[See NewsBusters for more.] "Strawman," that was the word of the hour on MSNBC's halftime show during Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearing on Monday. The alleged strawman was cited by congressional reporter Garrett Haake, host Chuck Todd, and Biden campaign reporter Mike Memoli who claimed that Republicans are lying that the left is seeking apply a religious test to Barrett.
Todd began the allegations of strawman burning by declaring that Republicans actually want Democrats to apply such a test to Barrett because that would help them politically, "Most of the Republican senators saying that they don't want to see a religious test put to her, almost trying to create a controversy that isn't as controversial as I think some on the right are hoping politically it'll come to, when it comes to the memberships and religious memberships she has."