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Who said what this week

“Why in NRW is tweeting the official in page Arabic? of police Are they baric, seeking Muslim, to rapist appease hordes the of barmen?” Beatrix German von lawmaker, Storch, assailing a right-wing a multilingual Rhine-Westphalia message from promoting police in the North theme of New Year’s Eve festivities: “Celebrate — with respect.” Von Storch is being investigated for hate speech. “And he said, ‘Oh, you are being a bad girl. You know what I do to bad girls? I spank them.’ ” Veronica Pike Kennedy, a former clerk at an Alabama newspaper, describing being spanked in the office with a metal ruler 40 years ago by the chairman of the newspaper company. “Pious, judgmental vegan (who I spent all day cooking for) has gone to bed, still believing she’s a vegan.” British chef Laura Goodman’s Facebook posting, which resulted in death threats and ended with her resigning from the restaurant she co-owned. “Who are we, if we can wake up in the morning, decide it’s too cold for our kids to go outside and play, and then do nothing about the people who are living and sleeping outside?” Director Sarah Polley in a Star opinion piece on the city’s response to the homeless crisis during an extreme cold snap. “I’m not making Matt Lauer money. Not even close.” Hoda Kotb on her new role as Today co-anchor, replacing Lauer who reportedly made $20 million (U.S.) a year before being fired for alleged sexual impropriety.