Senate hopeful Herschel Walker cancels event over swastika

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By JEFF AMY

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker has called off a fundraiser in Texas because an organizer was displaying a swastika made of syringes in her social media profile to protest mandatory COVID-19 vaccination.

The Walker campaign said Wednesday that it had canceled the event, which had been scheduled for Saturday in suburban Dallas at the home of Bettina Sofia Viviano-Langlais.

“Herschel is a strong friend of Israel and the Jewish community and opposes hatred and bigotry of all forms,” campaign spokesperson Mallory Blount said. “Despite the fact that the apparent intent behind the graphic was to condemn government vaccine mandates, the symbol used is very offensive and does not reflect the values of Herschel Walker or his campaign.”

The campaign had earlier denied that the symbol was a swastika.



FILE - Senate candidate Herschel Walker takes the stage during former president Donald Trump's Save America rally in Perry, Ga., on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. Walker canceled a planned Texas fundraiser on Wednesday, Oct. 13 because an organizer was displaying a swastika made from syringes on social medial to protest mandatory vaccination. (AP Photo/Ben Gray, File)


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[texasfiddler]

1. If he truly opposes hatred and bigotry, he will struggle in the GQP

[DeeDeeNY]

2. Also, if he truly opposed hatred and bigotry, he wouldn't pal around with Trump

[Rebl2]

14. Exactly

[Hortensis]

17. :) Likely does oppose hatred and bigotry against himself.

One of those partial truths that makes a great lie.

[Champp]

3. Republicans decide maybe Overt Fascism is not a winner

No doubt they will revert to their regular old stanky Surreptitious Fascism, with Russian dressing as they continue their skumbuckket efforts to Boot Stomp American democracy.

[rpannier]

4. He's going to be canceling a lot of those

As near as I can tell, it's the new official emblem of that party

[bucolic_frolic]

5. Wrong party, wrong message, confused candidate

Tolerance in the GOP? Yeah, right.

[tanyev]

6. Oh jeez, I never even heard of this lady before but some googling reveals

that she lives in the next town over. Pretty close to the Southfork Ranch location.

[The Fifty Stateman]

7. What Absolute Shit!

[eTXwLA]

8. "Despite the fact that the apparent intent behind the graphic was to condemn government vaccine...."

There is is. The subtle message that they agree with the graphic's intent. Signaling they don't reeeeallly think this is all that bad.

[hibbing]

9. Headline alone is enough n/t

[Ford_Prefect]

10. They got caught in public with their "heritage" showing.

Actually I think they were bragging.

[SunSeeker]

11. He's against mandates even though African Americans have disproportionately died from COVID-19.

Herschel Walker is an idiot.

[SouthernDem4ever]

21. Bingo!

[JohnnyRingo]

12. Welcome to the new GOP Big Tent, Hersch.

Barrel into the event with bull bars on your SUV, running over libs standing in the way. Check your gun at the door (don't leave it, just check it's loaded). Nazi salute to the Trump portrait in the hallway, and give a short speech about who you hate.

Exit through the tent kitchen door.

[Hortensis]

18. :) Yup! Token pix with event leaders taken in the chute.

[jvill]

13. Who cares about the swastika...

We know these people are psychopaths...

What was more interesting to me is first how the Republican Party has literally no platforms any more other than just hating on everybody.. For example:

"Georgia Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker has called off a fundraiser in Texas..."

So much for the supposed rock solid value of local control of government. You know, like the kind where the Texas rich finance the campaigns of a senator in... a completely different state. Those Georgians voted for 2 Democrats, and those Georgians obviously are wrong so Repubs can just ignore their inconvenient values.

“Despite the fact that the apparent intent behind the graphic was to condemn government vaccine mandates.."

Genius. 3 billion vaccinated people wish you good luck with the small pox and the polio!

[whathehell]

15. " Who cares about the swastika"?

A lot of people..Trust me.

[Hortensis]

20. As WTH says. Most don't know/admit they're part of something evil.

They've been swept into it believing they're warriors for good against bad.

Walker's event was cancelled because the swastika may be a last straw-poke in the eye for a few more.

[RussBLib]

16. well, well, he has a functioning brain

or a persuasive aide does

[Beaverhausen]

19. Is he running in Georgia or Texas?

This was to be a fundraiser in Dallas?

[speaktruthtopower]

22. Looks like someone..

was a little politically tone-deaf.