The final 90 seconds of Senator Josh Hawley’s questioning of Anthony Fauci is pure cinema.
Hawley ended the exchange by cutting Fauci down to the bone with everything he had exposed.
The last two lines hit the hardest.
Fauci knew Hawley had him dead to rights, and the look on his face was priceless.
HAWLEY: “Yeah, well, silence is admission.”
“And here’s the real thing…at the end of the day, it wasn’t just about the money, really, was it?”
“It was really about a power trip. I mean, through all of this, you wanted to be the most famous scientist in the world. You were so focused on getting every award and every drop of cash that you could, all because you wanted to be on TV.”
“You wanted to be the sun god of science.”
“You wanted to be the guy who was in charge of it all.”
“You wanted to lambaste Trump.”
“You wanted to make sure that nobody else stole your spotlight.”
“YOU wanted to be the GUY.”
“You had time to sit for InStyle magazine. Here’s what you were doing with your time. You could sit for InStyle magazine, but you can’t answer questions for the American people!”
“You could sit for InStyle magazine, but you’re here taking the Fifth!”
“You could sit for InStyle magazine and get a MILLION BUCKS in cash awards, but now the cat’s got your tongue.”
“I bet he does!”
“I’ll tell you what, here’s my conclusion from all of this.”
“This was really all about you the whole time. Somewhere along the way, you lost your way.”
“You may have been a good public servant at one time, I don’t know.”
“What I can tell you from reading your emails now, from looking at what you did, how you used your employees, somewhere along the line, it became all about you.”
“You became a narcissist and a megalomaniac and a liar, and you’ve lied to the American people, and you’ve lied to this body!”
“And you’ve disgraced your profession by doing it.”
“You called yourself the most famous scientist in the world… you’ve done more to harm science than anybody in my lifetime.”
“And I hope you’ll go home and write that in your diary.”
@HawleyMO
@GovTimWalz YOU constantly stoke the fire of hate! Your hate for the President makes these crazy people think they’ll be heroes if they kill our President
I wasn’t happy when Clinton, Obama or Biden won, but I didn’t call them fascist/dangerous/threat to democracy. I didn’t hope someone would assassinate them. I went on with my life with gratitude. Friends on the left, please try this. Your life and our country will be better.
People always think Pennsylvania is just Philadelphia and Pittsburgh with the Amish in between, but if you know where to look there are gems like this hidden all throughout the state! This is Altoona
Scripture was written so you could know God. Not know about Him. Know Him. The way you know a person, by watching what they do when it matters most.
The way you know God is not through His name. It is through His character.
When Moses stood at the burning bush and asked God for His name, God gave him one that was not really a name at all. “I AM WHO I AM.” Exodus 3:14. That is a declaration of character. I am self-existent. I am unchanging. I am not defined by what you call me. I am defined by what I am.
Moses asks God to “Show me your glory.” Exodus 33:18.
God does not show him a vision. He does not show him heaven. He says, “I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you.” And then He does. “The LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished.” Exodus 34:6-7.
When Moses asked to see God’s glory, God showed him His character. His compassion. His patience. His forgiveness. And His justice.
That changes how you read everything else. Every story in the Bible is God showing you who He is through what He does.
When He made a covenant with Abraham, He put Abraham to sleep and walked through the pieces alone. Genesis 15. He bound the promise to Himself because He knew Abraham could not keep it.
When Israel was enslaved for four hundred years, God did not forget. The first thing He said to Moses at the bush was “I have seen the suffering of my people. I have heard them crying out. I have come down to rescue them.” Exodus 3:7-8.
When Jonah ran, God did not find another prophet. He pursued him. The character of God does not give up on the people He sends.
And then Christ came and the character of God was made visible in human flesh. “Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father.” John 14:9.
And what did they see? They saw a man who touched lepers when the world crossed the street. They saw a man who stopped for children when His disciples waved them away. They saw a man who sat with a Samaritan woman and talked to her like a human being when His culture said she was beneath Him.
They saw a man who wept at a friend’s grave because love made death feel like a personal offense.
They saw a man who made a whip and drove corruption from His Father’s house because He was not confused about what was worth fighting for.
