Hawley Blasted For Using Woody Guthrie’s Song Title

The Kansas City Star reports:

Sen. Josh Hawley referenced Woody Guthrie last week when he sponsored a bill to prevent people associated with the Chinese Communist Party from owning U.S. farmland and called it the “This Land is Our Land Act.” But the family of one of America’s most revered folk singers wasn’t exactly thrilled.

“In this particular case, the co-opting or parodying of the lyric by those not aligned with Woody’s lyrics – i.e. misrepresentation by autocrats, racists, white nationalists, anti-labor, insurrectionists, etc. – is not condoned,” daughter Nora Guthrie wrote in an email.

“We do not consider Josh Hawley in any way a representative of Woody’s values therefore we would never endorse or approve of his reference to Woody’s lyrics.”

Read the full article. Guthrie also once penned a tune denouncing his landlord, “old man” Fred Trump.

“We do not consider Josh Hawley in any way a representative of Woody’s values therefore we would never endorse or approve of his reference to Woody’s lyrics.” https://t.co/IjtjcLRzs9

— The Kansas City Star (@KCStar) March 13, 2023