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Bullshitters say I am fighting for future Presidents and the Office of the President. Other than that, I would actually like people to testify [before Congress]. Donald Trump, 7:43 AM – 26 Nov 2019, defending his claim that his associates have absolute immunity from testifying © 2019 Kwiple.com
Charity Millionaires expect billionaires to plug charity gaps — — — — — — — — — — — Survey finds the wealthy believe giving is the responsibility of the even richer headline, Financial Times, November 15, 2019 © 2019 Kwiple.com
Entrepreneurs While second-chance stories are comforting, my research shows that entrepreneurs don't  learn from their mistakes. In fact, it's the opposite: Fail once and you're most likely to fail again. Believing in the myth only sets entrepreneurs up for more failure—and leads to disappointment and frustration. Francis Greene, Wall Street Journal, December 1, 2019 © 2019 Kwiple.com
Jews You have to be born and brought up a Jew to see the hand of Jews in everything. That or be born and brought up a Nazi. Howard Jacobson, The Finkler Question © 2019 Kwiple.com
Impeachment The day Richard Nixon failed to answer that subpoena is the day that he was subject to impeachment because he took the power of Congress over the impeachment process away from Congress and became the judge and jury. Lindsey Graham, 1998 © 2019 Kwiple.com
Impeachment Get over it. Mick Mulvaney, telling reporters what to do after admitting Trump had indeed had a quid pro quo exchange with Ukraine's president © 2019 Kwiple.com
Impeachment Of course I did. Rudy Giuliani, responding to CNN host Chris Cuomo, who asked Giuliani if he had requested Ukraine's government to investigate Joe Biden and his son Hunter © 2019 Kwiple.com
Impeachment The question presented by the set of facts enumerated in this report may be as simple as that posed by the President and his chief of staff's brazenness: is the remedy of impeachment warranted for a president who would use the power of his office to coerce foreign interference in a U.S. election, or is that now a mere perk of the office that Americans must simply “get over”? Adam Schiff, preface to Trump-Ukraine Impeachment Inquiry Report © 2019 Kwiple.com
Impeachment Shall any man be above Justice? Above all shall that man be above it, who can commit the most extensive injustice? … Shall the man who has practiced corruption and by that means procured his appointment in the first instance, be suffered to escape punishment, by repeating his guilt? George Mason, Constitutional Convention, July 20, 1787 © 2019 Kwiple.com
Impeachment These are the stakes of President Trump's impeachment. Like President Nixon, he abused the public trust by wielding the powers of the presi- dency to serve himself instead of the public. But unlike President Nixon, he didn't do it solely with the assistance of Americans; he did it by seeking help from a foreign power. That makes President Trump's high crimes even worse. And if we fail to hold him accountable, as our founders feared, I believe that could very well mark the end of the American experiment. Neal Katyal, Impeach © 2019 Kwiple.com
Impeachment This business of high crimes and misdemeanors goes to the question of whether or not the person serving as President of the United States put their own interests, their personal interests, ahead of public service. Mike Pence © 2019 Kwiple.com
Impeachment This isn't like receiving a parking ticket based on hearsay, as Senator Graham alleged. It's like receiving a speeding ticket based on a speedometer, a camera, and an admission from the driver that he was speeding. Neal Katyal responding to Graham's tweet that, if you can't get a parking ticket based on hearsay testimony, you shouldn't be able to impeach a president on it either © 2019 Kwiple.com
Impeachment What was the practice before this in cases where the chief Magistrate rendered himself obnoxious? Assassination. Benjamin Franklin, Constitutional Convention, July 20, 1787, preferring impeachment to its alternative © 2019 Kwiple.com
Kwiplers say Calculate the minimum wage as follows: MW = CMHI / CMHS × WPY × HPW where: MW = Minimum Wage CMHI = Current Median Household Income, e.g., $65,000 CMHS = Current Median Household Size, e.g., 2.1 people WPY = Workdays Per Year, e.g., 240 HPW = Hours Per Workday, e.g., 8 [MW would be $16.12 using data above] © 2019 Kwiple.com
