TWEET FROM SIMON AND SCHUSTER
SEN. JOSH HAWLEY TWEETS IN RESPONSE:
Posted on 01/07/2021 7:45:15 PM PST by SeekAndFind
A planned book by Sen. Josh Hawley, who objected to President-elect Joe Biden’s win and backed baseless claims that the election was stolen, has been canceled by its publisher in the wake of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol by a mob of pro-Trump supporters, a decision the Missouri Republican called “Orwellian” and vowed to fight in court.
In a statement Thursday, Simon & Schuster announced that “After witnessing the disturbing, deadly insurrection that took place on Wednesday in Washington, D.C, Simon & Schuster has decided to cancel publication of Senator Josh Hawley’s forthcoming book, ‘The Tyranny of Big Tech.’
“We did not come to this decision lightly,” the publisher added. “As a publisher it will always be our mission to amplify a variety of voices and viewpoints: at the same time we take seriously our larger public responsibility as citizens, and cannot support Senator Hawley after his role in what became a dangerous threat to our democracy and freedom.”
Thousands of Trump supporters had gathered in Washington on Wednesday to protest Congress’ formal certification of Biden’s win and many ended up storming into the Capitol and occupying it for hours, delaying the process into early Thursday morning. A widely seen photo, taken before the occupation, shows Hawley raising a fist in solidarity to the crowd.
Hawley has often been cited as possible future presidential candidate and his book, scheduled to come out in June, was an intended forum for a favorite theme — the undue power of Google, Facebook and other internet giants. Soon after news broke that his book was dropped, Hawley tweeted, and tagged his comments directly to Simon & Schuster, that he was being unfairly censored and punished
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Lay down with dogs wake up with fleas.
Surely there was a contract and Simon and Schuster is going to lose their pants on this one.
Yet another member of the deep state raises their collective hands.
JoMa
They only canceled this publication because they don’t need Hawley anymore. The GOP doesn’t control the Senate, so now Chuck Schumer will be getting the book deals.
Now we know where Simon and Schuster stands. Welcome to the boycott!
If anyone handled this situation with great civility, it was Josh Hawley. The man is a gentleman through and through...and hopefully he stays that way.
These comments by Simon and Schuster would seem to be defamatory.
Carley Simon. That was her family.
Someone else will publish it. Guaranteed.
You’ll be able to buy it directly from whichever publisher steps up.
My question to mainstream Democrats is what has to happen before you say enough is enough? How far does this go before you grow a pair?
Fcuk Simon and Schuster...Yet another lefty that I will never buy again.
He’s better off finding another publisher. I’m convince a lot of these book publishers are nothing more than money laundering schemes.
RE: Carley Simon. That was her family.
How about Paul Simon? Did he get the sound of silence treatment from the publisher? Or did Mrs. Robinson help him?
Proves that politician “book contracts” are nothing more than laundered bribes.
Right Hillary?
Sure does prove that.
Note to Simon and Shyster......I have dropped your ass from my list of book publishers. Ben Hecks
Simon & Schuster: We burn only the bad books.
LOL - excellent.
BTW years ago on a Christmas morning I was in an airport walking down an empty corridor. Who was walking toward me - Paul Simon. I had to stop and look at him. Then I got laughing. He looked at me, pointed and then he got laughing.
What was he doing in an airport on Christmas morning?
I told my wife earlier today that Regnery will probably the new publisher.
its now Simon and Schumer
These are part of the same source lying to people that Trump is lying about fraudulent conduct in the election. This is why that recent Georgia election fraud should be exposed.
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