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Rhiannon12866

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Sat Mar 20, 2021, 02:50 AM Mar 2021

Fauci Nostalgic for Days When He Testified Via Zoom and Could Mute Rand Paul

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Friday that he misses the days when he testified before Congress via Zoom and could mute Senator Rand Paul.

The esteemed virologist said that Thursday’s interaction with Paul “made we wish I was just on Zoom again so I could turn that nonsense off.”

“Back in the days when I was on Zoom and he would go off on some tangent that was the exact opposite of scientific fact, I would just mute him and nod my head like I was listening,” Fauci said. “I’d use that time to think about what I would have for dinner that night, or maybe what to watch on Netflix.”

After Paul claimed on Thursday that the idea of vaccinated people wearing masks was just “theatre,” Fauci said, “I instinctively reached for the mute button and then I realized I wasn’t on Zoom. That was a disappointing moment for me, I can tell you.”

Reflecting on his Senate testimony, Fauci said, “I know that everybody in the country is impatient for things to get back to normal, and I get that, but let’s be honest: being on Zoom has a lot going for it. Even when the pandemic is over, I think I’m going to use it if I have to talk to Rand Paul.”


Short article, no more at link: https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/fauci-nostalgic-for-days-when-he-testified-via-zoom-and-could-mute-rand-paul




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Fauci Nostalgic for Days When He Testified Via Zoom and Could Mute Rand Paul (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Mar 2021 OP
Comparing my bong usage with Rand Paul's Buddha bong usage TexasTowelie Mar 2021 #1
And here I thought that Rand Paul had some medical training Rhiannon12866 Mar 2021 #2

TexasTowelie

(112,056 posts)
1. Comparing my bong usage with Rand Paul's Buddha bong usage
Sat Mar 20, 2021, 06:14 AM
Mar 2021

I realize that there is different tiers of stoners. I'm a highly functional stoner, Rand Paul isn't.

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