Fauci Defends Calling G.O.P. Senator a Moron: "I'm Just Following the Science"
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—After being heard on a hot mike calling a Republican senator a moron, Dr. Anthony Fauci defended his decision by saying that he was “just following the science.”
The esteemed virologist said that, in calling Senator Roger Marshall, of Kansas, a moron, “I didn’t mean to offend. I was just trying to be accurate from a scientific standpoint.”
“As a scientist, I believe it’s important to use the correct nomenclature,” Fauci said. “You need to call a virus a virus, and a bacterium a bacterium. In this same way, I am confident that I was correct in calling Senator Marshall a moron.”
Fauci said that he does not use the word “moron” capriciously, but only after extensive scientific experimentation proves that it applies.
“Take Rand Paul, for example,” Fauci said. “I didn’t determine that he was a moron until after forty-five seconds of hearing him speak.”
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Some take offense with the literary borrowing of a medical term used as a pejorative, others write a monograph. Who will tackle a world monograph? 
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I love the way these pieces always hook me in with a title that sounds outrageous but not completely outide the realm of possibility. Then I start reading, and it g r a d u a l l y dawns on me!