Herrington: Kustoff, Blackburn and Hagerty denounce the violence; they must also renounce the lies behind it
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., arrives for a Republican policy luncheon on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in Washington. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP file)
Chris Herrington
Chris Herrington has covered the Memphis Grizzlies, in one way or another, since the franchise’s second season in Memphis, while also writing about music, movies, food and civic life. As far as he knows, he’s the only member of the Professional Basketball Writers Association who is also a member of a film critics group and has also voted in national music critic polls for Rolling Stone and the Village Voice (RIP). He and his wife have two kids and, for reasons that sometimes elude him, three dogs.
It was not a question of whether Blackburn or Hagerty or Kustoff would stand with Bernie Sanders or Joe Biden or Mitt Romney. Would they even be willing to stand with Mitch McConnell? None of them wanted what happened on Wednesday afternoon, but they all helped prepare the stage.
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