'Hawley's threat to our republic is real and ongoing': Missouri newspaper slams 'insurrectionist' se

[Judi Lynn]

'Hawley's threat to our republic is real and ongoing': Missouri newspaper slams 'insurrectionist' senator in brutal op-ed
Alex Henderson, AlterNet
September 23, 2021

Never one to shy away from cheap political theatrics, Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri has been calling for President Joe Biden to resign in response to the Taliban taking over Afghanistan — failing to mention that Biden was essentially following former President Donald Trump's plan for withdrawing U.S. troops from that country. The Kansas City Star's editorial board, in a scathing editorial published on September 16, lambasts the Missouri Republican for "shamelessly exploiting" the Afghanistan crisis.

"Missouri's best-known insurrectionist, Sen. Josh Hawley, is still trying to accomplish what he could not pull off with his power-to-the-rioters raised fist on January 6," the Star's editorial board writes. "You're not going to believe this, but in a Senate floor speech, he called on President Joe Biden to resign. It's a difficult speech to watch, shamelessly exploiting as it does the deaths of U.S. servicemen and servicewomen for political gain."

The Star's editorial board adds that as appalling as Hawley's speech was, it's important to watch a video of the speech because it shows his total disregard for the will of U.S. voters in the 2020 presidential election.

More:
https://www.rawstory.com/hawley-s-threat-to-our-republic-is-real-and-ongoing-missouri-newspaper-slams-insurrectionist-senator-in-brutal-op-ed/

[hlthe2b]

1. Glad to see the KC Star op board still stands for something. It was my parent's hometown newspaper

many many many years ago, so I've followed it somewhat for years.