This week's collection has colorful comments by Sam Riddle, Brooks Patterson, Terry Foster, Mike O'Hara, Stephen Clark, Nancy Kaffer and others.

"I didn’t call him up. I didn’t want to talk to that bastard.”
-- L. Brooks Patterson, Oakland County executive, replying to question from "Michigan Matters" host Carol Cain about how he apologized to state House Speaker Jase Bolger for comparing him to Adolf Hitler     

"It's nice being kicked in the nuts on the way out; 22 years."
-- Mike Clark, departing WRIF co-host, quoted at MLive

"Sorry, I am not buying Nick Fairley’s claim that the Lions can make the Super Bowl this season. You don’t go from 4-12 to the Super Bowl, especially if you are the Lions."
-- Terry Foster, sportswriter, in commentary at WWJ

"Any city have 3 players in 3 sports more dynamic than Detroit trio of Cabrera, Datsyuk and Calvin Johnson?"
-- Mike O'Hara, sportswriter, on his Twitter feed

"Folk in mainstream media have mastered the art of looking and sounding as if they might really know WTF is going on."

-- Sam Ridlle in Michigan Citizen column on Detroit mayoral race

"I just opened the freezer in the Channel 7 break room. Someone call HazMat STAT!"
-- Stephen Clark, WXYZ anchor-reporter, on his Facebook page and Twitter feed (with mold photo)

"How long will Michiganians tolerate the assault on community schools to turn a profit? Snyder and his cabal of aides do not care about our kids, our communities or our democracy."
-- Sidney Kardon, Royal Oak teachers' union president, in Detroit News guest column

"His Occupy Detroit alliance is a glimpse at the real Gary Peters — an ideologically liberal politician who will do anything to stay in power.
-- Henry Payne, Detroit News columnist

"Does the Ilitch family really need public dollars for an arena – or is this just a good business move to take advantage of the irrational politics that surrounds professional sports and stadiums?"
-- Derek Melot, Bridge Magazine editor, in commentary on new Red Wings home

"I'm proposing a new national holiday: Once a year, everyone check the basement of your neighbor to the right. For abductees and sex slaves. Just in case. Maybe on Boxing Day. Then we can all go about our business as usual."
-- Nancy Kaffer, Free Press editorial writer, commenting on Cleveland kidnappings at her Facebook page