Welp, he’s at it again, folx!
Rep. Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina, who is currently nominated in the Queerties for the “Girl, Bye” award, is once again flirting with Nazism on his social media page.
One day after Holocaust Remembrance Day, Cawthorn cited Martin Niemöller’s famous “First they came…” poem, which is about the Nazis rise to power in Germany, to hawk t-shirts, hats, yard signs, iPhone cases, and bumper stickers for sale on his campaign website.
“First they came for our Free Speech, then they came for our Free Markets, next they’ll come for our Free Shipping on orders $50 or more with promo code: FREEDOM50,” the 25-year-old tweeted.
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First they came for our Free Speech, then they came for our Free Markets, next they’ll come for our Free Shipping on orders $50 or more with promo code: FREEDOM50
— Madison Cawthorn (@CawthornforNC) January 28, 2021
The tweet is even more offensive given Cawthorn’s widely-reported affinity for Adolf Hitler.
In 2017, he went on a pilgrimage to Hitler’s vacation property in Bavaria, Germany, where he lovingly referred to him as “Führer” and said visiting the site “has been on my bucket list for awhile, it did not disappoint.”
Related: That time GOP newcomer Madison Cawthorn vacationed at Hitler’s retreat and shared photos of it
Cawthorn has also spoken openly about his attempts at trying to convert Jews to Christianity, calling them “difficult” for their resistance to accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior.
Jewish Insider reported today that, after six months of lobbying, Cawthorn has finally agreed to have a conference call with six Jewish leaders from his state to discuss his anti-semitic leanings.
“It’s not our desire to change somebody,” said Rabbi Rachael Jackson of Agudas Israel Congregation, a Reform synagogue in Hendersonville, North Carolina, where Cawthorn lives. “It is our desire to help someone recognize that there is diversity in their region and to appreciate that diversity and to be more sensitive to the things that they are saying and why it would be offensive.”
The Skype call is scheduled to happen next Monday.
Meanwhile, here’s what folx on Twitter are saying about Cawthorn’s Holocaust-inspired campaign merch sales pitch…
Fascists gotta fascist and grifters gotta grift.
— the gater is wearing a mask. you should too (@Andy_Lofgren) January 28, 2021
At least when I’m this shameless it’s for charity https://t.co/uVyqeTqTjh
— Coping MAGA (@CopingMAGA) January 28, 2021
Imagine choosing to be so flippant and ignorant about the loss of 6M lives the day after the world commemorated #HolocaustRemembranceDay
— Rachel Vindman (@natsechobbyist) January 28, 2021
You even suck at being a Nazi https://t.co/h3Xp8K5hXb
— Jadqson “El Picante” abu Buddy al-Pathfinder (@donachaidh) January 28, 2021
Ok, Aryan
— All I want is a room somewhere (@Shaynalatka) January 28, 2021
Didn’t you take a bunch of selfies at Hitler’s bunker and post them on instagram while referring to him as “the Führer”? https://t.co/q0MTfF8MrM pic.twitter.com/tcFKwcwm3n
— ThugCrowd (@thugcrowd) January 28, 2021
Is he making a joke out of Martin Neimoller’s confessional poem about his shame in not standing up to the Nazis? I believe he is. This is some tone-deaf sh*t coming from someone who celebrated a “bucket list” visit to Hitler’s HQ and chastised other visitors for laughing.
— Chris Graham has blind spots (@cagraham) January 28, 2021
Are you aware that you are a member of the United States congress
— jen (@JenMaselli) January 28, 2021
Next up, his $88 Holocaust Memorial hoodie.
— Jeff Jacobs (@ThatJeffJacobs) January 28, 2021
Was this supposed to be funny, champ?
— Melissa (@hamberdernfries) January 29, 2021
AxelDC
Just a few months ago people were bagging on me for calling this lying Hitler’s Youth a Nazi, but he hasn’t done anything to hide his Fascist leanings. It’s frightening how many of Congress are openly embracing Fascism these days.
