Former Secretary of State and Dem candidate Hillary Clinton on breaking the glass ceiling and more:
“Tonight, so close to breaking through once and for all, I want to tell you what I see through all those cracks, and why it matters for each and every one of us.
On the other side of that glass ceiling is Kamala Harris raising her hand and taking the oath of office as our 47th president of the United States. [snip]
But we also know as Vice President, Kamala sat in the situation room and stood for America’s values. I know what it takes, and I can tell you as commander-in-chief, Kamala won’t disrespect our military and our veterans. She reveres our Medal of Honor recipients. She won’t be sending love letters to dictators. She will defend democracy and our Constitution and will protect America from enemies foreign and domestic.
Donald Trump fell asleep at his own trial. When he woke up, he’d made his own kind of history — the first person to run for president with 34 felony convictions. [snip]
We have him on the run now. But no matter what the polls say, we can’t give up.” (our emphasis)
The great Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) on the January 6 insurrection:
"Someone should have told Donald Trump that the president’s job under Article II of the Constitution is to take care that the laws are faithfully executed — not that the vice president is executed. Pence has now joined more than two dozen officials from Donald Trump’s own administration in denouncing him and his historical record. Pence is the first vice president in more than two centuries not to support the president he served with in a general election. [snip]
And by the way, JD Vance, do you understand why there was a sudden job opening for running mate on the GOP ticket? They tried to kill your predecessor! They tried to kill him because he would not follow Trump’s plan to destroy and nullify the votes of millions of Americans.” (our emphasis)
The charismatic Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on Trump's anti-union position:
“Chicago, we have to help her win because we know that Donald Trump would sell this country for a dollar if it meant lining his own pockets and greasing the palms of his Wall Street friends. I, for one, am tired of hearing about how a two-bit union buster thinks of himself as more of a patriot than the woman who fights every single day to lift working people out from under the boots of greed trampling on our way of life.” (our emphasis)
The incomparable Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) alliterating on the MAGA cult leader --
“One candidate worked at McDonald’s, while she was in college at an HBCU. The other was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, and helped his daddy in the family business: Housing discrimination. She became a career prosecutor, while he became a career criminal, with 34 felonies, two impeachments, and one porn star to prove it. [snip]
The question before us is, will a vindictive, vile villain violate voters’ vision for a better American or not? I hear alliteration is back in style.” (our emphasis)
Golden State Warriors and U.S. Men's Basketball Olympic team coach Steve Kerr tells Trump "night, night":
"I believe that leaders must display dignity. I believe that leaders must tell the truth. I believe that leaders should be able to laugh at themselves. I believe leaders must care for and love the people they are leading. I believe leaders must possess knowledge but with full awareness that none of us has all the answers.
And, in fact, the best answers often come from members of the team. And if you look for those qualities in your friends, or your boss, or your child’s teacher, or your mayor, then shouldn’t you want those same qualities in your president? [snip]
After the results are tallied [on Election Night], we can, in the words of the great Steph Curry, we can tell Donald Trump, 'Night, night!'" (our emphasis)
(photo: Coach Kerr / J. Scott Applewhite, AP)
