Oklahoma lawmaker says Facebook call for Clinton's execution was sarcasm

[TexasTowelie]

SALLISAW — State Rep. John Bennett, a Sallisaw Republican seeking re-election next week, appeared to call for the execution of Hillary Clinton in a recent Facebook post.

Bennett wrote, “2 words … firing squad,” in a Tuesday night post that included a link to a conservative blog criticizing Clinton for the 2012 deaths of American officials in Benghazi.

In a text message to The Oklahoman, Bennett said his comments were intended to be sarcastic, but he also said he believed Clinton had committed treason, a crime punishable by death.

“She has committed nothing less than treason by leaving fellow Americans to die in Benghazi,” Bennett said. “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.”

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[Panich52]

1. Traitors are historically executed, so his claim of sarcasm

is rather undermined by his vitriol & charges. He should be impeached.

[Beartracks]

2. Pshaw. If anyone but Hillary had been Sec of State....

.... at that time, we wouldn't even be having this conversation, Bennett.

Interestimg he says, "If anyone else had done that..." when Hillary didn't even do "that" which these committees have been trying to pin on her during all these years and millions of taxpayer dollars.

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[shraby]

3. Just goes to prove that conservatives don't understand sarcasm

or they wouldn't try to call their vile words sarcasm. I for one am not buying his excuse.

[JoePhilly]

6. I hope he gets a "sarcastic" body cavity search by the ...

... the secret service.

[WDIM]

7. Hillary is very unpopular in Oklahoma

Yet Trump represents everything the "bible belt" is suppose to be against. I don't see how the Christian right can support Trump at all.

But of course people who claim to be Christian are also calling for the death of fellow human beings. They need to spend a little more time reading what Jesus said.