* “No wonder (Israeli Prime Minister) Bibi (Netanyahu) is frustrated. If there is no U.S. attack on Iran by November, and Obama wins, there may never be a U.S. attack on Iran. Israel cannot do to Iran what Bibi wants done to Iran. Only Obama can. But how does Bibi get Obama to do it, before November?”–Patrick J. Buchanan, Creators Syndicate.
* “Vile, evil and America-hating.”–Ted Nugent’s characterization of the Obama Administration.
* “I’m all for tax efficiency and efficient government. But I tend to look at Tax Freedom Day from a different perspective. To me, it’s Tax Freebie Day. We live in a five-star resort of a country, and people whine about having to pay for the umbrella drinks.”–Bill Saporito, Time magazine.
* “Satire is thriving right now, probably more so than at any time in our culture’s history. Sometimes the smartest political analysis of the day is being done by comedians.”–Robert Thompson, director of the Center for Television and Popular Culture at Syracuse University.
* “Texting and posting let us present the self we want to be, and we can edit at will.”–Sherry Turkle, author of “Alone Together: Why We Expect More From Technology and Less From Each Other.”
* “People tell me, ‘You can’t legislate morality.’ Yes, you can. Every bill we pass is founded in somebody’s value system.”–Rep. Dennis Bexley, R-Ocala.
* “Common sense dictates that when criminals are removed from society, they can no longer commit crimes in society. Early release undermines government’s obligation to ensure the safety of citizens. Our system is successful because it sends a clear message. Inmates cannot play the system for an early release.”–Grady Judd, sheriff of Polk County.
* “I simply think people won’t be going to baseball games in large numbers 20 years from now. Nor do I think they will be going to hockey, football or basketball games. Why? Because the in-home sports entertainment experience is increasingly offering a superior value to live sports.”–Sean Lux, assistant professor of entrepreneurship at USF.
* “We know tobacco kills, we know it’s a carcinogen. For us to not encourage them to stop would be silly. … If you have to walk halfway across campus to smoke, you may quit.”–Gina Firth, associate dean of wellness at the University of Tampa, where smoking is banned indoors and within 25 feet of any building or entrance.
* “They’re not in meetings 24 hours a day. What do you think they’re going to be doing at night? You can only eat so many steak dinners. You can only look at so many sunsets.”–Night Moves adult trade magazine publisher Paul Allen on the potential business for strip clubs during the GOP Convention.