The savaging of AG Barr and hydroxychloroquine doctors
Exclusive: Marilyn M. Singleton, M.D., hits lawmakers & media over double standards
By Marilyn Singleton, M.D.Published August 3, 2020 at 7:26pm
Note: Dr. Singleton is a member of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, AAPS.
The excoriation of Attorney General William Barr at a congressional hearing last week was as low as politicians could go on the lack of humanity and civility scale. The Barr hearing was more like a Roman circus than a search for answers to important national issues. If this is what Congress calls performing their duty under the Constitution, we are in for real trouble. Finger wagging, talking over, showboating and developing soundbites for their reelections are not a search for truth.
It appears some congresspersons had been to a training session where they were told to call Attorney General Barr "Sir" as an expression of contempt, not respect. Chairman Nadler advised him that "our members expect sincere answers today, and our country deserves no less." However, unfriendly lawmakers continually asked questions in the form of statements, and as Attorney General Barr began to respond, the committee members instantly interrupted him by "reclaiming" their time. To his credit, Attorney General Barr calmly responded, "But this is a hearing. I thought I was the one that was supposed to be heard." Accusing someone of a crime and then gagging him officially crosses into Stalin's henchman's "show me the man and I'll show you his crime" territory.
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