"In giving this speech, Gosar knew exactly what they had in mind for that afternoon on “the Hill”—because he was one of the organizers of it." FYI @AmerDentalAssn
via @TPM: "Cheney Scolds Gosar For Speaking At Conference Organized By White Nationalist"
“I think the organization that [Gosar] spoke to is one that has expressed views that are clearly racist,” Cheney told Politico." FYI @AmerDentalAssn. So there is 1.
via @politico: "GOP grapples with extremist episodes among its own"
“From what I understand of what AFPAC is and what it stands for, it is unbecoming of a member of Congress to speak or attend the conference,” said Rep. Jim Banks"
OK 2 @AmerDentalAssn.
Help us hold Gosar accountable. Please call @AmerDentalAssn and ask them why they continue to fund a man who tried to invalidate our votes while validating and emboldening white nationalists and insurrectionists.
via @RawStory: “'White nationalist' GOP lawmaker is a ‘scourge’ on Congress and should be expelled: Ex-RNC official”
"What we have in Gosar is a man who has trafficked in racist and bigoted conspiracies for as long as he has been in Congress” rawstory.com/paul-gosar-265…
More from @azcentral: “Report: Biggs, Gosar and Lesko produced more troubling post-election social media than any other delegation”
“the portion listing Gosar's posts appeared to be the longest of any member Lofgren's report cited.” FYI @AmerDentalAssn
via @MSN: “A CA Democrat compiled a report of social media posts by GOP lawmakers who voted to overturn the 2020 election - including 177 pages on Paul Gosar”
via @HuffPost: "In November, Gosar ― “the spirit animal of Stop the Steal,” according to Alexander ― did not respond to a request from HuffPost seeking information about his involvement in the protest movement" FYI @AmerDentalAssn read the whole article.
via @HuffPost: "Rep. Paul Gosar Tweets White Nationalist Group’s Motto"
"After speaking at a white nationalist “America First” conference recently, the Arizona congressman appears to be doubling down on his support of the group." FYI @AmerDentalAssn huffpost.com/entry/paul-gos…
via @MSNBC: "Pressing his luck, GOP's Gosar tweets white nationalist's motto"
"Fuentes has called for "a homeland" for white people, engaged in Holocaust denialism, rallied rioters outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6..." FYI @AmerDentalAssn
via @azcentral: "Arizona lawmaker causing stir with social media post"
"Matt Browing, a retired Mesa police officer who has investigated extremist groups for over two decades, said Gosar's relationship with AFPAC and its leader is troubling."
Last week the #LofgrenReport published 177 pages detailing Paul Gosar's efforts to aid the 'Stop the Steal' movement and push the #BigLie that led to the 1/6 insurrection.
Notice that some tweets are still up & some are deleted. But there has been no retraction, apology, or acknowledgement of his role pushing the #BigLie & resulting insurrection or the promotion of the America First white nationalist agenda. #RemovePaulGosar
It's as though Paul is brazenly pushing it to see how much anti-democratic behavior large donors like @AmerDentalAssn@AmerAcadPeds & @SRPconnect will let him get away with.
Why do they continue to fund an insurrectionist who emboldens white nationalists? #RemovePaulGosar
1/ Truth and reconciliation are sequential. This is something that white people must come to grips with, too many white folks are inclined to want to just skip over the uncomfortable truth part to get to reconciliation.
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2/ That's not how it works. It is why we have these recurring cycles of violence going back generations, because white people can and do opt out of really wanting to know.
3/ Until something happens where they can't, but even then instead of confronting the uncomfortable truth of our shared past they choose to opt out by making it about themselves, and thus we have "All Lives Matter" intended to invalidate the lived experiences of black people.