A mother's thoughts

"Like the dawn of a new day is the miracle of birth, bright with hope and colored by tomorrow’s dreams."
Donna Volmerding, on the birth of her son, October 13, 1974
"More wondrous than the universe at twilight is the miracle of birth. When we gaze in awe at the workings of the Lord, we realize how little a role we play in them."
Donna Volmerding, on the birth of her daughter, June 26, 1977

Columnist misleads on scientist's critics

This article appeared in the Sunday, May 31, 2020, issue of The Journal Gazette.

Michael Gerson’s article, “The right’s sick parody of populism,” is filled with half-truths, fabrications and vitriol. He states that “the right has turned hard against science and expertise.” 

Perhaps, but I have questions. Does the left believe, as settled science, that preborns are indeed human life, possessing all necessary human DNA that is separate from its mother’s, and is not just a cluster of cells? Does the left dismiss hard science about male and female chromosomes, and choose to believe that gender is only what we want it to be?

Gerson states that “Tucker Carlson questions whether Anthony S. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is ‘right about the science.’” 

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., the only U.S. senator to have had a confirmed case of COVID-19 who also is a physician, asked Fauci about the science on the other side, stating that the public-health response to the pandemic has been riddled with “wrong prediction after wrong prediction.”

Carlson proved this, pointing out several wrong or misleading statements made by Fauci, including this one in March — “Right now in the United States, people should not be walking around with masks. … there’s no reason to be walking around with a mask.” 

Concerning COVID-19, Fauci stated in January that “we need to take it seriously and do the kinds of things that the CDC and the Department of Homeland Security are doing. But this is not a major threat for the people in the United States, and this is not something that the citizens of the United States right now should be worried about.”

Fauci even stated that it was fine to have sex with strangers met on Internet dating apps but also said that “nobody should ever shake hands again, just to be safe.”

After calling President Trump a “proven and perpetual liar,” Gerson states that Carlson called Fauci a “buffoon.” In truth, Carlson said, “This is just buffoon-level stuff …, and we’re not doing this to mock the guy (Fauci). … (But) is this the guy into whom you want to vest all of your trust? Is this the guy you want to chart the future of the country?” 

Gerson clearly is not being honest about what Carlson said, nor is his harsh assessment about millions of intelligent, compassionate citizens who value freedom. 

Does this make Gerson a proven and perpetual liar?