe it wasn’t.”
– Donald Trump, on an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer by right-wing extremists
“Because women, suburban or otherwise, they want security. They want security. They want safety. They want law and order. They have to have law and order, and we’re gonna do great. And I love women, and I can’t help it. They’re the greatest. I love them much more than the men. Much more than the men. So I’m saving suburbia. I’m getting your kids back to school, get your kids back to school. And you know what else? I’m also getting your husbands — they wanna get back to work, right? They wanna get back to work. We’re getting your husbands back to work, and everybody wants it.”
– Donald Trump, at a rally in Michigan
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Best Quote of the Week – October 31, 2020
“Throughout this pandemic, physicians, nurses, and frontline health care workers have risked their health, their safety and their lives to treat their patients and defeat a deadly virus. They did it because duty called and because of the sacred oath they took. Physicians and patients are all making remarkable sacrifices and we continue urging all to wear a mask, physical distance and wash your hands to reduce suffering, illness and death.”
– Dr. Susan R. Bailey, President – American Medical Association, responding to President Donald Trump’s claim that doctors exaggerate the number COVID-19 patients for the sake of profit
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Done
To my fellow Americans (and pretty much the rest of the world):
It’s almost over! Both 2020 and this year’s elections are almost done. I can see the sun peeking over the horizon. Yes, it’s there – waiting for the demise of our current morass. And then we will be free! And we can continue on with our lives! Hold on, brothers and sisters! The aftermath is upon us, and we will be delivered to freedom!
(If freedom doesn’t arrive as expected, please feel free to imbibe in your vice of choice.)
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Retro Quote – Maya Angelou
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Word of the Week – October 24, 2020
Adjective
Latin, 17th century
1. Truthful
2. Coinciding with reality
Example: In my relentless search for veridical information, I avoid anything involving politics.
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Video of the Week – October 24, 2020
Just after the October 22 presidential debate concluded, First Lady Melania Trump and Dr. Jill Biden joined their respective spouses on stage for the traditional photo op. While Dr. Biden immediately hugged her husband, it quickly became obvious there was tension with the First Couple.
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Tweets of the Week – October 24, 2020
Pavlovitz was responding to this Tweet by Newsmax TV host John Cardillo:
From Rep. Clay Higgins (R-Louisiana):
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