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Mar 25 2024
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A battle for the soul of the Lynchburg Republican Party
Lynchburg Republicans fought a battle for the soul of their party Saturday and the hard-right won. Dwight Williams, who had talked up a Reaganesque-style “big tent” party, lost his bid for unit chair. Instead, with 64% of the vote, Lynchburg Republicans reelected Veronica Bratton, who last year oversaw the executive committee’s censure of Republican Vice Mayor Chris Faraldi, an action later
Cardinal NewsMay 06 2021
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Josh Hawley and Donald Trump Haven’t Been ‘Silenced’
I was on my iPhone the other day when I heard the first furtive whispers about Big Tech’s silencing of Senator Josh Hawley. Since Jan. 6, when the Missouri Republican was photographed fist-pumping his support for some of the very fine people who would later storm the United States Capitol, Hawley has been all but banished from the media. Other than his frequent appearances on some of the most
Farhad ManjooJul 05 2023
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Josh Hawley puts white nationalist words in the mouth of a Founding Father
Sen. Josh Hawley went looking for some patriotic and unmistakably right-wing sentiment to tweet out on the Fourth of July, and came up with a stirring quote from Patrick Henry, of “give me liberty or give me death” fame, about the centrality of Christianity in the founding of the United States. Or anyway, Hawley attributed the quote to Henry. That was false. In reality, the words came from a
Daily KosJul 05 2023
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Josh Hawley Caught Using Phony Quote to Push Religious Propaganda
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) was called out Tuesday night for using a fake quote from founding father Patrick Henry that said America was founded “on the gospel of Jesus Christ.” To celebrate the Fourth of July, Hawley tweeted a quote—which he claimed was from Henry—stating that “this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians.” Henry did famously say “give me liberty or give
Daily BeastJul 05 2023
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Of Course Josh Hawley Tweeted a Fake Quote to Push Religious Propaganda
Josh Hawley is a man who needs no introduction, but the CliffsNotes, in case you’re not up on the senator from Missouri, are that he: • Thinks he’s an expert on “manhood” and “masculinity” • Pumped his fist in solidarity with the January 6 mob • …and then fled that mob as fast as his legs could carry him • Said he regretted nothing about his actions on the day the Capitol was attacked (which
Vanity FairJul 05 2023
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A 'sloppy error': Analyst slams 'theocratic' Josh Hawley for using fake historical quote
Ever since the Religious Right achieved prominence in the Republican Party in the early 1980s —much to the dismay of the late conservative Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Arizona) — far-right Christian fundamentalists and white evangelicals have been claiming that the United States is a "Christian nation." But there is nothing in the U.S. Constitution that gives Christianity priority over any other
AlterNetApr 12 2024
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Republican Party of Wisconsin names Andrew Iverson executive director
MADISON — The Republican Party of Wisconsin has hired Andrew Iverson, an operative with experience on Wisconsin-based campaigns and the Republican National Committee, as its executive director as the party's national convention in Milwaukee approaches. Iverson, a Wisconsin native, most recently served as regional political director for the RNC. He has also held roles as state director for the
Milwaukee Journal SentinelDec 30 2020
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Sen. Josh Hawley to Object to Electoral College Certification
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) said on Wednesday that he could not “vote to certify the Electoral College results on January 6 without raising the fact that some states, particularly Pennsylvania, failed to follow their own state election laws.” Hawley is the first Republican senator to raise such an objection, joining a group of objecting House Republicans and defying Senate Majority Leader Mitch
Politico Axios Fox News (Online News)Feb 16 2023
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Climate Protester Storms Stage, Tangles With Josh Hawley At Conservative Event
A protester invaded the stage Thursday as Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley gave a talk about China and Ukraine at the Heritage Foundation.
Hawley was discussing the prospect of China invading Taiwan when the female protester went on stage and walked over to him holding a sign and talking loudly about military spending. Her sign referenced “war and aggression” and “CODEPINK,” the
The Daily CallerMay 10 2022
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Josh Hawley Jumps On Anti-Disney Bandwagon With Copyright Bill
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) joined other Republicans in Congress in shaking their fists at the Walt Disney Company for opposing Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law prohibiting classroom discussion of sexual orientation.
This week, Hawley introduced a bill to shorten the duration of federal copyright protection. The measure would apply retroactively only for firms with a market capitalization
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