Oklahoma GOPer Says Hillary Clinton Deserves 'Firing Squad'

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo

An Republican lawmaker in Oklahoma on Tuesday appeared to call for Hillary Clinton’s assassination in a Facebook post, a remark he later brushed off as just sarcasm.

The Oklahoman reported that State Rep. John Bennett (R) wrote “2 words … firing squad” in the post, which linked to a conservative blog criticizing Clinton for the deaths of four Americans in the 2012 Benghazi attacks.

The paper reported that Bennett sent them a text message saying the post was meant to be sarcastic, but also that Clinton “has committed nothing less than treason by leaving fellow Americans to die in Benghazi.”

“If anyone else had done that they would be charged with treason and thrown under the jail at a minimum, and a firing squad likely,” he wrote to the Oklahoman.

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[Farmgirl1961]

1. I swear -- every single friggin' public figure that talks like this

continues to incite violence. This madness must stop!!!!!!!!!!!

And yes....I am concerned!

[Initech]

2. Sigh... we wonder why the rest of the world is laughing at us.

[Docreed2003]

3. This is what happens...

When a loudmouthed, blowhard, bigot who's only solution to anything is violent push back is validated as a serious candidate by the media. It has allowed this type of scum to say whatever they want and they can write it off as sarcasm, without any consequences. It's disgusting what is being allowed and promoted from the right.

[bucolic_frolic]

4. I LOVE how these guys so respect civil rights, due process, jury trials

Achtung! I alone will decide! Firing squad!

[EV_Ares]

5. Actually if anyone else wrote something like this guy they would be investigated as he

should. Where the hell is all this going? Almost daily now these & many of them are elected officials on the right call for the death of Dems. Just the other day a US Senator was doing this.

When is someone going to put a stop to this stuff?

[moreland01]

6. Under G.W. Bush . . .

13 attacks on embassies and 66 deaths (Politifact). Firing Squads? Zero.

[Laffy Kat]

9. Why are so many GOPers hateful?

There are strong emotions on both sides, but you don't here Democratic voters saying things like this.

[smirkymonkey]

12. No, you don't. We are nothing like them. They are filled with so much hatred and bigotry.

Most Democrats are motivated by empathy and hopefulness. I can't ever see us sinking that low.

[NastyRiffraff]

10. Republicans have been building up to this for decades

Inciting violence, calling for assassination of a public figure, and ACTUAL violence on people who dare to disagree with them. They only needed Trump to give them permission to say it out loud. No more dog-whistles.

[milestogo]

11. The party of hate.

[dalton99]

13. Vile bloodthirsty assholes.

[roamer65]

14. Oh...the uses of a good 2x4.

[sinkingfeeling]

16. Then what was it that Bush/Cheney committed?

[Feeling the Bern]

17. Two words. . .eat shit!

Oops. I meant it as sarcasm!

Actually, I didn't.

[yuiyoshida]

18. ARE ALL THESE scumbag Republicans whiny little babies??

I think wittle Jonny Needs a bottle and a nap!!!