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John — You may have already seen the headlines about one of Hank’s colleagues… You read that right — A sitting United States Senator… In the year 2020… Amidst a nationwide reckoning over our fraught history with racial injustice… Outrageously claimed that slavery was a “necessary evil.” We’re at a loss for words. Hank has come across some bad apples throughout his time in Congress, but Senator Tom Cotton may have taken the crown with these egregious comments. Will you chip in to support Hank so he can keep standing up to Tom Cotton and holding him accountable for his hideous words?
John, let’s be clear — slavery was a crime against humanity that will forever be a stain on our nation’s legacy, not a “necessity” as Senator Cotton suggests. Not only is Tom Cotton on the wrong side of history with his comments, he’s thoroughly tone-deaf to the discussions of racial justice happening across the country. After all, an op-ed that he penned had to be pulled by the New York Times after he called for the military to send in the troops to quell peaceful protests. Now normally, we’d highlight Tom Cotton’s opponent and do everything we can to help send him back home to Arkansas. But without a credible challenger in his election, Tom Cotton is staying in Washington — and that means it’s up to leaders like Hank to hold him accountable. Tom Cotton’s gross simplification and diminishment of the sin of slavery isn’t just wrong — it’s dangerous. And he must be held accountable. Will you chip in to support Hank’s work to do just that?
Thanks for taking a stand, — Hank Johnson’s Worst Behavior Watch |
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