Big Con Quote of the Day: Reader Edition

Rick Perlstein's picture

Today's quote comes from the comments section, concerning the Republican candidates' neglect of the tornadoes in Tennessee and Arkansas Tuesday night:

To express sympathy would be inconsistent with Conservative ideology. If those people in Tennessee and Arkansas had worked and studied harder, they could afford a house of bricks in a better location. Drag that tree trunk off your leg and pull yourself up by your bootstraps.





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