that s not what went on. there you go again. you just do the same thing every hearing. okay, before we get into what happened after that. and again, senator paul comes up with all sorts of things he wants to go after fauci on. it will happen today. we are going to play that. take a step back for a second. let s understand. doctor anthony fauci. has been on the receiving end of many attacks. has been around a block a few times. for nearly 40 years, he s been the director of the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases. in fact, that salary that rand paul mentioned. was because he had so much seniority. he s accrued in the federal government pay scale. 40 years. was appointed that rule in 1984 in the early years of the aids epidemic. he was also than the target of some very angry public criticism at the time because dr. fauci had become the public face of the federal government s response to that crisis to that deadly virus. in october of 1988, aids activists at the food
happened after that, and again, senator paul comes up with all sorts of things. a lot happened today. we ll play you that, but take a step back for a second. let s understand, dr. anthony fauci has been on the receiving end of many attacks. he s been around the block a few times. for nearly 40 years he s been the director of the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases. that salary rand paul mentioned is because he has so much seniority he accrued in the government pay scal. 40 years. he was appointed to the role in 1984. in the early years of the aids epidemic. he was also then the target of some very angry public criticism at the time, because dr. fauci had become the public face of the federal government s response to that crisis. to that deadly virus. in october of 1988, aids activists protested at the food and drug administration headquarters and outside of dr. fauci s office at the national institutes of health. protesters chanted, fu fauci.
0 with a little box that says contribute here. tonight, my exclusive interview with doctor anthony fauci. then. you want to be on the side of dr. king, or george wallace? do you want to be on the side of john lewis, or bill connor? this is the moment to decide. senator cory booker on the presidents rousing call to protect democracy. an academy award winning filmmaker doctor don t look up. you know how many meetings we ve had over the last few years. so boring. when all in, starts right now. good evening from new york, i m chris hayes. during this pandemic, doctor anthony fauci has become a fixation. even obsession on the right, and it is among those who see him as a punching bag. for the pointy headed public officials who want to tell you how to live your life. even gone so far as to compare him to a dictator and a murderer. after two years of nonstop murder morphed into a version of vinita mussolini. this is what people say to me, he doesn t represent science to them
petty. they start jamming at each other s houses. out of that was born the traveling willburies. their first record is released in october of 1988 and mystery girl is slated to be released in february. it s a milestone roy never reaches. on december 6th, 1988, he dies of a massive heart attack while visiting his parent s home in nashville. he s 52 years old. i was so crushed as a 12-year-old kid. there was such a loss. there s never a way to describe it in words. but those classic songs and timeless sound live on. orbison continues to be