

Hello and welcome to the second iteration of the Hypocrisy Hall of Fame. Todayâs ceremony is for the flip among the âparty of scienceâ folks who no longer trust experts if it means @realDonaldTrump can beat coronavirus.
Weâve got some doozies. #HypocrisyHOF
Leading us off, with her second top billing, is the inimitable, the timeless, the one and only @JRubinBlogger, who tweets hypocrisy where angels dare to tread. From experts saving lives to Congress defunding a hospital full of experts.
A true first ballot #HypocrisyHOF member.
A true first ballot #HypocrisyHOF member.
Hot on her heels is @CNNâs @drsanjaygupta. This âmedical expertâ went from convening the best and brightest of Americaâs medical community to suggesting that some of those best and brightest are straight-up lying about @realDonaldTrumpâs condition.
Serious #HypocrisyHOF mettle.
Serious #HypocrisyHOF mettle.
You had to assume more of the twitter docs would find a way on here. And you were right!
Hereâs @Craig_A_Spencer, who went from stressing the need to âamplify public health experts, not political opinionâ to suggesting Trumpâs docs were wrong because of his...political opinion.
Hereâs @Craig_A_Spencer, who went from stressing the need to âamplify public health experts, not political opinionâ to suggesting Trumpâs docs were wrong because of his...political opinion.
But this news cycle brought out some serious talent from the twitter docs.
We also had @DrLeanaWen, who went from âwe need to hear from public health expertsâ to âIâd...perform a psychiatric evaluationâ on Trump for...doing something his medical team cleared. #HypocrisyHOF.
We also had @DrLeanaWen, who went from âwe need to hear from public health expertsâ to âIâd...perform a psychiatric evaluationâ on Trump for...doing something his medical team cleared. #HypocrisyHOF.
Perhaps the most deranged inductee is @SteveSchmidtSES.
Four days ago - four days! - he was incensed because Trump wouldnât follow âthe advice of public health experts and MDâs.â
Now he is similarly incensed because...Trump did something his medical team cleared. #HypocrisyHOF
Four days ago - four days! - he was incensed because Trump wouldnât follow âthe advice of public health experts and MDâs.â
Now he is similarly incensed because...Trump did something his medical team cleared. #HypocrisyHOF
It takes something special for a whole outlet to make the #HypocrisyHOF. But @washingtonpost pulled it off.
In just a few short months - and one inconvenient partisan development - we went from âwe need more information from the experts!â to âno! not that expert!â
In just a few short months - and one inconvenient partisan development - we went from âwe need more information from the experts!â to âno! not that expert!â
Finally, we have perhaps the most impressive mental gymnastics from @gabrielsherman, who missed in every direction.
First, it was that the experts wouldâve saved us from Trumpâs depiction of @WHO (since proved true). Now we have...whatever this conspiracy is. #HypocrisyHOF
First, it was that the experts wouldâve saved us from Trumpâs depiction of @WHO (since proved true). Now we have...whatever this conspiracy is. #HypocrisyHOF
And there you have it, our seven inductees to the #HypocrisyHOF.
By no means are these the only bad takes - and Iâll continue to add egregious ones as honorable mentions - but this is meant as a best-of-the-best, and this topic brought some true standouts.
By no means are these the only bad takes - and Iâll continue to add egregious ones as honorable mentions - but this is meant as a best-of-the-best, and this topic brought some true standouts.
Starting the list of honorable mentions is @BradMossEsq.
He went from accusing @FDRLST of saying doctors are lying about COVID to saying that Trumpâs doctors, who signed off in his car ride, must be lying about it.
He went from accusing @FDRLST of saying doctors are lying about COVID to saying that Trumpâs doctors, who signed off in his car ride, must be lying about it.
Always a competitor for the #HypocrisyHOF, @joelockhart goes from saying that Trump doesnât âbelieve in science or expertiseâ and thinks that âthe experts donât matterâ to calling some of the top medical experts in the country liars.
And no thread is done without a mention of @kurteichenwald.
From being upset about the US not following best practices from public health experts to a medical team âendangering public health with their lying and obfuscation.â
What happened to âlisten to the experts,â Kurt?
From being upset about the US not following best practices from public health experts to a medical team âendangering public health with their lying and obfuscation.â
What happened to âlisten to the experts,â Kurt?
They keep coming. An incredible flip on the merits of doctors from @maureendowd.