Post by the Scribe on May 21, 2021 10:06:27 GMT
VoteVets - Hate Crime Hawley
Veterans Group Hits Josh Hawley With A Damning New Nickname
www.yahoo.com/huffpost/josh-hawley-nickname-veterans-group-082058690.html
Lee Moran
Lee Moran·Reporter, HuffPost
Fri, May 21, 2021, 1:20 AM MST
Sen. Josh Hawley has a blistering new moniker, “Hate Crime Hawley.”
www.huffpost.com/topic/josh-hawley
Progressive PAC VoteVets debuted the damning nickname for the Missouri Republican in an online ad released Thursday.
www.huffpost.com/topic/votevets
The group, which works to elect Democratic veterans to Congress, used the spot to call out Hawley’s opposition last month to the COVID Hate Crimes Act, legislation that seeks to combat anti-Asian hate crimes.
www.huffpost.com/entry/democratic-veterans-group-votevets-2018-midterm-elections_n_5bc756e4e4b0d38b587438bd
Hawley was the only senator to vote against the bill.
www.huffpost.com/entry/josh-hawley-hate-crimes-bill_n_6081fd6de4b0e7cb020cebc3
The House passed the legislation Tuesday. It will now head to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed.
www.npr.org/2021/05/18/997847571/congress-passes-bill-to-counter-the-rise-in-anti-asian-hate-crimes
The video also noted how Hawley’s first political ad “was a xenophobic attack on Asians” and how his role model is ex-President Donald Trump, whose incendiary rhetoric has been linked to an uptick in anti-Asian hate.
www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2021/03/19/trumps-chinese-virus-tweet-helped-fuel-anti-asian-hate-on-twitter-study-finds/?sh=5d4ee4341a7c
“Hate Crime Hawley, it’s right on brand,” the narrator says.
On Twitter, the group said Hawley “doesn’t even try to hide his white supremacy.”