Dude, this guy … REALLY? Tom Nichols quotes CNN analyst Jeffrey Toobin to dunk on evangelicals who support Trump

Tom is being Tom again.

I don’t think Toobin really needs to be commenting on that subject.

— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) December 19, 2019

I knew it would trigger everybody. I just wanna see, after three years of GOP hypocrisy, how many people wanted to apply the personal virtue test here.

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) December 19, 2019

Sure Tom. You knew this would trigger everybody and this was all just to expose GOP hypocrisy.

Dude should stick to talking about Indian food.

Toobin might have a conflict of interest here, expert.

— I still like eggnog ?? (@BruinOregon81) December 20, 2019

Once more with feeling: Toobin knocked up a colleague's daughter, tried to pressure her into abortion, and then had to be dragged into court to pay child support… Maybe he's the last guy that should offer or be asked his opinion on abortion? https://t.co/yVVDQpXo70

— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) December 19, 2019

But he was just highlighting hypocrisy and stuff.

Well I’m glad we’re finally focusing on private virtue as a prerequisite to discussing public policy. Because there are some Republicans I think we should discuss if that’s the case. One in particular.
Toobin is not an example, but he’s not wrong.

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) December 19, 2019

Oh brother.

Toobin was opining on abortion et al. despite his history of turpitude and vicious attacks on others' politics long before Trump arrived. The fact that institutional Washington never blinked in the face of this stuff is part of how we got Trump. (And I do think he's wrong.)

— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) December 19, 2019

People think I do a lot of trolling, but I don’t. This time, I’ll freely admit that the minute I heard it, I knew it would make an excellent troll for hypocrisy, so, yeah, this time – guilty.

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) December 20, 2019

He’s not trolling.

Right.

Part of the problem here is the elevation of hypocrisy to cardinal sin. The adulterer who is pro-life may be hypocritical, but that makes him more tolerable than the adulterer that attacks people for being pro-life.

— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) December 20, 2019

(But yes, I think we agree we should aspire to much higher personal virtues among our leaders and commentators.)

— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) December 20, 2019

Yes, and I know we agree on that.

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) December 20, 2019

K.

Maybe Tom should spend a little more time listening to actual evangelicals …

The thing that people dont understand about Evangelicals.

We have all known his character. We voted for him anyway because there were bigger stakes.

And because we know God has always used flawed men.
Always.
Liars, adulterers, con men, murderers.
We didnt elect a pastor.

— Donna Willett⭐⭐⭐ (@mizdonna) December 19, 2019

That is why this is so disturbing.
Evangelicals know the difference between the sacred and the secular.
Removed from office for bad character..really CT?https://t.co/dFbuDBMZtp

— Donna Willett⭐⭐⭐ (@mizdonna) December 20, 2019

Like we said, talk to an evangelical or two folks.