Creamsicle
He’s broadcast a LOT of neo-nazi dog whistles. His Real Estate holding company is named SPQR, he famously posted those vacation pictures to Hitler’s summer getaway, and until very recently he made sure to only follow 88 accounts at a time on Twitter.
Catholicslutbox
I, just like graham, can look past all this and still bang him.
Low Country Boy
No, catholicslutbox, I think the term you are looking for is “grudge f@#$.”
PrinceofPrussia
Remember when Hillary referred to his ilk as “deplorables?” That is EXACTLY what this turd is. DEPLORABLE.
DK
Hillary is a political Cassandra and political martyr. She was proved right about everything, from calling Treason Trump a “Putin-puppet” to his face while the media ignored the story, to predicting a pandemic. Some unwoke white folk (left and right, sadly) used the Emailghazigatepalooza ‘neoliberal corporate shill’ bs as an excuse to hate Hillary.
Truth is, they hated her because 1) she wouldn’t back down from calling out misogyny and white supremacy and 2) she was a woman backed by women, queers, and blacks — and thus they could never accept her and her voters as legitimate compared to the old men they preferred (Bernie, a good guy, and Drama Queen Donnie, a turd).
She held up a mirror to entitled bros on both sides of the aisle and they couldn’t handle it. That’s why it took a global cabal of white male establishment stupidity to bring her down, but her coalition got the last laugh. That Resistance is destroying the QOP and the rotting carcass of Trump’s #MAGATerrorist thug party, and I love to see it. Trash like Madison Qawthorn, Qaren Taylor-Greene, Dan Qrenshaw, Lyin Ted, Crazy Josh, and Lauren Qobert are avatars of conservative decline.
Den
“That Resistance is destroying the QOP and the rotting carcass of Trump’s #MAGATerrorist thug party, and I love to see it.”
Sadly, I think it is too soon to say that. Nate Silver (who is often prescient) claims there is a good chance the right will gain a House majority in 2022. And the level or critical thinking on the right still continues to decline, making them even more easily manipulated and tools for the wealthy and corporate Republican donors and controllers.
barryaksarben
I am with you DK. Hillary has served this country for decades and done nothing wrong. the rights insane hatred for her led to the theft of her rightful presidency. SHe is smart hard working and a true patriot all things the right hate. They hate democracy because that means they will be a minority and that gays, people of color , women and all the others they have kept down will fully participate in this country as promised by the founding fathers. They hate women as they prove over and over and over again and they demonize the best of them like her and AOC. They do NOT want ALL peopel to vote as they would NEVER win a fair election
Openminded
@DK, I hope you are right about the destruction of MAGA, but from the people I talk to on the street, it seems that they are becoming more emboldened and determined to push the radical right agenda. It is amazing to me to see the number of people I used to think had common sense who seem to be on some sort of pro Trump drug of late. I don’t believe there are enough radical right wingers to affect election results but I’ve decided anything is possible in this country right now. Hopefully before the next elections, people will come to their senses and not try to push MAGA supporting candidates into office.
ARTmark
The Universe gave him looks, but took away everything else….including his soul.
barryaksarben
beauty is in the eye of the beholder and I find him ugly inside and out
dougie
Actually, the universe didn’t take his soul. He sold it.
Joseph1971
He is a dick, and not the good kind. Karma, or God, or whoever you worship will require he answer for his comments. Has anyone noticed the number of women who have come forward saying he sexually harassed them? I see a Harvey Fienstein/Jeffrey Epstein ending for his career. Or perhaps even Bill Cosby, esc? Some woman will get a great attorney and follow up on the allegations because the guy is a predator.
DK
He looks like a bland bro with no lips. In any country besides the land of white supremacy, nobody would pay him any attention as anything more than average.
JPB
He, Hawley and Greene will have their ten minutes of fame and be forgotten by 2022.
