Aww, Josh Hawley has a sad: My statement on the woke mob at @simonschuster

[demmiblue]

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[dalton99a]

1. First Amendment, my ass

Good luck with the lawsuit

[Marie Marie]

2. Another "victim" cries fowl.

[BlueIdaho]

3. The first amendment does not cover book deals.

Maybe he needs to brush up on the whole rights/responsibility thing.

[leftieNanner]

40. I guess he missed that class in law school

The First Fucking Amendment us about the government not suppressing speech, not a private company. I would have thought he was a tiny bit smarter than Sarah Poop along.

[BlueIdaho]

43. Apparently all it takes is a first rate suit

And a third rate law degree to get elected from his home district.

[leftieNanner]

48. Except I think he went to

Yale Law and Stanford undergraduate.

But then Kayleigh Maca-whstever went to Harvard law.

[BlueIdaho]

52. Remind me again...

Where did Trump go? How about George W? You can always find somebody to take your tests for you.

[aquamarina]

4. Aww Josh Haw Haw is having a sad

[Hugin]

5. Simon & Schuster is a private company, so no First Amendment.

Suck it up, buttercup.

[CurtEastPoint]

6. Whiny little bword. Clearly he doesn't even know what Amend. 1 prohibits and it's the GOVT

prohibiting free speech, not a GD publishing house.

Stupid fucker.

[dalton99a]

24. He went to Yale Law School. He knows.

Hawley is just a lying demagogue, hoping to be the next Trump

[leftyladyfrommo]

7. I am from Missouri. Josh Hawley really misread

This situation. I think he saw it as a way to make points with Trump supporters.

Worst thing he could have done.

[LizBeth]

23. +1. I think you are just right. All that in his cocky and privileged.

I mean the way he lied about the protestors at his house clearly shows who he is.

[leftyladyfrommo]

36. He's just another overly ambitious sociopath that wants

To use Trump's monions to get to the presidency.

He thought he was a real player...

[LizBeth]

47. Right.

[leftyladyfrommo]

49. And I hate his hair.

[SWBTATTReg]

56. Me too. Totally misread the situation and also is a prick to take advantage of the volatile

situation (pardon language). I hate him. Only served 1 year out of a typical four year term as MO AG, but jumped ship to be a US Senator, replacing Claire (i miss her!). Perhaps we'll have a well qualified Missourian step up to the plate to run against hawley...know of anyone?

[leftyladyfrommo]

61. Can Claire run again?

[SWBTATTReg]

64. To be honest w/ you, I was thinking this, and was curious....I popped over to google and googled

the question...and her comments were of the nature that she's over and done w/ running for public office, the fund raising is what she hated about it the most. She'll help but run herself, no. A shame. Hawley only won by 6% points.

[leftyladyfrommo]

65. She is such a good commentator. nt

[SWBTATTReg]

67. Yes, she is. Take care!

[Corgigal]

8. Did someone

over spend on his credit card for the holidays? Sucks to be you.

[blue neen]

9. Josh Hawley looks like Pee Wee Herman.

Just sayin'.

[torius]

10. So he's anti-business

What a Commie.

[Jim__]

11. What an idiot! As noted above, the 1st amendment does not require anyone to publish his book.

[gratuitous]

12. Cry me a river, snowflake

I hope they claw back any advance.

[Initech]

55. As I heard a guy say: There are no safe spaces in the real world!

Suck it up buttercup!

[Gothmog]

13. From the Hoarse Whisperer

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[OAITW r.2.0]

28. Mr. Whisperer takes the shortest route to the truth. nt

[enki23]

14. I have a first amendment right to get my book published by Simon and Schuster?

Shit, I'd better write one quick.

[Phoenix61]

15. Actions have consequences.

Looking forward to seeing a lot more of this type of stuff.

[rsdsharp]

16. I wasn't aware that Simon and Schuster

was a governmental entity.

[sanatanadharma]

17. Another delusional deplorable dunce misunderstanding the 1st Amendment

Capitalist business are not leftist censors, sadly (I can dream).

A lot of fast fingers typing at the same time. My two can't keep up.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

42. He knows very well what the 1st Amendment means; he graduated from Yale Law School

and even taught constitutional law. But he also knows that the MAGAts whose votes he wants to cultivate don't know shit about con law, and that he can bullshit them with dog whistles like "leftist" and "woke."

[Cracklin Charlie]

18. I want a new senator.

Mine both suck.

Yes, one of them is Josh Hawley.

[idziak4ever1234]

31. In the last 20 Years, Missouri went off the deep end.

[Cracklin Charlie]

44. Fox News

They’re brainwashed.

[Volaris]

50. Rush Limbaugh is to thank for that.

and when he finally does die, there WILL be peeps here who want his fat casket laid in state in Jefferson City, mark my words.

[BlueSpot]

60. We need to Georgia-fy Missouri! n/t

[Cracklin Charlie]

69. Stacy needs to train Jason Kander to get out our voters.

I want him to have more involvement in Missouri politics.

