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{{Cquote|''"when the debate veers into anti-Jewish stereotyping, it is tantamount to scapegoating and an appeal to ethnic hatred...Regardless of whether one feels that America's war on Iraq was justified, the charge that it is being fought by the U.S. on behalf of Israel grossly misrepresents the legitimate U.S. interests that are involved in the debate."'' <ref>[http://www.adl.org/PresRele/ASUS_12/4496_12.htm Anti-Semitism: USA, ADL Urges Senator Hollings to Disavow Statements on Jews and the Iraq War], ADL Press Release, New York, 14 May 2004.</ref>}}

{{Cquote|''"when the debate veers into anti-Jewish stereotyping, it is tantamount to scapegoating and an appeal to ethnic hatred...Regardless of whether one feels that America's war on Iraq was justified, the charge that it is being fought by the U.S. on behalf of Israel grossly misrepresents the legitimate U.S. interests that are involved in the debate."'' <ref>[http://www.adl.org/PresRele/ASUS_12/4496_12.htm Anti-Semitism: USA, ADL Urges Senator Hollings to Disavow Statements on Jews and the Iraq War], ADL Press Release, New York, 14 May 2004.</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>

Interestingly 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 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><ref>Schram, Martin (January 5, 1983). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1983/01/05/the-other-fritz-in-the-running-for-1984-after-a-shaky-star/264c6fdb-127b-4247-ae2c-7b4b6572fe3c/ The 'Other Fritz' In the Running For 1984 After A Shaky Star]. ''The Washington Post''. 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><ref>Schram, Martin (January 5, 1983). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1983/01/05/the-other-fritz-in-the-running-for-1984-after-a-shaky-star/264c6fdb-127b-4247-ae2c-7b4b6572fe3c/ The 'Other Fritz' In the Running For 1984 After A Shaky Star]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved May 22, 2021.</ref>