Les Pages Aux Folles: Quotes? I've Had a Few, But Then Again, Too Few To Mention
Quotes? I've Had a Few, But Then Again, Too Few To Mention
I Blame The Mushrooms She Took Before The Concert Press Conference
"It's illegal to call yourself 'The Boss' if you're not in charge of the entire country."
- Attorney General Pam Bondi
That Would Have Been About The Time Switzerland Tried Taking Over The Country, Killing Or Driving Out Its Native Population, Right?
"I don't take any lessons from the Leader of the Opposition when it comes to how marginalized people feel. I'm an Italian Canadian who, in the 1970s, was spit on for being a 'wop.'"
- Ontario PC cabinet member Paul Calandra on the Queen's Park kaffiyeh ban
And I'm Not So Sure About Roads And Bridges
And The Safety Net Is Something One Of My Writers Added To The Speech At The Last Minute - I'm Really Going To Have To Talk To Her About That...!
"I'm very hesitant to spend taxpayers' money on anything other than the core services of roads, bridges, police, military, border security and a safety net for those who can't provide for themselves. That's common sense. Let's bring it home."
- Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre
But Some Things Are Less Likely Than Others, Like You Going Thirty Seconds Without Telling A Lie
"They say he's the son of Fidel Castro and, uh, could be. I mean, anything's possible in this world, you know?"
- Donald Trump on soon-to-be former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
"...And That's Why You Should Vote For Me For President"
"I had an old bike in my car [and] I said, 'Let's go put the bear in Central Park and we'll make it look like he got hit by a bike' ...We thought it would be amusing for whoever found it."
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on taking a bear cub carcass he found on the road and dumping it in New York
As Former Prime Minister Fidel Castro Once Said, "Just Watch Us!"
"Baby boomers have fucked this planet, and we can't walk away and leave it for our kids to fix it."
- federal Green Party leader Elizabeth May
So, You'll Be Supporting Jagmeet Singh In The Next Election, Then?
"With the threats coming from the United States, with our border in chaos, our economy collapsing and everything broken, we need real, responsible leadership from a strong, smart prime minister who has the brains and backbone to put Canada first."
- Pierre Poilievre responding to US President Donald Trump's threat to impose 25% tariffs on Canadian goods
And Here I Thought They Were Important Tools In Resisting Tyranny
Silly Bunny
"The reason we give rights of freedom of expression and assembly and so on is because others can walk away; they don't have to listen."
- criminal lawyer Mark Sandler explaining why free speech bubble zones are consistent with the Charter of Rights
"Yeaaaaah...If I'm Being Honest, The Whole Dead Bear Cub Thing Didn't Help, Either..."
"The Republicans and the Democrats are just sucking all the oxygen out of the room right now. There hasn't been the opportunity for Kennedy to break through because there is so much stuff going on with major candidates."
- Melissa M. Smith on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s fading independent presidential campaign
"And If You Don't Break The Law, You Don't Need Due Process."
There's Something Wrong With This Reasoning, But I Can't Quite Put My Finger On It...
"If you break the law, you're not entitled to due process."
- Republican Representative Victoria Spartz at a town hall meeting with her constituents
"And Almost As Much As I Love My Car
Okay, Not Nearly As Much As I Love The Idea Of Going To Mars, But, I Mean, Come On - Going To Mars!"
"I love Donald Trump as much as a straight man can love another man."
- Elon Musk
Not Suprisingly, He's All About The Benjamins
"Poking someone in the eye is still poking someone in the eye."
- Council of Canadian Innovators President Benjamin Bergen on revisions to capital gains tax hikes
Son, Attackin' Somebody Who Has Actually Never Had A Default Or Missed A Loan Payment Ain't A Good Look On You
Yer Tryna Make A Hyena Look Like A Babysittah, And It Ain't - I Say, It Ain't Workin!
"We have some of the best assets in New York. We've never had a default. We've never missed a loan payment... This state is going to hell. And it's because of people like the attorney general of New York..."
- Eric Trump
That's Woke! I Mean, DEI! I Mean...Whatever Fever Dream Chimera That Has Replaced DEI!
"Schooling in North America is inherently designed for the benefit of the dominant culture... Education is a colonial structure that centre whiteness and Eurocentricity and therefore it must be actively decolonized."
- from a Toronto District School Board document that was sent to teachers
"The Only Thing That Could Have Made It Worse Would Have Been If Biden Had Announced He Would Be Selling His Own Memecoin!"
"[President Trump]'s demanding answers. And one of the things he is going to continue to push for answers on is who the heck was running the country over the past 4 years. This is truly the greatest political scandal our country has ever seen."
- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt
"People Who Complain That We're Killing Four Year-olds Don't Understand Just How Deep Into Gaza's Population The Rot Has Gone!"
"The IDF is finally conducting a campaign against the civilian rule of Hamas and not just focusing on the military infrastructure. We are eliminating ministers, officials, money changers, and elements of the economic and governmental system."
- Israeli far right - like, really far right - you think you know how far the right can go? You don't have a clue! - politician Bezalel Smotrich
And Here I Thought He Was Talking About Bruce Springsteen!
That Quote Sure Has Legs! They're Almost As Good As...Umm...Springsteen's...
"I don't think most Americans...are going to be influenced by a billionaire celebrity who I think is fundamentally disconnected from the interests and the problems of most Americans."
- J.D. Vance on Taylor Swift
