No snark today, running late again, let the quotes begin:
In our last interview, Bayh complained of the poor opinion the public had of him and his colleagues. “They look at us like we’re worse than used-car salesmen.” Yes. They do. And this is why.
—Ezra Klein on former Sen. Evan Bayh (D, IN), who immediately became a lobbyist after stepping down.
The problem with this whole thing is does James O’Keefe have enough credibility to continue to do undercover video journalism?
—Glenn Beck.
I'm assuming that's a rhetorical question.
Or maybe they fired him not for his JournList comments, but because they weren't sure where to put him after the redesign.
—Alex Pareene on Dave Weigel, wondering where he would have fit into the Wapo's new "right leaning" and "left leaning" sections.
I don't know any other way to say it, but this is like suicide fighters in a war.
—Keiichi Nakagawa, associate professor of the Department of Radiology at University of Tokyo Hospital, on workers at Japan's nuclear power plants.
No, I'm just a partisan.
—Rep. Anthony Weiner (D, NY), responding to Sean Hannity's claim that he is a bitter partisan.
Well, you know, I don't anticipate some people will appreciate everything that I say and stand for. But I'll say this: American people realize that when we say freedom and justice for all, that means all. You know, Muslims too.
—Rep. Keith Ellison (D, MN).
The American people are not worried about jobs or the economy or what's going around the world. They are staring at their radios saying get rid of Click and Clack. Finally my Republican friends are doing it. Kudos to you.
—Rep. Anthony Weiner, mocking the Republican attempt to defund NPR.
I am a pretty far left person—I believe in privacy and free expression, but Anonymous is a vigilante group now. A mob without conscience. And I worry they will radicalize even more. In short, I believe they're on their way to becoming a genuine threat.
—Former Anonymous member a5h3r4, who this week released chat transcripts of Anonymous' dealings.
Everyone knows that two men on a wedding cake is a comedy skit, not an "alternate lifestyle"! There I said it! Ridiculous!
—SNL alum and current Tea Party mouthpiece Victoria Jackson, who played most of her career as a dumb bimbo.
You can stop "acting" any time now.
You're watching a guy running from a wave like it's a fucking video game.
—Richard Belzer on our Youtube'd culture.
Talking is how grownups resolve differences. It's our version of shooting.
—Bill Maher.
This is America. No one wants to vote. What's next, jury duty fraud?
—Bill Maher, on voter fraud.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is no sacred cow, but for rural communities – such as those in Wisconsin, and my district in particular – public broadcasting plays a critical role.
—Rep. Sean Duffy (R, WI), one of the few Republicans who voted against defunding NPR.
Steve Harrigan, the correspondent here, is somebody I have known for many years. I see him more times at breakfast than I see him out on trips with government officials here.
—CNN reporter Nic Robertson, from Libya, claiming Fox News' Harrigan spends most of his time reporting from a hotel.
Wait, wait, hold it, just a second. Dr. King lost his life for collective bargaining for the public unions, really? Did you know that? 'Cause—that—we have to update our history books, because I didn't know that. Did you know that?
—Glenn Beck, who doesn't know why Dr. King was in Memphis when he was assassinated.
It sends an important message that if you're going to have Public Radio, the Republicans would say, it really should be fair and balanced.
—Fox News' Brian Kilmeade on the Republican attempt to defund NPR.
With the amount of black on black crime in America, I get nervous and I'm a black man so, I mean...
—Juan Williams, on how he feels if he sees a bunch of black guys on the street.
Dude, I am glad you're not on NPR any more.