WEEKEND QUOTABLES

Taking a knee at Oak Park - River Forest High School

Barry Romo, Vietnam Veterans Against the War

Twenty-two vets a day are killing themselves. And they aren't killing themselves because someone spit on them. They're killing themselves because they can't face the reality of the wars they went through. -- Hitting Left 

 Matthew W. Finkin, Univ. of IL law professor

"There are really no new arguments on this, just a change in the membership of the court, The unions have just been waiting for the other shoe to fall." -- Huge Stakes for Teacher Unions

 Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke

"I know it is really a good news story in terms of our ability to reach people and the limited number of deaths that have taken place in such a devastating hurricane." -- CBS

San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz

"Dammit, this is not a good news story. This is a people are dying story." -- CNN

Rep. Darren Soto (D), first FL congressman of Puerto Rican descent 

“. . . We’ve invaded small countries faster than we’ve been helping American citizens in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.” -- Washington Post

Lt. Gen. Russel Honore (Ret.)

 “The mayor is living on a cot. I hope the president has a good day at golf.” -- Mediaite 

...Such poor leadership ability by the Mayor of San Juan, and others in Puerto Rico, who are not able to get their workers to help. They....

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 30, 2017

You're going straight to hell, @realDonaldTrump.
No long lines for you.
Someone will say, "Right this way, sir."
They'll clear a path. https://t.co/xXfJH0KJmw

— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) September 30, 2017