They saw a man who on the worst night of His life washed the feet of the man He knew would betray Him.
And on the cross, rejected by His people, sold by His disciple, abandoned by His friends, mocked by the leaders who should have recognized Him, He said, “Father, forgive them. They do not know what they are doing.”
That is the character of God. A person in the worst moment imaginable choosing forgiveness over vengeance, choosing love over power, choosing to stay when saving Himself would have meant losing you.
The thief on the cross had no theology. He had no church membership. He had no track record. He said “remember me.” Christ said “today you will be with me in paradise.”
The character of God does not require you to earn what He gives. He gives it because of who He is, not because of who you are.
That is what the Bible is for. It exists so you can see, on every page, the character of a God who does not change, does not lie, does not break His promises, and does not walk away from the people He loves no matter how many times they walk away from Him.
And when that character gets inside you and changes how you see everything, you shine His glory. Not by performing. Not by winning. Not by being right. By being transformed until His character becomes visible in your life the way light becomes visible when it’s dark outside.
The " I don't know prayer"
Did you know there's a prayer called the "I DON'T KNOW" PRAYER?
You just go somewhere quiet(before the Blessed Sacrament for me),
and you sit at the feet of God and say;
" I don't know".
I don't know where to go from here.
I don't know what's happening. I don't know how to process this. I don't know what to do with the emotions . I don't know how to handle the situations.
And then with whatever little grain of faith you have,you say,
"But You know ,"
Sit in silence for a while ,
Say Amen ,and you leave !!
This is probably the best answer I've ever heard to the question, "Why did God create evil?"
A professor at the university asked his students the following question:
“Everything that exists was created by God?”
One student bravely answered:
“Yes, it was created by God.”
The professor asked :
“If God created everything, then God created evil, since it exists. And according to the principle that our deeds define ourselves, then God is evil.”
The student became silent after hearing such an answer. The professor was very pleased with himself. He boasted to students for proving once again that faith in God is a myth.
Another student raised his hand and said:
“Can I ask you a question, professor?”
"Of course," replied the professor.
“Professor, is cold a thing?”
“What kind of question is this? Of course it exists. Have you ever been cold?”
Students laughed at the young man's question.
The young man answered:
“Actually, sir, cold doesn't exist. According to the laws of physics, what we consider cold is actually the absence of heat. A person or object can be studied on whether it has or transmits energy.
Absolute zero (-460 degrees Fahrenheit) is a complete absence of heat. All matter becomes inert and unable to react at this temperature. Cold does not exist. We created this word to describe what we feel in the absence of heat.”
The student continued:
“Professor, does darkness exist?”
“Of course it exists.” said the professor.
“You're wrong again, sir. Darkness also does not exist. Darkness is actually the absence of light. We can study the light but not the darkness. We can use Newton's prism to spread white light across multiple colors and explore the different wavelengths of each color. You can't measure darkness. A simple ray of light can break into the world of darkness and illuminate it. How can you tell how dark a certain space is? You measure how much light is presented. Isn't it so? Darkness is a term man uses to describe what happens in the absence of light.”
In the end, the young man asked the professor:
“Sir, does evil exist?”
This time it was uncertain, the professor answered:
“Of course, as I said before. We see him every day. Cruelty, numerous crimes and violence throughout the world. These examples are nothing but a manifestation of evil.”
To this, the student answered:
“Evil does not exist, sir, or at least it does not exist for itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is like darkness and cold—a man-made word to describe the absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is not faith or love, which exist as light and warmth. Evil is the result of the absence of Divine love in the human heart. It’s the kind of cold that comes when there is no heat, or the kind of darkness that comes when there’s no light.”
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COFFEE WITH GOD ☕
This morning, I opened Scripture to Acts of the Apostles 20:24 and Paul’s words stopped me in
my tracks.
“However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race
and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me”
Throughout my life, I’ve learned that the assignment matters more than applause. The mission
matters more than comfort. And purpose always outweighs popularity.
There have been moments when standing firm in faith or values wasn’t the easy route. But I’ve
never believed we’re here to take the easy route. We’re here to finish the race God marked out
for us.
Lord, help me stay focused on the mission You gave me. Not for recognition. Just faithful for YOU