[Nelson Rockefeller’s] “divorce and remarriage ‘struck a serious blow’ against the Christian idea of matrimony.”
—Sixteen Protestant California ministers, in their criticism of Republican Nelson Rockefeller’s lifestyle, 1964, as told in Robert Mann’s book Becoming Ronald Reagan. [Isn’t it interesting how evangelicals’ values can change to suit a political agenda?]
“They also told us that they didn’t want any signs posted saying we should social distance in the venue. The campaign went through and removed the stickers.”
—Doug Thornton, executive vice president of ASM Global, on Donald Trump campaign workers’ removal of “Do Not Sit Here, Please!” stickers from seats in the Bok Center prior to last week’s Trump rally in Tulsa.
“We have made a truly remarkable progress in moving our nation forward. We’ve all seen the encouraging news as we open up. The reality is we’re in a much better place.”
—Phlegmatic, placid Veep Pence, imitating a statue as he touts progress the administration claims to have made against the COVID-19 pandemic even as Texas and Florida backtrack on reopening.
Louisiana Voice 
Pence (Casper the Friendly VP puppet) will say anything he thinks his boss wants to hear and that supporters will believe. He and his boss believe supporters will believe any and everything they say (even if it contradicts, not only facts, but their penultimate statements) and, apparently, they are right. I am not convinced Trump supporters and appointees have any intrinsic values inconsistent with those of Donald J. Trump – which seem turned exclusively inward. The religious far right has long since proven it has no values at all it is unwilling to sacrifice for its own benefit.
The Superdome’s Doug Thornton?