Nothing to fear but … nothing?:
“For all the scare tactics out there, what is truly scary is if we do nothing. … Where we disagree, let’s disagree over things that are real, not these wild misrepresentations that don’t bear any resemblance to anything that’s actually being proposed.” –President Barack Obama
The BIG Lie:
“I have not said that I was a single-payer supporter…” –President Pinnochio, who, as we noted last week, was caught on tape more than once advocating single-payer health care
On “un-American” activities:
“These [town hall meeting] disruptions are occurring because opponents are afraid not just of differing views — but of the facts themselves. Drowning out opposing views is simply un-American. Drowning out the facts is how we failed at this task for decades.” –House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer in a USA Today op-ed, projecting their own faults on the protestors
More race bait:
“Well, the last time I had to confront something like this was when I voted for the civil rights bill and my opponent voted against it. At that time, we had a lot of Ku Klux Klan folks and white supremacists and folks in white sheets and other things running around causing trouble.” –Rep. John Dingell (D-MI)
What a positive guy:
“In spite of the loud, shrill voices trying to interrupt town hall meetings and just throwing a monkey wrench into everything, we’re going to continue to be positive and work hard.” –Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV)
Dittoheads run America:
“[Republicans are] taking their cues from talk-show hosts, Internet rumor mongers, and insurance rackets. I just think, as I’ve said before, it’s not often that you try to blow yourself up, but that’s obviously what they’re trying to do with all this vexatious stuff they’re doing with these meetings, the birthers. It’s a party being run by a talk-show host.” –Harry Reid
“I’m the best, if I do say so myself”:
“Today we’re pointed in the right direction. … While we’ve rescued our economy from catastrophe, we’ve also begun to build a new foundation for growth.” –Barack Obama, readily taking all the credit for less bad economic and employment news
Pork train’s second run:
“My view is if we don’t have the recovery that we’re looking for in the next year and a half, [another stimulus] is something I would certainly look at, and you probably want it to be on a significant magnitude if you need it.” –Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
