Posted on 09/18/2020 1:03:17 AM PDT by knighthawk
Democratic nominee Joe Biden went after Attorney General Bill Barr for saying that coronavirus lockdown orders were the 'greatest intrusion on civil liberties in American history' since slavery - and called Donald Trump's handling of Covid 'close to criminal.'
'Quite frankly they're sick,' Biden remarked of Barr's comments at a Thursday night CNN town hall with Anderson Cooper, held just outside his hometown of Scranton, PA.
'I never, ever thought I would see such a thoroughly, totally irresponsible administration.'
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What Bill Barr said:
“You know, putting a national lockdown, stay at home orders, is like house arrest. Other than slavery, which was a different kind of restraint, this is the greatest intrusion on civil liberties in American history,
Note he is specifically NOT comparing lockdowns to slavery; he is saying that these are the greatest intrusion OTHER THAN slavery.
Joe Biden, condemning the statement Barr DID NOT MAKE:
“What Bill Barr recently said is outrageous,
Joe Biden, then explaining what actually takes away our liberty:
“I will tell you what takes away your freedom, not being able to see your kid, not being able to go to the football game or baseball game, not seeing your mom or dad sick in the hospital, not being able to do the things, thats what is costing us our freedom.
He is, in fact DESCRIBING THE LOCKDOWNS. Lockdowns: “said old people couldn’t see their kids”, shut down sporting events, forced hospitals to refuse to allow visitors. ANd of course, kept us from doing “the things”.
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