Friedman on CNN: GOP ‘Biggest Threat to Our Democracy Since the Civil War’

Nicholas Fondacaro | November 9, 2020
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It was only a week ago when New York Times columnist Tom Friedman hollowly told CNN’s Chris “Fredo” Cuomo that he didn’t see Republicans as “enemies” (though he did see them as un-American whores putting a bullet in the country). Yet on Monday’s PrimeTime, Freidman found some new and colorful ways to smear the GOP, this time calling them “the biggest threat to our democracy since the Civil War.

That certainly sounds like they’re his enemy, and the enemy of the people.

In introducing Friedman, Fredo again boasted about Friedman’s mind. “Let's bring in someone who can help us look at this in sharper focus because this is a critical moment and we need critical thinking,” he proclaimed. In reality, Friedman was about as sharp and dense as a mortar and pestle.

To kick off his deranged rambling, Friedman decided to compare the GOP to American soldiers stationed on the frontlines overseas and whine that they weren’t going to make the ultimate sacrifice.

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