{"id":12954,"date":"2019-01-02T09:28:12","date_gmt":"2019-01-02T14:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=12954"},"modified":"2019-01-02T09:30:46","modified_gmt":"2019-01-02T14:30:46","slug":"my-surliest-2018-quotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/02\/my-surliest-2018-quotes\/","title":{"rendered":"My Surliest 2018 Quotes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2018 was another great year for cynicism. Here are some of the quote jpegs used to make the video montage of 2018 quotes I posted a couple days ago. Thanks to Natalie Fawn Danelishen, Bryan Baucom, Mike Maharrey, and Frank Monaco for making some of these JPEGs, and thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/CANVA.COM\">Canva.com<\/a> for the software for the others.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-if-govt-lies-to-you-public-service.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13003\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-if-govt-lies-to-you-public-service.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-if-govt-lies-to-you-public-service.jpg 960w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-if-govt-lies-to-you-public-service-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-if-govt-lies-to-you-public-service-800x514.jpg 800w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-if-govt-lies-to-you-public-service-768x494.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BETTER-Truth-will-out\u201d-is-the-biggest-fairy-tale-in-Washington.-We-need-whistleblowers-to-rescue-democracy-from-Leviathan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12999\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BETTER-Truth-will-out\u201d-is-the-biggest-fairy-tale-in-Washington.-We-need-whistleblowers-to-rescue-democracy-from-Leviathan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BETTER-Truth-will-out\u201d-is-the-biggest-fairy-tale-in-Washington.-We-need-whistleblowers-to-rescue-democracy-from-Leviathan.jpg 940w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BETTER-Truth-will-out\u201d-is-the-biggest-fairy-tale-in-Washington.-We-need-whistleblowers-to-rescue-democracy-from-Leviathan-150x126.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BETTER-Truth-will-out\u201d-is-the-biggest-fairy-tale-in-Washington.-We-need-whistleblowers-to-rescue-democracy-from-Leviathan-800x671.jpg 800w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BETTER-Truth-will-out\u201d-is-the-biggest-fairy-tale-in-Washington.-We-need-whistleblowers-to-rescue-democracy-from-Leviathan-768x644.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Freaky-folks-with-too-many-tattoos-are-being-hounded-by-petty-bureaucrats.-But-the-feds-have-no-right-to-demonize-Americans-peacefully-pursuing-their-own-vision-of-happiness.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13000 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Freaky-folks-with-too-many-tattoos-are-being-hounded-by-petty-bureaucrats.-But-the-feds-have-no-right-to-demonize-Americans-peacefully-pursuing-their-own-vision-of-happiness.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Freaky-folks-with-too-many-tattoos-are-being-hounded-by-petty-bureaucrats.-But-the-feds-have-no-right-to-demonize-Americans-peacefully-pursuing-their-own-vision-of-happiness.jpg 750w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Freaky-folks-with-too-many-tattoos-are-being-hounded-by-petty-bureaucrats.-But-the-feds-have-no-right-to-demonize-Americans-peacefully-pursuing-their-own-vision-of-happiness-150x126.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-by-Natalie-F-D-on-Assange-Wikileaks.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12992\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-by-Natalie-F-D-on-Assange-Wikileaks.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-by-Natalie-F-D-on-Assange-Wikileaks.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-by-Natalie-F-D-on-Assange-Wikileaks-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-by-Natalie-F-D-on-Assange-Wikileaks-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-by-Natalie-F-D-on-Assange-Wikileaks-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-by-Natalie-F-D-on-Assange-Wikileaks-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Jpb-quote-jpeg-from-mises-Veterans-Day-piece-Done-by-Mises.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12993\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Jpb-quote-jpeg-from-mises-Veterans-Day-piece-Done-by-Mises.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Jpb-quote-jpeg-from-mises-Veterans-Day-piece-Done-by-Mises.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Jpb-quote-jpeg-from-mises-Veterans-Day-piece-Done-by-Mises-150x104.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Jpb-quote-jpeg-from-mises-Veterans-Day-piece-Done-by-Mises-800x554.jpg 800w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Jpb-quote-jpeg-from-mises-Veterans-Day-piece-Done-by-Mises-768x532.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Jpb-quote-jpeg-from-mises-Veterans-Day-piece-Done-by-Mises-1024x709.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12958\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-karl-marx-usa-today-5-5-2018.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"765\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-karl-marx-usa-today-5-5-2018.jpg 765w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-karl-marx-usa-today-5-5-2018-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/\u201cEnforcement-guidance\u201d-is-one-of-the-favorite-tools-of-bureaucratic-dictators-entitling-them-to-punish-any-entity-that-refuses-to-kowtow-to-the-latest-politically-correct-mandates.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12998\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/\u201cEnforcement-guidance\u201d-is-one-of-the-favorite-tools-of-bureaucratic-dictators-entitling-them-to-punish-any-entity-that-refuses-to-kowtow-to-the-latest-politically-correct-mandates.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/\u201cEnforcement-guidance\u201d-is-one-of-the-favorite-tools-of-bureaucratic-dictators-entitling-them-to-punish-any-entity-that-refuses-to-kowtow-to-the-latest-politically-correct-mandates.jpg 750w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/\u201cEnforcement-guidance\u201d-is-one-of-the-favorite-tools-of-bureaucratic-dictators-entitling-them-to-punish-any-entity-that-refuses-to-kowtow-to-the-latest-politically-correct-mandates-150x83.