When we talk about the Left's hypocrisy here at RedState, it's usually a story about a Democrat politician using weasel words in an attempt to trick his or her fellow citizens into giving credence to whatever that figure says or does in the public eye. One regular example in these pages is California Governor Gavin Newsom (D), who, until recently, was a strong advocate for biological males playing in girls' and women's sports, among other articles of the radical progressive faith.
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It was tough to choose just two stories, frankly; find many more examples of Newsom's blatant lies being exposed here.
This story isn't about Newsom or another progressive trickster hoping to backtrack his or her way into the White House, though it is about leftists acting like hypocrites whenever the wind blows and they need cover for what they've previously said.
It's becoming all too common to see this hypocrisy in those on the Left now trying to claim they are shocked - SHOCKED - by problems they either had a hand in or helped their fellow leftists cover up over the past four years
What I'm focusing on here is the Left's willful misinformation about the COVID lab leak, which Bill Maher tried to pretend he's been furiously making attempts to get out to the masses all along on his HBO show "Real Time" on Friday. By now, most people are aware of the dangerous research into the gain-of-function of viruses at the Wuhan, China, lab where COVID-19 most likely leaked out to the rest of the world.
Anyway, Maher had as one of his guests the former editor of The New Republic, commentator Andrew Sullivan.
Comedian and commentator Russell Brand showed some choice examples of leftist hypocrisy and fake contrition in excerpts from the two men's exchange in a video posted Saturday on his X account
Brand's tongue was firmly planted in his cheek when he blared out the announcement that "Bill Maher EXPOSES Covid Lab Leak Lies LIVE ON AIR," when sharing a nine-plus minute video critiquing Maher's and Sullivan's kabuki theater routine.
It's a clever strategy by Brand to possibly draw in some Democrats who would otherwise be turned off by a headline that is obviously negative about what these guys tried to get away with on the COVID minformation deception.
One of the more stunning bits of hypocrisy on the program comes from Maher's guest, when Sullivan questioned Dr. Anthony Fauci getting a pardon from President Joe Biden "going back to 2014," with the doctor's clear knowledge/ties to gain-of-function research. And immediately following that self-righteous bluster is Maher strenuously disagreeing on Fauci taking those actions "for nefarious reasons," and swiftly claiming there can be good and pure scientific motives for undertaking gain of function work.
These are not genuine and timely statements from people who put themselves and their livelihoods on the line when it mattered during lockdowns and draconian mandates affecting millions of Americans' lives. These are the pronouncements of people backpedaling in a vain attempt to save what little face they have.
In any case, they aren't reliable models to follow when the truth matters.
RedState was at the forefront of investigating what was happening in real time with the coronavirus, especially the work of my colleagues Scott Hounsell and Jennifer Van Laar, and some of our contributors' work had to be placed in the VIP area to avoid demonetization. Unfortunately, this meant that some Americans might have been left in the dark needlessly about COVID-19 at the exact moment when sunlight was most urgently needed.
Here is just a sampling of our stories digging for the facts from '21 and '22:
New 'Lancet' Letter Says There's No Direct Evidence COVID-19 Originated Naturally
Fauci Edited Bat-Virus Research Papers in the Weeks After COVID-19 Outbreak
My larger point is that the Townhall Media family of publications led the charge in uncovering Dr. Fauci's and others' misdeeds during the pandemic, regardless of the dangers our sites faced. Why? Because it was the right thing to do. Seeking and speaking the truth is always the best path to take--and not just when it is politically convenient or (pun intended) politically correct.
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