As the Intramuralist posts this week from literally, a mobile hot spot, there are certain persons who have caught my attention based on the wisdom, foolishness, and/or profoundness of their words…
“Please know I will never stop fighting for human rights and will do everything in my power to help and assist, whether it means stepping up or stepping down, because this is not about me. It’s about justice.” — Rachel Dolezal, Pres. of the Spokane, WA NAACP chapter, resigning after it was revealed that she lied about being black
“Dolezal’s crime isn’t that she wants to identify as black, it’s that she’s denying the plain reality of her past (and doing so because to come clean would cause major problems for her).” — Nick Gillespie, editor in chief of Reason.com
“No one should be shocked that Caitlyn Jenner got pulled into the race-bending controversy involving Rachel Dolezal. Jenner was born Bruce and now identifies as female and is living as a transgender woman. Dolezal was born white and now identifies as African American and living as a black woman. At the heart of both stories is identity and how each chooses to present themselves to society.” — Jonathan Capehart in an editorial in The Washington Post
“All our Presidents come into office looking so vigorous. And then we watch their hair grow grayer and grayer. Well, I may not be the youngest candidate in this race. But I will be the youngest woman President in the history of the United States.” — Hillary Clinton, 2016 Democratic Presidential candidate
“If you distill what people are looking for now in a president, it is somebody who can govern and who thinks about them, and Hillary Clinton made a credible case for that, but they want somebody who is a truth teller… you can’t fake your way into the presidency.” — Bob Woodward, an associate editor of The Washington Post
“People have lost faith in government. That’s why 82% of the American people now think we have a professional political class that cares more about its power, privilege, and position than doing the people’s work.” — Carly Fiorina, 2016 Republican Presidential candidate
“I used to fight with this audience all the time, because we used to get the audience strictly from liberal sources, then we got the audience like from everywhere and I’ve had a much better time the last couple of months… [liberals are] too sensitive.” — HBO host Bill Maher
And this humble [oops] gem…
“I feel confident because I’m the best player in the world. It’s that simple.” — LeBron James, after going down 3-2 in the NBA Finals
Back to my mobile hot spot… I kind of like it there…
Respectfully…
AR