MSNBC’s Chuck Todd showed a breathtaking display of ignorance with a clueless assertion about a basic principle of America’s founding.
Todd criticized Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore during “Meet the Press” on Wednesday, claiming the Alabama candidate “doesn’t appear to believe in the Constitution as it’s written” because he said our rights come from God.
The MSNBC host unbelievably told his viewers that “the phrase ‘Christian conservative’ doesn’t even begin to describe” Moore, who “could very well be your next U.S. Senator.”
“If you don’t understand just how freaked out some folks in the GOP and the White House are about what that means, then you don’t know Roy Moore,” Todd continued as he proceeded to completely miss the boat on the Founding Fathers’ intentions. “First off, he doesn’t appear to believe in the Constitution as it’s written.”
“Our governments don’t come from government,” Moore said in a video clip that was played in the segment. “They don’t come from the Bill of Rights. They come from Almighty God.”
Todd slammed Moore’s “very fundamentalist views.”
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“That’s just a taste of what are very fundamentalist views that have gotten him removed from office twice as Alabama chief justice,” he said.
The Washington Free Beacon’s Alex Griswold tore into Todd’s inane claim as he noted in a series of tweets, “That was precisely the view of the Founders.”
Chuck Todd just said that Roy Moore “doesn’t appear to believe in the Constitution,” because he said our rights come from God. ?♂️
— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) September 27, 2017
The quote he played from Moore was “rights don’t come from government, they don’t come from the Bill of Rights, they come from God.”
— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) September 27, 2017
That was precisely the view of the Founders. They saw rights as inalienable, natural, God-given, etc., not something given by man.
— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) September 27, 2017
The Constitution doesn’t GIVE you rights, it guarantees them. That which is given by the government can be taken away.
— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) September 27, 2017
Perhaps Todd needs a refresher on American history, though it’s probable he – like so many in the school system today – was never taught an accurate version of America’s founding principles.
— Michael pratschner (@mpratschner) September 28, 2017
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness,” the Declaration of Independence states. “That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”
Todd’s ignorance and the “fundamentalist views” held by Moore made for plenty of reaction on Twitter.
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I have no words. This is astounding. Watch the clip. Chuck Todd does not know what Constitution drafters wrote about where rights come from. https://t.co/RxLA8wqh4m
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) September 28, 2017
Chuck Todd doesn’t appear to have even read the Constitution.
— 3 Beans ?? (@jhysko01) September 27, 2017
The silliest thing someone can believe is that the rights come from the Government. The declaration says it best, “inalienable rights.”
— FritzCast Podcast (@FritzQS) September 27, 2017
He may never have known much about our history. Our schools don’t do much of a job anymore.
— Andrew Lashua (@sgtmaj1958) September 27, 2017
Its actually in the Declaration of Independence. The Constitution enshired those rights in the Bill of Rights
— BearNJ (@jimbearNJ) September 28, 2017
Well…. Chuck Todd.
— scottyp (@vvangopher) September 27, 2017
@chucktodd‘s ignorance here is astonishing but sadly not surprising.
— Randy Butler (@bereantrb) September 28, 2017
or it proves that Chuck Todd is just ignorant, or stupid .. ?
— Stephen Kloscak (@stevekloscak) September 28, 2017
— Lucas Carson (@eklu65) September 28, 2017
Apparently John Adams & George Washington didn’t believe in the Constitution either
— Boston joe (@ramadiroach) September 27, 2017
The evidence is the constitution itself.
— grrrr (@gracrutko) September 28, 2017
If anyone is dumb enough to say it, it would have to be @chucktodd
— NormalizingNormality (@NewProtectorate) September 27, 2017
Here we’ve been blaming the NFL knee-takers for being illiterate in civics. @ChuckTodd is no better. Worse, because we expect him to know.
— AntiAntiTrump (@Anti_antiTrump) September 28, 2017
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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida where she has been writing for the BizPacReview team since 2015.
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