Scott Jennings Battles Abby Phillip on Holocaust Denial in Universities: ‘So, Now You’re Accusing Us?’

PHILLIP All right I ░░░░░░░░ we let me just ░░░░░░░░ again what was just ░░░░░░░░ The question Does refusing ░░░░░░░░ hire a Holocaust denier ░░░░░░░░ a member of Harvard ░░░░░░░░ history department count as ░░░░░░░░ ideological litmus test She ░░░░░░░░ I believe there should ░░░░░░░░ diversity of viewpoints relative ░░░░░░░░ teachings and opinions on ░░░░░░░░ I don t understand ░░░░░░░░ She was not answering ░░░░░░░░ is a patently ridiculous ░░░░░░░░ And no Republican should ░░░░░░░░ any lectures about anti ░░░░░░░░ right now from Democrats ░░░░░░░░ me PHILLIP Excuse me ░░░░░░░░ why on earth would ░░░░░░░░ not be able to ░░░░░░░░ that question JENNINGS She ░░░░░░░░ the same answer that ░░░░░░░░ Republican has had for ░░░░░░░░ immemorial PHILLIP Why would ░░░░░░░░ dodge the question JENNINGS ░░░░░░░░ isn t there any ░░░░░░░░ of viewpoint of faculty ░░░░░░░░ the college PHILLIP What ░░░░░░░░ the answer JENNINGS It ░░░░░░░░ ridiculous Todd It was ░░░░░░░░ joke of a question ░░░░░░░░ was a joke of ░░░░░░░░ question didn t deserve ░░░░░░░░ answer PHILLIP Okay so ░░░░░░░░ s the answer What ░░░░░░░░ the answer Todd The ░░░░░░░░ is PHILLIP Is it ░░░░░░░░ ideological litmus test to ░░░░░░░░ a Holocaust denier be ░░░░░░░░ to ask a candidate ░░░░░░░░ That s not an ░░░░░░░░ JENNINGS Is it an ░░░░░░░░ litmus test that you ░░░░░░░░ to believe in progressive ░░░░░░░░ to get hired now ░░░░░░░░ that s what it ░░░░░░░░ like to us PHILLIP ░░░░░░░░ denialism JENNINGS That s ░░░░░░░░ box they have to ░░░░░░░░ PHILLIP which is card ░░░░░░░░ textbook anti Semitism you ░░░░░░░░ doesn t count JENNINGS ░░░░░░░░ wasn t responding to ░░░░░░░░ She wasn t responding ░░░░░░░░ that and is a ░░░░░░░░ ridiculous assertion PHILLIP Why ░░░░░░░░ you assuming that she ░░░░░░░░ t responding to that ░░░░░░░░ she gave that answer ░░░░░░░░ Because I m a ░░░░░░░░ human being who can ░░░░░░░░ what a rational person ░░░░░░░░ say to a ridiculous ░░░░░░░░ PHILLIP She didn t ░░░░░░░░ that s a ridiculous ░░░░░░░░ JENNINGS You were totally ░░░░░░░░ this PHILLIP Scott literally ░░░░░░░░ played it for the ░░░░░░░░ people to see JENNINGS ░░░░░░░░ And every single person ░░░░░░░░ going to see it ░░░░░░░░ way PHILLIP She she ░░░░░░░░ did not answer she ░░░░░░░░ not answer the question ░░░░░░░░ way you want to ░░░░░░░░ the question And that ░░░░░░░░ has an answer What ░░░░░░░░ the answer JENNINGS The ░░░░░░░░ to that question is ░░░░░░░░ re an idiot to ░░░░░░░░ congressman That is the ░░░░░░░░ to that question PHILLIP ░░░░░░░░ is the answer Will ░░░░░░░░ federal government if somebody ░░░░░░░░ in and says I ░░░░░░░░ t believe the Holocaust ░░░░░░░░ happened will the federal ░░░░░░░░ bring the hammer down ░░░░░░░░ universities for saying that ░░░░░░░░ not a viewpoint that ░░░░░░░░ are allowing on our ░░░░░░░░ Todd The question would ░░░░░░░░ PHILLIP The answer the ░░░░░░░░ ought to be no ░░░░░░░░ it sounds like nobody ░░░░░░░░ wants to give the ░░░░░░░░ Todd The answer ought ░░░░░░░░ be what kind of ░░░░░░░░ test is Harvard putting ░░░░░░░░ its faculty now JENNINGS ░░░░░░░░ Todd Only 3 of ░░░░░░░░ faculty are Republicans PHILLIP ░░░░░░░░ mean listen COLBERT To ░░░░░░░░ fair she didn t ░░░░░░░░ a notecard in front ░░░░░░░░ her to tell her ░░░░░░░░ answer And this is ░░░░░░░░ happens when you have ░░░░░░░░ who lied about having ░░░░░░░░ education degree They didn ░░░░░░░░ teach about the Holocaust ░░░░░░░░ when she was getting ░░░░░░░░ French degree if she ░░░░░░░░ has that JENNINGS You ░░░░░░░░ way out over the ░░░░░░░░ now This is outrageous ░░░░░░░░ re accusing her of ░░░░░░░░ a Holocaust denier Oh ░░░░░░░░ on PHILLIP Oh please ░░░░░░░░ Hold on hold on ░░░░░░░░ second JENNINGS This is ░░░░░░░░ PHILLIP Excuse me Scott ░░░░░░░░ She did not say ░░░░░░░░ PHILLIP Everybody everybody stop ░░░░░░░░ stop for a second ░░░░░░░░ me Scott Nobody accused ░░░░░░░░ of being a Holocaust ░░░░░░░░ JENNINGS You re implying ░░░░░░░░ that s what she ░░░░░░░░ PHILLIP No one did ░░░░░░░░ JENNINGS You re implying ░░░░░░░░ PHILLIP It is completely ░░░░░░░░ The line of people ░░░░░░░░ PHILLIP Scott just stop ░░░░░░░░ just a second JENNINGS ░░░░░░░░ an implication that she ░░░░░░░░ like Sure let s ░░░░░░░░ that PHILLIP It is ░░░░░░░░ disingenuous for you to ░░░░░░░░ at this table and ░░░░░░░░ that we accused her ░░░░░░░░ being a Holocaust denier ░░░░░░░░ JENNINGS I think it ░░░░░░░░ disingenuous to portray this ░░░░░░░░ the way you are ░░░░░░░░ s my view PHILLIP ░░░░░░░░ no one said that ░░░░░░░░ is disingenuous JENNINGS How ░░░░░░░░ you portraying it PHILLIP ░░░░░░░░ is disingenuous it s ░░░░░░░░ and it s wrong ░░░░░░░░ I think the question ░░░░░░░░ disingenuous PHILLIP Excuse me ░░░░░░░░ It was a disingenuous ░░░░░░░░ from Congressman Takano PHILLIP ░░░░░░░░ is it a disingenuous ░░░░░░░░ The other part of ░░░░░░░░ question is if you ░░░░░░░░ an election denier and ░░░░░░░░ said you can t ░░░░░░░░ an election denier and ░░░░░░░░ at this school is ░░░░░░░░ a litmus test Todd ░░░░░░░░ question is what litmus ░░░░░░░░ is Harvard putting on ░░░░░░░░ faculty We know they ░░░░░░░░ PHILLIP Okay listen we ░░░░░░░░ got to go But ░░░░░░░░ is very clear that ░░░░░░░░ of you want to ░░░░░░░░ a very simple question ░░░░░░░░ So now you re ░░░░░░░░ us PHILLIP Are you ░░░░░░░░ JENNINGS Are you accusing ░░░░░░░░ PHILLIP Is Harvard JENNINGS ░░░░░░░░ you accusing him and ░░░░░░░░ Go ahead and do ░░░░░░░░ PHILLIP Is Harvard allowed ░░░░░░░░ any school I any ░░░░░░░░ allowed to say that ░░░░░░░░ are facts and if ░░░░░░░░ don t believe in ░░░░░░░░ you cannot teach here ░░░░░░░░ they allowed to do ░░░░░░░░ JENNINGS The question is ░░░░░░░░ is the litmus test ░░░░░░░░ PHILLIP Scott don t ░░░░░░░░ and what kind of ░░░░░░░░ do you want PHILLIP ░░░░░░░░ do not answer my ░░░░░░░░ JENNINGS Do you people ░░░░░░░░ all have the same ░░░░░░░░ or diversity of views ░░░░░░░░ Do not answer my ░░░░░░░░ with a question You ░░░░░░░░ dodging Answer the question ░░░░░░░░ When you ask me ░░░░░░░░ that I think are ░░░░░░░░ of ridiculous framing of ░░░░░░░░ issue then I think ░░░░░░░░ re misconstruing the issue ░░░░░░░░ How is it a ░░░░░░░░ framing JENNINGS Because you ░░░░░░░░ You either you either ░░░░░░░░ that there are things ░░░░░░░░ are facts or you ░░░░░░░░ t JENNINGS I do ░░░░░░░░ in facts and I ░░░░░░░░ believe that that member ░░░░░░░░ Congress was creating a ░░░░░░░░ ridiculous question designed for ░░░░░░░░ gotcha moment right here ░░░░░░░░ Okay It is very ░░░░░░░░ that you are not ░░░░░░░░ or willing to even ░░░░░░░░ an answer You could ░░░░░░░░ the question right now ░░░░░░░░ you refuse to do ░░░░░░░░ JENNINGS I gave you ░░░░░░░░ answer Todd Look Harvard ░░░░░░░░ a right to have ░░░░░░░░ litmus test they want ░░░░░░░░ their faculty They re ░░░░░░░░ private institution PHILLIP Okay ░░░░░░░░ right Well there s ░░░░░░░░ answer to your question ░░░░░░░░ you Brad I appreciate ░░░░░░░░