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Interesting enough, this was not the first time Hollings had been accused of anti-Semitism. He had once called Howard Metzenbaum "the Senator from B'Nai B'rith on the floor."<ref>http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/811459/posts</ref> Hollings had been criticized by the [[open-source]] community due to his strict legislative activity with regard to [[copyright]] law (and alleged financial ties to [[Disney]]).<ref>http://www.linux.com/archive/feature/17027</ref>

Interesting enough, this was not the first time Hollings had been accused of anti-Semitism. He had once called Howard Metzenbaum "the Senator from B'Nai B'rith on the floor."<ref>http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/811459/posts</ref> Hollings had been criticized by the [[open-source]] community due to his strict legislative activity with regard to [[copyright]] law (and alleged financial ties to [[Disney]]).<ref>http://www.linux.com/archive/feature/17027</ref>

Some [[leftists]] who promote the [[party switch myth]] try to paint Hollings, among a number of Southern Democrats, as having been "conservative". While he was ''[[fiscal conservatism|fiscally]]'' conservative, Hollings was moderately liberal/progressive on social issues.<ref>McFadden, Robert D. (April 6, 2019). [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/06/obituaries/ernest-hollings-dead.html Ernest Hollings, 97, a South Carolina Senator Who Evolved, Is Dead]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved May 22, 2021.</ref>

Some [[leftists]] who promote the [[party switch myth]] try to paint Hollings, among a number of Southern Democrats, as having been "conservative". While he was ''[[fiscal conservatism|fiscally]]'' conservative, Hollings was a moderate liberal/progressive on social issues.<ref>McFadden, Robert D. (April 6, 2019). [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/06/obituaries/ernest-hollings-dead.html Ernest Hollings, 97, a South Carolina Senator Who Evolved, Is Dead]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved May 22, 2021.</ref>

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