{"id":49418,"date":"2021-05-17T17:17:56","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T00:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=49418"},"modified":"2021-05-17T17:17:56","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T00:17:56","slug":"gop-sen-tom-cotton-baselessly-accuses-the-associated-press-of-colluding-with-hamas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=49418","title":{"rendered":"GOP Sen. Tom Cotton Baselessly Accuses the Associated Press of Colluding with Hamas"},"content":{"rendered":"

There has been a measure of devolution observable in the United States Congress. Some of its newer members on the Republican side are adherents to preposterous conspiracy theories and have a disturbing aversion to facts and\/or truth-telling. Names that rise to the top of that list include Lauren Boebert (who recently blamed President Biden for a shortage of Chick-fil-A dipping sauce<\/a><\/strong>), and Marjorie Taylor Greene (who is a committed devotee of QAnon<\/a><\/strong>).<\/p>\n

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Another Republican conspiracy crackpot is Sen. Tom Cotton. On Monday Cotton took the Senate floor to do his best Tucker Carlson impersonation. That’s a talent that consists mainly of asking a bunch of stupid questions without providing any answers<\/a><\/strong>, but making sure that whatever is being insinuated will stick in the gullible minds of his target audience.<\/p>\n

Cotton’s topic was the Israeli bombing of a building in Gaza that housed offices of the Associated Press, and also, allegedly, a Hamas military facility. The bombing was highly controversial and was covered by the media in detail. However, the press missed some of the questions that Cotton raised, mainly because they were really stupid questions:<\/p>\n

“Whys is the Associated Press sharing a building with Hamas? Surely these intrepid reporters knew who their neighbors were. Did they knowingly allow themselves to be used as human shields by U.S. designated terrorist organization? Did the AP pull punches and decline to report for years on Hamas’ misdeeds? I submit that the AP has some uncomfortable questions to answer.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) suggests the Associated Press colluded with Hamas:<\/p>\n

\u201cDid they allow themselves to be used as human shields \u2026 ?\u201d pic.twitter.com\/nUu8saYzdA<\/a><\/p>\n

— The Recount (@therecount) May 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n