Kwiplers say Count votes in Congress by: 1. Calculating a Member's Proportional Vote (MPV) for each member, as follows: MPV = SPNP / NLRS where: SPNP = State's Percentage of the National Population NLRS = Number of Legislators Representing the State (in that legislature) 2. Totaling “yes” MPVs and “no” MPVs 3. Passing if total MPV is more than 50 OTHERWISE Abolish the Senate © 2019 Kwiple.com
Money in politics In the 2015-16 election cycle, business outspent labor $3.4 billion to $213 million, a ratio of 16 to 1, according to the non- partisan Center for Responsive Politics. All of the nation's unions, taken together, spend about $48 million a year for lobbying in Washington, while corporate America spends $3 billion. Little wonder that many lawmakers seem vastly more interested in cutting taxes on cororations than in raising the minimum wage. Steven Greenhouse, New York Times, August 3, 2109 © 2019 Kwiple.com
Money in politics Money buys politicians. This is plutocracy, not democracy. Martin Wolf, Financial Times, December 4, 2019 © 2019 Kwiple.com
Populism I sense that, while many voters really mean it, some are just restless and want to feel their juices bubble. I have known (and stopped knowing) lots of once-temperate people who have been carried off on the giddy ride in recent years. Their dopamine hit seems to come from the drama itself, not the content of the creed. The trouble is that it is no less dangerous for that. … Time to fathom the boredom of the prosperous dissenter. Janan Ganesh, Financial Times, November 22, 2019 © 2019 Kwiple.com
Post-2018 Senate shituation 15 states (Alaska, Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming) 2018 population: 40,056,961 Senators: 30 Republicans 1 Senator per 1,335,232 people — 1 state (California) 2018 population: 39,776,830 Senators: 2 Democrats 1 Senator per 19,888,415 people 19,888,415 / 1,335,232 = 16, therefore: average 15er's vote is worth 16 times a Californian's, a Californian's vote is worth 6% of an average 15er's — 1 state (Wyoming) 2018 population = 573,720, therefore: 1 Senator per 286,860 Wyomians, a Wyomian's vote is worth 69 times a Californian's, a Californian's vote is worth 1.4% of a Wyomian's © 2016 Kwiple.com
Punt returners say If the US president will only talk about things he has thoughts on, we will be hearing much less from him. Henry Mance responding to Donald Trump's statement about the Tory election campaign while in London for the 2019 NATO meeting: “It's going to be a very important election for this great country, but I have no thoughts on it.” © 2019 Kwiple.com
Selfie The only reason I wouldn't go to some parts of New York is the real risk of meeting Donald Trump. Boris Johnson, 2015 © 2019 Kwiple.com
Snapshot If a person's past were another country, Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump’s lawyer, would be refused a visa. Rudy Giuliani portrayed by Edward Luce, Financial Times, December 5, 2019 © 2019 Kwiple.com
Socio-economic mobility You don't know a ladder has splinters until you slide down it. Bum Phillips © 2019 Kwiple.com
State of the union Today, we may be witnessing a collision between the power of a remedy meant to curb presidential misconduct and the power of faction determined to defend against the use of that remedy on a president of the same party. But perhaps even more corrosive to our democratic system of governance, the President and his allies are making a comprehensive attack on the very idea of fact and truth. How can a democracy survive without acceptance of a common set of experiences? Adam Schiff, preface to Trump-Ukraine Impeachment Inquiry Report © 2019 Kwiple.com
Trumpists say As a Christian, I certainly believe that's possible. Mike Pompeo, when asked, “Could it be that President Trump right now has been sort of raised for such a time as this, just like Queen Esther, to help save the Jewish people from the Iranian menace?” © 2019 Kwiple.com
Trumpists say In America you can't even get a parking ticket based on hearsay testimony. But you can impeach a president? I certainly hope not. Lindsey Graham, 6:40 AM – 28 Sep 2019 © 2019 Kwiple.com
 
Trumpists say You know, Barack Obama doesn't get to be the President of the United States without being ordained by God. Neither did Donald Trump. Rick Perry © 2019 Kwiple.com