Fox News Contributor Calls for Dr. Fauci to Be Fired for Being 'High-Handed' in His Exchange With...

[DonViejo]

Fox News Contributor Calls for Dr. Fauci to Be Fired for Being ‘High-Handed’ in His Exchange With Jim Jordan

By Joe DePaoloApr 16th, 2021, 10:26 am

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Appearing on Fox & Friends Friday, contributor Charles Hurt ripped Fauci for what he deemed to be a “high-handed” approach to the congressman’s questioning.

“This is the one opportunity for Jim Jordan, who represents 800,000 Ohioans who paid Dr. Fauci’s salary, to ask some basic questions about the decisions Dr. Fauci has made that has altered their life probably more than any other single person in American history — especially for somebody who’s never been elected,” Hurt said. He added, “And Dr. Fauci gets high-handed with Jim Jordan?! The representative of 800,000 people that Dr. Fauci works for who pay his salary? He accuses Jim Jordan of ranting by asking these questions? This is a really screwed up situation.”

Hurt went on to state that he thinks Thursday’s hearing provided grounds for Fauci’s dismissal.

“Dr. Fauci should be fired for a lot of reasons, but he should be fired for this,” Hurt said. “For this kind of disdain — not for Jim Jordan — but for the 800,000 Ohioans who pay his salary that Jim Jordan represents.”

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[Chipper Chat]

1. Charles hurt has it backwards.

Jim Jordan should be fired for being a dick.

[Ferrets are Cool]

8. +1

[MissMillie]

15. well, that's true

but Jim Jordan was being "high-handed" about trying to lecture an medical expert about infectious diseases.

Especially since more than 100 years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that states can enforce mitigation efforts to stem infectious diseases.

[jonstl08]

26. Insult

using this comparison is an insult to dicks. Dicks are smarter and have a variety of uses.

[Chipper Chat]

31. My apologies to all dicks.

[patphil]

2. Jim Jordan gets high handed with everyone. Fauci fights back and gets the cancel treatment?

It just goes to show that 800,000 Ohioans can't be relied on to make a good choice for someone to represent them in the House.

And, of course, Fox always backs the shithead...it's their nature.

[Rorey]

6. 235.875

That's how many voted for Gym Jordan.

[gratuitous]

9. And here's the curious map of Jim's congressional district

Kind of a bugsplat-looking thing, ain't it?

[secondwind]

12. Looks almost like the letter J !!!!

[Rorey]

14. Pretty odd NT

[patphil]

11. Almost 68% of all votes cast.

That's a pretty high margin of victory. They really like him there.
And, in any event, he represents everyone who lives in the 4th district, whether they voted for him or not.

[Rorey]

13. That's one way to look at it

Lauren Boebert is the representative from my district, but she sure as hell doesn't represent ME. Just sayin'.

[patphil]

16. You have my deepest sympathy.

I didn't say they all liked him, but a huge majority do. And so they're all stuck with him...like you are with Boebert.
She represents your district, and has your vote in the House.
It sucks, but there she is.

[Rorey]

18. Well, she's *supposed to* represent our district

She made it clear that she only represents some in the district, just as trump made it clear that he was only President of repukes.

[Caliman73]

20. Yes, when you or your party gets to pick your voters, chances are the majority will support you.

In Jordan's district, it will be Jordan, or any Republican the beats him in the primary. Democrats have almost no chance of winning there. Now, put him an an actual district where the population is spread more evenly and see how he does. That district is rated as R+14 in Cooks Partisan Voter index. Anything above +6 is considered strongly toward one party or the other. The district was ruled unconstitutional and gerrymandered in 2019.

[Fullduplexxx]

3. Jeezuz the snowflakes with the cancel culture they claim to fight

[durablend]

19. Ironic, isn't it?

[JohnSJ]

4. Hurt is a trumper. I wouldn't characterize him as a journalist. He is a propagandist, just like

that network he appeared on.

Between Hurt, Jordan, fox and most of the republicans in the Senate and House, these pieces of garbage are responsible for the deaths of over 550 thousand lives

DAMN THEM!!!!!!!

[Rorey]

5. Uh, sure

A WHOLE lot more support Dr. Fauci than support Gym Jordan.

He received 235,875 votes in his last election, and it's likely that not even all of them want Dr. Fauci fired.

[gratuitous]

7. Yep, conservatives can't do comedy

Jordan kept demanding "a number" for when this public health crisis would be over. There is no number, but Jordan wouldn't accept that answer, and kept ranting about some number (whether rates of infection, number of vaccinated, status of virus mutations, was never pinpointed by Jordan) when the tyranny of safe, effective, and CHEAP countermeasures would at last be over. Dr. Fauci was extraordinarily patient in trying to explain to Jordan that that's not how a pandemic works, but Jordan kept interrupting and shouting over Fauci until the chairman gaveled Jordan down for using up his time. Even at that, Jordan wouldn't observe the rules and courtesies of the hearing and Rep. Waters finally had to tell him to shut up.