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-bryan-baucom-on-private-owned-guns-TWITTER-SIZED.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12994\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-bryan-baucom-on-private-owned-guns-TWITTER-SIZED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-bryan-baucom-on-private-owned-guns-TWITTER-SIZED.jpg 750w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-bryan-baucom-on-private-owned-guns-TWITTER-SIZED-150x129.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-graphic-on-tsa-from-tenth-amendment-centerSHRUNK-FOR-TWITTER.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12995\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-graphic-on-tsa-from-tenth-amendment-centerSHRUNK-FOR-TWITTER.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"725\" height=\"725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-graphic-on-tsa-from-tenth-amendment-centerSHRUNK-FOR-TWITTER.jpg 725w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-graphic-on-tsa-from-tenth-amendment-centerSHRUNK-FOR-TWITTER-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-east-germany-mises.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12967\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-east-germany-mises.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-east-germany-mises.jpg 700w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-east-germany-mises-150x83.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/hogwash-quote-Excessive-government-secrecy-and-coverups-could-have-swung-3-of-the-last-4-presidential-elections.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13004\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/hogwash-quote-Excessive-government-secrecy-and-coverups-could-have-swung-3-of-the-last-4-presidential-elections.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/hogwash-quote-Excessive-government-secrecy-and-coverups-could-have-swung-3-of-the-last-4-presidential-elections.jpg 750w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/hogwash-quote-Excessive-government-secrecy-and-coverups-could-have-swung-3-of-the-last-4-presidential-elections-150x83.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-truth-to-power-usa-today-5-16-2018-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12957\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-truth-to-power-usa-today-5-16-2018-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-truth-to-power-usa-today-5-16-2018-2.jpg 750w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-truth-to-power-usa-today-5-16-2018-2-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-marx-usa-today-5-5-2018-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12959\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-marx-usa-today-5-5-2018-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-marx-usa-today-5-5-2018-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-marx-usa-today-5-5-2018-2-150x74.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-marx-usa-today-5-5-2018-2-768x379.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-waco-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12962\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-waco-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-waco-2.jpg 750w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-waco-2-150x83.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-waco-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12963\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-waco-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-waco-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-waco-1-150x83.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-pentagon-papers-Hill-3-2-2018.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12965\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-pentagon-papers-Hill-3-2-2018.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-pentagon-papers-Hill-3-2-2018.jpg 700w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-pentagon-papers-Hill-3-2-2018-150x89.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-Hill-Pentagon-Papers-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12966\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-Hill-Pentagon-Papers-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-Hill-Pentagon-Papers-2.jpg 750w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-Hill-Pentagon-Papers-2-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-govt-secrecy-Natalie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12969\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-govt-secrecy-Natalie.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-govt-secrecy-Natalie.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-govt-secrecy-Natalie-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-govt-secrecy-Natalie-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-govt-secrecy-Natalie-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-govt-secrecy-Natalie-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-usa-today-marx-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12960\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-usa-today-marx-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"799\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-usa-today-marx-3.jpg 799w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-usa-today-marx-3-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-usa-today-marx-3-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-Hill-govt-sececy-2-5-2018.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12970\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-Hill-govt-sececy-2-5-2018.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-Hill-govt-sececy-2-5-2018.jpg 750w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-Hill-govt-sececy-2-5-2018-150x76.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-Hill-FISA-court.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12971\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-Hill-FISA-court.