Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

MSNBC Anchors Stunned By GOP's New Faux Outrage: ‘Whole Thing Is A Joke’

MSNBC anchors Mehdi Hasan and Ayman Mohyeldin on Sunday mocked the latest instance of “faux outrage” from Republicans.

Many in the GOP were incensed with Attorney General Merrick Garland’s appointment Friday of U.S. Attorney David Weiss as special counsel for the investigation into Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden.

But, as Hasan and Mohyeldin pointed out, it was exactly what many of the complainers had called for.

“‘Make Weiss special counsel,’ they said,” noted Hasan. “Now, they’re saying, ‘Well, Garland did exactly what we wanted. And now we’re mad at Garland for doing exactly what we wanted.’”

“Their bad faith, their hypocrisy is truly a sight to behold. And also a reminder that you can’t appease Republicans,” he added.

Mohyeldin agreed, saying it was purely “about politics and trying to sully” President Joe Biden.

“The whole thing is a joke,” said Hasan.

“It is,” Mohyeldin acknowledged.

Original Article
Source: Huff
Author:  Lee Moran

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