So, that's what Hurt wants to whine about as high-handed. GTFOH

[PortTack]

10. Your daily friendly reminder...fux snooz is licensed as entertainment..they are not a news channel

It would helpful if they were forced to drop the word news...they are not news!!

[lame54]

17. Did he just call 800,000 Ohioans ignorant assholes?

[Caliman73]

21. Jordan is an idiot and was grandstanding.

#1. Dr. Fauci, while an important adviser to the President, does not make decisions about when and where people open back up, and can go without masks. Dr. Fauci's job is to look at the data through his lens of expertise, and advise the administration. Decisions to actually open up and what public health conditions to set are made on a local and state level with guidance from the Feds. So Jordan's line of questioning was bullshit from the very premise.

Either he understands that science cannot predict a number where "everything will be fine" and was just being an asshole, or he is an ignorant idiot who should not hold any position of public power. Likely a combination of the two.

He kept badgering Fauci about "what's the number when we get our freedoms back?" which is a bullshit question.

People are already going back to school, going back to work, going back to restaurants. The issue is being responsible and being safe. Getting vaccinated, going out with a cautious and protective mindset. Restaurants in my area are open for indoor seating. I have not returned and do not plan to do so until the "All Clear" sign is given. I go to the grocery store, I go to work, I go different places. I have had both doses of the Moderna but I still wear my mask and try my best to maintain 6 feet of distance between myself and anyone who does not live in my immediate household. Why? Because I am cautious and courteous. I don't want to get it, or spread it. I protect others from me, and other protect me from themselves.

Jordan and the other Republicans are like whiny toddlers who are going to die if they don't get the cookie RIGHT NOW!!!

[Claire Oh Nette]

22. Shoot the Messsenger

Fauci is a convenient target for these idiots. They don't like the message, so they shoot the messenger.

Fauci didn't mandate anything. Fauci didn't send kids home for virtual school, he didn't shut businesses, he didn't mandate masks, he didn't ban church or any of the other bullshit Jordan hyperventilated about.

Fauci correctly called Jordan out. "Are we going to do this forever?" Well, no. And no one suggested that. Ever. If Jordan and his ilk would mask and distance, we'd stop needing masks sooner.

Jordan railed against things that weren't happening. He was outraged about assaults that never happened (never mind actual young Black men have been assaulted and killed in the past week for walking past a white guy's house and air freshener. Those are real assaults. But look over there....) Jordan wanted to blame Fauci and pin him down to a metric (how about less that 1,000 cases a day?) so that he can play gotcha later. He snarked that we had fifteen days to flatten the curve. Well, that was Trump and Pence's post card plan. It was working, and they knew it. They gave it three whole weeks before seizing on the report that COVID killed black and Latinos at disproportionally higher rates.

Then, the GOP saw it as a weapon to spread to Democratic cities. They did nothing, left it up to the Governors, then blamed the governors for the Federal GOvernment's abdication of duty.

Fauci should be fired because he was mean to Jordan. Not because he's incompetent, or because he's spreading disinformation. Oh, no, there's no quibble with Fauci's information. They just don't like it. Jordan sat there all smug and said he didn't believe the science. He's an assistant wrestling coach. His opinion is in no way equivalent to Fauci's education, training and expertise, and everyone knows it.

Notice they call for Fauci's to be fired, but say nothing about Maxine' Waters, "Shut your mouth." Jordan wouldn't dare take on a Black Woman. He knows she'd kick his ass.

[crickets]

24. Well said - you nailed it, pointing out that Jordan was just looking for 'gotcha' targets

to use against Fauci later, and especially pointing out that no one is going after Maxine Waters for schooling Jordan. They know better, so like all bullies who want their own way, they go for the target they perceive to be weaker. It isn't going to work, but these day it's often the only play they've got.

[LiberalFighter]

23. Dr Fauci doesn't work for the people in Gym Jordan's district.

He works for and protects the over 330 million people that live in the USA.

And only .07 percent of the people in the USA.

[jonstl08]

25. Wait for Trump

Since so many of his followers think Trump is still President or will be back in office shortly why don't they wait until he does.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

27. "How should I cover this story?"

"Describe it the opposite of what really happened, of course!"

"Oh, yeah!"

[Nexus2]

28. Well, you learn something new everyday.

I thought 'uppity' mostly applied to my people.

[11 Bravo]

29. Charles "Butt" Hurt can pucker up and kiss mine.

[usajumpedtheshark]

30. Gym Jordan only likes doctors who sexually abuse college students

If I had been Fauci I would have said, "I don't have the time or the crayons to explain this to you."