With all the finesse of a rabid chihuahua, Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH) went into his take-no-prisoners dance as he interacted with world-renowned virologist Dr. Anthony Fauci. He argued that the U.S. government aka President Joe Biden was forcing social media platforms to take down conspiracy theories regarding COVID-19 and vaccines. Ah, he is upset that he and his voters might lose their right to be lied to — is it possible that the loud-mouthed Ohio representative thinks these companies are part of the government?
YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter can censor anyone they choose, and they do. Of course, the government cannot censor them. From his diatribe, we cannot tell whether Jordon is unaware that the huge internet corporations companies are securely well away from our government’s influence unless and until a law changes their wide-ranging influence.
Jordon and his ilk think that mask-wearing mandates infringe upon their God-given American liberties. The representative and his friends want to thrust out their collective chests as they proclaim their right to die of the coronavirus and infect all those they encounter. He is wrong. These fall within the “no shirt, no shoes, no service” edicts, CNN reported.
Dr. Fauci told Jordon that this was not about “liberties and freedom,” but science and medicine in his elegant logical manner:
‘You’re making this a personal thing, and it isn’t.’
Jordan yelled at Dr. Fauci, and for a moment we were afraid he was going to throw himself on the floor, red-faced and screaming:
‘No, it’s a personal thing!’
Dr. Fauci responded in his patient, quiet manner:
‘My recommendations are not a personal recommendation. It is based on the CDC guidance.’
Jordan threw him one of his best smarmy eight-grader line:
‘And I’m asking what measures have to be obtained before Americans get their First Amendment liberties back.’
Dr. Fauci responded:
‘Right now we have about 60,000 infections a day, which is a very large surge. We’re not talking about liberties. We’re talking about a pandemic that has killed 560,000 Americans. That’s what we’re talking about.’
Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) could not take it. any more. She turned to Jordan and said:
‘You need to respect the chair, and shut your mouth!’
Check out the video exchange:
Dr. Fauci was not having Jim Jordan’s performative denseness pic.twitter.com/bIW8T5iA7q
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 15, 2021
Dr. Fauci was not having Jim Jordan’s performative denseness pic.twitter.com/bIW8T5iA7q
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 15, 2021
Twitter world took after Jordan, too. Check out some of our favorites below:
Here we go with the church again…. pic.twitter.com/b1dGxcBoQc
— Democracy not Fascism (@BidenCare2) April 15, 2021
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