Political Quotes

“Mr. President, as I begin this morning, I want to take a moment to address the events that transpired yesterday just a few short blocks from where we are standing. The summer months are busy tourist months here in our Nation's Capital, and for some, the view from Union Station is the very first sight they have of Washington, DC. Those who emerged from Union Station yesterday afternoon, however, were confronted not with the beauty of the historic station but with a scene of lawlessness. Violent protesters tore down American flags that fly in front of Union Station, lit at least one of them on fire, and raised Palestinian flags in their place. Others defiled the monuments in front of the station with messages, including ``Hamas is comin'' and ``Globalize the Intifada.'' Now imagine being a Jewish person walking to work past those slogans. We have a proud tradition of public protest in the United States, but there is a difference between exercising free speech rights and the vandalism and violence that we saw yesterday. In addition to what we saw in front of Union Station and elsewhere, an anti-Israel protestor or protestors released hundreds of maggots and mealworms into the hotel where the Prime Minister and a lot of other people were staying. This is not part of the proud tradition of American political discourse; this is thuggery--pure thuggery. I am frankly appalled by how little we have heard in response from Democrats. The President addressed the Nation last night.…”