Piers Morgan Filets Fauci, Says He Needs to ‘Put His Ego Away’ and Shut up — And Then Some – Opinion

Former “Good Morning Britain” and CNN host Piers Morgan joined the “beat on Fauci” movement in earnest on Tuesday with a scathing op-ed published by Dail Mail. A quick look at the headline provides a subtle glimpse of what’s to come to the more discerning among us. [sarc]You might be able to solve it.

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Flip-Flop Fauci’s Partisan Political Point-Scoring Shows He’s More Interested in Promoting Himself That Saving Lives — He Should Park His Gigantic Ego, Stay off TV and Shut Up

Any questions? You can get worse.

Piers Morgan is gone! https://t.co/DgR2p57fqB

— Dinesh D’Souza (@DineshDSouza) November 30, 2021

Morgan opened the celebrations with classic British humor:

“I’ve never heard Dr. Anthony Fauci’s cell phone voicemail greeting, but I imagine it says: ‘Yes, I’ll come on your show.’”

“For someone whose day job is supposed to be leading America’s scientific and medical war against Covid-19,” Morgan observed, “he seems to have an incredible amount of spare time for self-promotional media interviews.”

“Barely a week seems to go by without him popping up on TV or in newspapers and magazines, and as time has gone on, Fauci’s become more and more brazenly political in those interviews since the Biden administration took over.”

It is obvious. Not to mention Fauci’s brazen “I represent science” declaration, as if to suggest he alone is the be-all and end-all of accumulated knowledge on emerging and infectious diseases. Fauci’s arrogant claims are proving false, as example after instance demonstrates.

For the refresher, we reported Fauci:

“Anybody who’s looking at this carefully realizes that there’s a distinct anti-science flavor to this. If they get up and criticize science, nobody’s going to know what they’re talking about.

“But if they get up and really aim their bullets at Tony Fauci — people could recognize there’s a person there, so it’s easy to criticize.

“But they’re really criticizing science, because I represent science, and that’s dangerous.”

Incidentally, I’ve frowned at the arrogance of referring to one’s self in the third person. A recent president, however, had the exact same behavior. Morgan shared this sentiment.

“It’s always a worrying indicator of rampant egomania when a public figure starts talking about themselves in the third person, and sure enough that’s what Fauci then did.”

Morgan recalled comments Fauci made regarding Sen. Ted Cruz (R.Texas), which is whose contempt for those who don’t know everything can only be matched by the Sens. Rand Paul (Ky.), and Tom Cotton (Ark.). — outwardly and to his face, at least.

“Yesterday, he was everywhere again, speaking about the new Omicron variant.

“What he said in these new interviews should give every American serious for concern, not just about the latest Covid threat but about some of the outrageously partisan statements the country’s top doctor made.

“The most egregious came on CBS’s Face The Nation when Fauci burst out laughing after he was asked about Republican senator Ted Cruz calling for him to be prosecuted over his links to the Wuhan Institute of Virology from where many think the coronavirus outbreak leaked.

“‘I should be prosecuted?’ he chuckled. ‘What happened on January 6th, senator?’”

One: Superb arrogance, condescension. One: His job is not related to it.

Ted Cruz: Dr. Fauci says he should face prosecution. Was it January 6, Senator?

He was also criticized by Republicans for making him the scapegoat. “I’m just going to do my job and save lives. They’re lying!” pic.twitter.com/fJm1Hh8lSJ

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 28, 2021

Morgan got it right by comparing Fauci as a religious leader that berating believers.

“He sounds more like a religious leader berating non-believers than a scientist trying to grapple with a pandemic that has seen more scientific flip-flopping than any global medical crisis in my lifetime.

“The parallel is apt because the more he’s been attacked, the more self-righteous, zealous, and preachy Fauci has grown.”

Let’s also toss in “defensive as hell.”

After ticking through multiple examples of “Mr. Science” indeed getting the science wrong during the pandemic, from his initial downplaying of masks to his flip-flop on vaccine mandates, Morgan kindly advised Fauci to “put his ego away” and “shut the f*** up.”

“The more he talks, the less many Americans either like or believe him. They see him as a self-centered, narcissistic savant who loves the sound of his voice and is constantly changing his mind.  […] If, as he insists, his only interest is in saving lives, then it’s time Anthony Fauci put his ego away, stayed off TV and shut the f*** up.

Amen, Mr. Morgan. Not usually a fan but it’s a good job. Little doubt remains that the little Napoleonic trip Fauci’s been on as the hood ornament of the Democrat COVID car has seen its better days.

Here’s the thing. I don’t give a damn if Fauci puts his ego away or not. He must stay off the TV.

And, Please — shut the f*** up.

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