Brian
Cawthorn and Greene are representatives with 2-year terms. Hawley is a senator with a 6-year term. So he’ll probably be in office to around 2025 unless he runs for some other office. Also, as a senator, he’s got a lot more power than the other two. So don’t rush to dismiss these nutcases.
johnnymcmxxx
Shipping is never free. It’s included w/ a purchase or you pay for shipping. “Free shipping” is sales pitch to encourage you to buy. And in closing, don’t buy any of this idiots neo-Nazi crap. Continue to relentlessly expose his stupidity & lies.
charlie_jackpot
Can we stop fetishising this d-bag? His Nazi sympathising overrules any generic white american hotness
How about some positive stories about the openly gay members of congress?
Celtic
I continue to be convinced that North Carolina continues to suffer from ongoing, toxic inbreeding.
butchqueen
charlie_jackpot: This guy’s ignorance needs to be exposed, just like that Green bitch. We know about openly gay members of congress. We need to know who the enemy is. I haven’t read anything about this garbage person in any mainstream media.
Cam
He lied about being accepted to the Naval Academy, he lied about having a full time job with a former elected official, he venerates Hitler, and he has been accused by multiple women of sexual harassment.
Yeah, typical Republican.
Essie
Actually, this isn’t all that surprising. This man is almost totally uneducated. He has had zero formal schooling and about one semester at some tiny “Christian” college. He is beyond ignorant as are his constituents. He was voted into office because he is handsome (to some) and has a disability, which gave him the “pity” vote. He is a pathological liar but the people who voted for him do not seem to care. He is a follower not a leader. He was proven to know nothing about his home state in the same interview in which he was shamed on CNN. (The interview where he had to admit there was NO voter fraud.) He is just one of the new breed of Republicans who have been elected to office this cycle. They are all ignorant, amoral and basically stupid. He is representative of how low these politicians have fallen under The Dumpster and if someone doesn’t take control and does something, this is how they will be for a very long time.
8millionandcounting
Totally Agree.
Aaron
Oh stop Queerty, if this US representative weren’t anything but White, male, and fairly attractive you wouldn’t cover them.
Cam
They run articles on Lindsay Graham, is he attractive?
I have no problem with Queerty highlighting a racist, Nazi loving anti-LGBTQ person who is in a position to make laws to harm us.
Derek Northcutt
Queerty: I see your tongues are still hanging outta your mouths for this creep.
mozzer
He looks like a damn NAZI!
justgeo
Love to push him down major stairs onto subway tracks (with train pulling in)!
Metro135
Cawthorn is so stupid he apparently doesn’t realize that disabled people were one of the first groups that Hitler murdered, mostly in traveling gas vans. They were deemed “useless” to the Reich.
KyleMichelSullivan
If nothing is done about people like him, now, he will be the emblematic face of America in 6 years, and the country will be breaking apart. No question in my mind.
When California, Oregon and Washington State break away, the tax money going to his pathetic little state will drop by a third. If the Mid-Atlantic and New England states follow, it will drop another third, and they will blame everyone but themselves for it.
This is not going to end well unless drastic steps are taken by Democrats to put an end to him, Greene, Boebert, Hawley, Cruz, Gaetz, Jordan and the like. First step? A law outlawing gerrymandering and having Congressional and State districts drawn up by non-politicians. NOW!
cuteguy
He hides behind his looks, young age and disability. But a spade is a spade. He is no better than that other cun£ Majorie Redneck Greene. They are truly deplorable. Hillary was right and the Dems were wrong for abandoning her after her so called loss. I do agree with an old Trump tweet, we MUST get rid of the electoral college!!!
missvamp
i’ve just started reporting all these hacks for abuse, spam, fake news & it’s so rewarding! LOL
missvamp
i’ve just started reporting all these hacks for abuse, spam, fake news & it’s so rewarding! LOL
Karlis
I have to wonder if Queerty would pay as much attention to this wanna-be Nazi if he wasn’t as good looking as he is. I’m not making any excuses for the wanna-be Nazi, please understand, but he is handsome.
DCFarmboy
First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for the Catholics, and I did not speak out — because I was Protestant.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
–Rev. Martin Niemöller
don’t forget it
Kevan1
Both he and Majorie Greene need to be removed from office. One should not have look beyond their noses to find multiple reasons to discharge these idiots from office. They are both an embarrassment to our country and haters of our Democracy.