Kander can be the “grasshopper” who gets trained by Abrams.

My opinion only

[OAITW r.2.0]

19. Cheer up Traitor.

You'll get a book deal within the conservative bubble. Money from the rubes is assured.

[njhoneybadger]

20. Find another publisher, asshole

[Irish_Dem]

21. He doesn't yet realize his career is over. He must be a slow learner. nt

[moonscape]

22. Um, has he read his contract? n/t

[msongs]

25. saying "woke mob" sounds a bit racial does it not? nt

[dalton99a]

33. It's intentional

[Chainfire]

26. It was a failure of parenting

His daddy should have sat him down and told him, "Son, actions have consequences."

Screw him and his book. Maybe Trump will publish it for him.

[Mike Nelson]

27. Well...

... I did not know Simon & Shuster had no rights to determine how they publish. And, how odd they are Josh's only outlet!

[kacekwl]

29. Go find trump jr.'s publisher

I'm sure they will print your bullshit.

[JHB]

30. Y'know, I think I've only heard one kid use "woke" unironically, several more ironically...

...and a shit-ton of wingnuts who have made it their new favorite chew toy.

[dchill]

32. Hey, Josh? Look up reaping. Then, at your leisure, look up sewing...

...(not the kind where you poke yourself with a needle.)

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

34. Constitutional scholar Hawley knows damn well that his 1st Amendment rights

have not been infringed in the slightest. Simon & Schuster is a private company, not the government or acting for the government; the First Amendment only prohibits restrictions on speech by the government. And Hawley, who graduated from Yale Law School and taught constitutional law, knows this perfectly well. But the MAGAts he's cultivating, for all their ranting about it, haven't a clue what the Constitution actually says, and he's cynically using their ignorance for his benefit. S&S canceled the contract only because they concluded that Hawley is about to become about as popular as an inflamed hemorrhoid so his book wouldn't sell.

[In It to Win It]

35. You can always write in a word document and give it to people for free

[Volaris]

58. well THAT isnt gonna help you run for president...

[KayF]

37. so that's what woke means

not wanting to condone sedition. Got it.

[The Blue Flower]

38. An author fomenting insurrection tends to drive down book sales

Whiny little turd.

[Chainfire]

39. I would explain it to him like this, (in service terms)

"Boy, it looks like you shit in your mess kit."

[Renew Deal]

41. Post it on parler.

Maybe they don’t want to associate themselves with someone that foments and cheers insurgency against the government.

[CurtEastPoint]

45. Clearly he failed Const. Law at YALE LAW. What a GD dumbass.

[JHB]

46. This is just like whiny conservative actors complaining about how oppressed they are...

You are the "unrestricted free market" guys, remember? The golden rule: He who has the gold makes the rules. They can do whatever the F they want, and if you don't like it, you can lump it.

Because according to you guys, even suggesting they be restrained from doing whatever the hell they want is "socialism", you pinko bastards, you!

[Initech]

51. He's a lawyer, he should know that contacts have termination clauses.

What a fucking whiny crybaby. Give me that, it's mine!!!

[muntrv]

53. Tots and pears.

[Generic Brad]

54. Cancel culture? More like Sedition Culture

No one in their right mind wants to be associated with that.

[Brother Mythos]

57. As a co-conspirator in a failed coup attempt ...

this traitor really should have a lot more to worry about right now.

[WA-03 Democrat]

59. Good news Josh

You can publish directly on Amazon for free. You still have the 1st amendment rights little buddy.

It is not a "right" to have your contract for a publishing fee canceled after you promoted an attack on our country. The free market doing its job is another way to look at it.

Actions have consequences.

[PurgedVoter]

62. Is Simon and Schuster the government?

Seems like they figure hanging out with a Nazi who provokes violence and tries to overthrow the government so a monster like Trump can become a dictator, might not be someone they want to promote.
Yep, Conservatives invented cancel culture but now that it has turned on them, they don't really seem to like it.

[Retrograde]

63. He can always self-publish on Amazon or a similar site

Look, Josh - as a Republican you're supposed to be pro-business. Simon and Schuster is a business, not a charity. That means they want to make money. And they know Magats don't (or can't) read. And they know you're not interesting enough to make readers of political books buy enough to cover their costs. So, deal with it like an adult.

[Aristus]

66. Sorry, dude. S&S is a private corporation, not the government.

The First Amendment does not apply. Unless you want to go back to your constituents and tell them private corporations are no longer allowed to make business decisions.

Did you want to tell them that?

Or should I?

[ProfessorGAC]

68. They Won't Publish My Book Either

Maybe I should sue over the 1st amendment, too.
Do you think it's a problem that I haven't actually written a book?
It shouldn't be. There's no way Hawley wrote the one with his name on it.

[A_Woman_from_MI]

70. Some of the responses!

Replying to
@HawleyMO
and
@simonschuster

“Orwellian?” I dunno. George Orwell got to publish his books.

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[Gothmog]

71. From Marc Elias

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