I'm with Rachel -- I'm having a very hard time determining just what the GOP is attacking Fauci for

[CatWoman]

I read there was an email dump, but damned if I can find any nefarious scheme(s) he was up to.

It's not as if he sent emails world wide advising people drink bleach.

[USAFRetired_Liberal]

1. I posted something similar

They think if the just scream “emails” that it means he did something bad....

[malaise]

2. They all know Trump is responsible for the Covid deaths

and need a new target

[Laura PourMeADrink]

32. Bingo!

[DURHAM D]

3. What four stupid Republicans have told me is that

Fauci owns all the patents for the vaccine so he is making a ton of money and that is why he let covid out of the labs on purpose.

[CatWoman]

8. damn

that is pretty effing stupid

[DURHAM D]

15. When I asked them where they get their news they all said on the internet.

One person said she also watches News Nation.

From the timing of these comments to me I think the "Fauci did it" theory got going full tilt about two weeks.

[Liberal In Texas]

23. And this also gives them someone to blame for the severity of the pandemic and the deaths.

Because you wouldn't want to put the blame squarely where it belongs - The Former Guy and asshole in chief.

Because they don't have Hillary anymore, Dr. Fauci is their new whipping boy.

[RKP5637]

21. That one gave me an instant headache.

[Johonny]

33. Republican today told me they knew 14000 people had died from the vaccines

maybe more! Media won't report it because Fauci is covering up.

[Yonnie3]

4. Since when did GOP talking points need to be valid? n/t

[certainot]

28. yep. unchallenged repetitious volume is all that counts and because dems ignore the radio it

never dawns on them to maybe check in once in a while and hear what 1500 coordinated (now russian too) radio stations are repeating to massive captive audiences all over the country where they have a 95% monopoly

what the fuck is wrong? dem and progressive leaders have no clue what's kicking their ass over and over the last 30 years because they live in cities i guess, and now they get to say social media is the real problem, after blowing it year after year

[LakeArenal]

5. Because the attacks on Biden are not working And.....

Fauci was right and they weren’t.

[Pachamama]

40. +100000

Exactly

[babylonsister]

6. They're always looking for a distraction. This spaghetti hit the wall. nt

[CatWoman]

10. I understand Trump will attack him in his speech tomorrow

the speech that's closed to the press.......

[babylonsister]

24. Good. Then no one will hear it. I wish we could

all collectively stop paying so much attention to him. That's what keeps his motor running.

[msongs]

7. looking for a scapegoat to focus attacks on...a shiny diversion nt

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

9. For making Trump look stupid

Which isn't hard to do.

[monkeyman1]

31. dufus donny don't like being a nothing berder now & doomed to it !!!

[Fullduplexxx]

11. Trump wants someone to blame for the 600000 dead from covid

[Wounded Bear]

12. They got nothin' so they revert to personal attacks...

[gratuitous]

13. Someone has to take the rap for the pandemic

And the cult isn't going to let it be the former guy. At this point, it's mostly squawking "E-mails!" which worked so well back in 2016. Have the media learned anything in the five years since then? I wouldn't put folding money for or against the proposition.

[Ace Rothstein]

14. Because of emails he received from any random person.

These people don't think too hard before they attack.

[Skittles]

16. it's like with Hillary's emails and Hunter Biden's laptops

they don't NEED anything real to be OUTRAGED!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

17. I really do not care to expend any effort in trying to understand these claims

[Freddie]

18. Bugaboo of the week

Yawn.

[applegrove]

19. They need a scapegoat. Biden is too well known and well liked.

[Blue Owl]

20. The MAGAts are always looking for their next escape goat

[monkeyman1]

34. kevin mqarthy would be a good start !!!

[RKP5637]

22. They want Fauci to be blamed for all

the deaths to take the heat off of Trump. They want a scapegoat for Trump's failures.

[RockRaven]

25. He used email. That is a sign of nefarious acts, apparently, if they've already decided they don't

like you.