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-Hill-FISA-court.jpg 750w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-Hill-FISA-court-150x83.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-Hill-democracy-6-29-2018-DhG6szeWkAA23AE.jpg-large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12955\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-Hill-democracy-6-29-2018-DhG6szeWkAA23AE.jpg-large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-Hill-democracy-6-29-2018-DhG6szeWkAA23AE.jpg-large.jpg 750w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-Hill-democracy-6-29-2018-DhG6szeWkAA23AE.jpg-large-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-hill-govt-secrecy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12972\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-hill-govt-secrecy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-hill-govt-secrecy.jpg 750w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-hill-govt-secrecy-150x83.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-mueller-Hill-1-29-2018.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12973\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-mueller-Hill-1-29-2018.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-mueller-Hill-1-29-2018.jpg 750w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-mueller-Hill-1-29-2018-150x83.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-mueller-hill-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full 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alt=\"\" width=\"341\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-from-2015.jpg 341w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-from-2015-142x150.jpg 142w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-make-sure-i-include-it-in-2018-roundup-from-natalie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12982\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-make-sure-i-include-it-in-2018-roundup-from-natalie.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-make-sure-i-include-it-in-2018-roundup-from-natalie.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-make-sure-i-include-it-in-2018-roundup-from-natalie-150x113.jpg 150w, 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https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-on-mccain-make-sure-it-is-in-video-150x126.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-on-mccain-make-sure-it-is-in-video-768x644.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-from-mccain-oped-include-in-video.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12984\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-from-mccain-oped-include-in-video.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-from-mccain-oped-include-in-video.jpg 780w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-from-mccain-oped-include-in-video-150x126.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-from-mccain-oped-include-in-video-768x644.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-waco-lesson-1-not-an-atrocity-if-us-govt-does-it.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12985\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-waco-lesson-1-not-an-atrocity-if-us-govt-does-it.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-waco-lesson-1-not-an-atrocity-if-us-govt-does-it.jpg 750w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-waco-lesson-1-not-an-atrocity-if-us-govt-does-it-150x83.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-ghwbush-deify-deceased.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12986\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-ghwbush-deify-deceased.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-ghwbush-deify-deceased.jpg 800w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-ghwbush-deify-deceased-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-ghwbush-deify-deceased-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-4th-july-fighting-for-freedom-is-winning.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12987\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-4th-july-fighting-for-freedom-is-winning.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-4th-july-fighting-for-freedom-is-winning.jpg 780w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-4th-july-fighting-for-freedom-is-winning-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-4th-july-fighting-for-freedom-is-winning-768x436.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-comey-distrust-legacy-Hill-2018.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12989\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-comey-distrust-legacy-Hill-2018.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-comey-distrust-legacy-Hill-2018.jpg 750w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/jpb-quote-jpeg-comey-distrust-legacy-Hill-2018-150x126.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the cover image for the video of 2018 quotes. I would thank those protestors I photographed but I suspect they&#8217;d prefer to remain sorta anonymous &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/James-Bovard-2018-Quotes1-icons-added.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13007\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/James-Bovard-2018-Quotes1-icons-added.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/James-Bovard-2018-Quotes1-icons-added.jpg 750w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/James-Bovard-2018-Quotes1-icons-added-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2018 was another great year for cynicism. Here are some of the quote jpegs used to make the video montage of 2018 quotes I posted a couple days ago. Thanks to Natalie Fawn Danelishen, Bryan Baucom, Mike Maharrey, and Frank Monaco for making some of these JPEGs, and thanks to Canva.com for the software for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13005,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>My Surliest 2018 Quotes - James Bovard<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Some of the surliest lines from my 2018 articles in USA Today, Los Angeles Times, The Hill, &amp; other publications.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/02\/my-surliest-2018-quotes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"My Surliest 2018 Quotes - 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