Hawley Draws Ridicule Over Constant Whining About Censorship On National TV

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) speaks at a Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee hearing on June 10, 2020. (Photo by Al Drago-Pool/Getty Images)
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Have you ever heard of anyone more censored than a sitting U.S. senator with a new book deal, over half a million Twitter followers and regular TV appearances?

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), eager to change the narrative after personally trying to silence millions of voters by attempting to help ex-President Donald Trump overturn the 2020 election last month, went on Fox News for the umpteenth time on Thursday night to complain about the “woke media” trying to “silence and punish conservatives.”

“I, for one, am not going to be silenced,” he declared.

It was part of Hawley’s deluge of appearances on one of the most-watched TV networks in recent weeks, and observers dragged the senator over the clear contradiction with his phony self-victimization:

In addition to Fox News, Hawley used radio programs, Twitter and the front page of the New York Post to mewl about allegedly being silenced by his enemies, particularly after publisher Simon & Schuster dropped his book deal over his role in trying to delegitimize the election and enabling a violent insurrection of the Capitol by a mob of Trump’s supporters.

Regnery, another publisher, agreed to release Hawley’s book less than three weeks later. Simon & Schuster is a distributor for Regnery.

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  1. Nasty little piece of work isn’t he? Noisy too, like an obstreperous feral Chihuahua. He oughta be debarked.

  2. Regnery, another publisher, agreed to release Hawley’s book less than three weeks later

    Conservative welfare program.

  3. Of course Regnery picked up his book, I wonder how much less his contract is with them, than S&S?

    Regnery’s return policy:
    Returns
    Hardcover and paperback books, and other physical products, that have been purchased from Regnery.com can be returned within 30 days from the date of receipt of your order. If 30 days have passed since receipt of your purchase, we unfortunately can’t offer you a refund or exchange.

    eBooks and other digital products are not returnable. Certain deeply discounted and clearance sale items may also be non-returnable.

    To be eligible for a return, your item must be unused and in the same condition that you received it, and must be in the original packaging if applicable. We do not accept returns of products sold by other retailers; please contact the retailer for their return policy.

    And from experience they are very picky about the condition of their returned product.

  4. Ah, the dreaded “Ivanka” clause…

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