[Orrex]

26. I've seen them claim that Fauci was aware of the "engineered virus" and allowed it to spread

All in service of a ploy to hurt Fuckhead Trump's reelection bid.

For my part, I can't see Fauci throwing away decades of untarnished international acclaim simply to help Fuckhead Trump make himself look like an asshole.

But when you drink the Qool-Aid, no pro-Trump story is too ridiculous.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

36. But, as for Fauci... I think he definitely knew, just like former guy

That the virus was airborne and deadly early on. And he didn't warn the public either Not a Fauci fan because of that, but this has made me stop and think... Maybe Fauci has always worked for a leader who did the right thing with the info he fed them. He wasn't used to being a leader of the public. So he didn't know what to do with a criminal leader?? ( I'm giving him a little slack)

[Budi]

27. Because tRump let half a million Americans die.

The Sociopath did nothing & allowed half a million Americans to die.
The Narcissist finds someone other than himself to blame. Always.

[Susan Calvin]

29. I appreciate him so much.

And I should really try to emulate him. He just does his job and lets everything else roll off his back. Man I wish I could do that.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

38. Oh no, you don't want to be exactly like him. Yes he does

Have great traits. And he spent very long hours trying to provide info. BUT he never warned the public early on.

[Susan Calvin]

42. That's true.

A whole is there a lot of people withheld information or put out falsehoods.

[Mr.Bill]

30. His biggest crime

was not knowing absolutely everything there was to know about the virus on day one. It's easy to cherry pick things that were incorrect on early on with hindsight.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

39. Not entirely true. He knew it was airborne and deadly in at

Least January

[bem6207]

35. Yeah....

Co-worker kicking and screaming, jumping for joy about Fauci’s emails and spewing the same garbage mentioned above (and since the start of pandemic)…

Meanwhile….

I was heating my lunch with a [this idiot can’t be serious ] [confused while cheezin’ expression on my face… ] and said, “oh wow,” I must have amnesia, unless more emails have surfaced within the last 5 minutes”
…………..
I’m almost certain you can do a quick google search for Fauci’s previous press conferences, briefings, and interviews concerning Covid-19… or even refer to CDC’s website….

Oh! and here’s a quick tip… refer to the time stamps of the emails and you should be able to get on in there and have this information in a jiffy.”

Qrazed Qo-worker- it keeps getting better…Amazon and Barnes and Noble just pulled his book… They know something is fishy, too.

Me- Oh? I’m assuming you’re referring to “Expect the Unexpected”…the initial release date is shooting for November 2…I believe… But don’t be bummed if you missed the pre-sale, because it was launched prematurely.. you should totally subscribe for future launch updates so you don’t miss it..

Me-Enjoy your lunch…..

[rockfordfile]

37. Because trump and the gop are to blame for the deaths of many Americans

[womanofthehills]

41. I have listened to Rachel every week night for yrs

In fact, I have listened to her from her Air America days - I read her recent book on big oil .... but I was very disappointed tonight to hear her call a possible lab leak a conspiracy theory esp since the top US scientists wrote a letter (including Dr Barik) saying lab leak needs to be seriously looked at.

[JHB]

43. Solyndra! Benghazi! Her Emails! It's their standard "trigger word" tactics

They don't really need a specific outrage to turn on the foam ducts. They remember Fauci being a bit of a thorn in Trump's side because he wouldn't parrot Trump's spin of the hour, and got lots of media attention for that.

Therefore, Fauci is readily identifiable as "one of the enemy." The fact that he stayed on under Biden "proves" it.

They're under no pressure to be consistent in their accusations or even implications. They haven't needed to do that since, oh, Vince Foster's suicide.

All they have to do is shout the buzzword du jour with force and righteous anger, and that's enough for them. And if the focus of the buzzwords doesn't go to jail, it's all the more "proof" that they need to dig in and fight harder. (Especially if they don't see it actually costing them anything.)