Florida politician running for office calls for execution of President Obama

Mail Online ^ | 22 January 2014 | Daily Mail Reporter

[Windflier]

A Florida man running for a seat in the state legislature is standing behind a Tweet where he wrote 'It's time to arrest the President and 'hang him high.'

Josh Black says he did not expect all the attention he got over his Tweet. He's says he's Tweeted negatively about the President before and he's not backing down on his opinions.

'I know that we don't use hanging as a method of execution here in the U.S. anymore, so be it. Whatever method is applicable for the situation, I just want justice to be served,' said the candidate.

Black says he was having a Twitter conversation with others who oppose many of the President's actions.

In regards to deadly drone strikes against US citizens in the middle east, Black wrote, 'I'm past impeachment. It's time to arrest and hang him high.'

His tweet, where Black agreed with someone who said the president should be 'hung high,' came from anger over a 2011 drone strike that killed Anwar al-Awalki, an American-born al Qaeda planner in Yemen.

Al-Awlaki's son died soon after in a strike officials later admitted was a mistake.

(snip)

'When you say something you got to own it. And I said what I said, and I'm gonna own it,' Black said.

Despite of all the negative attention, he is still continuing his campaign for the State House as a Republican candidate.

[Windflier]

Full title: 'It’s time to arrest and hang him high': Florida politician running for office calls for execution of President Obama on his Facebook and Twitter accounts

[Windflier]

Interesting angle — this is a black guy running as a Republican and saying these things about Obama.

No wonder he’s getting so much attention.

[matthew fuller]

Where can I send a check?

[ETL]

Benghazi?

18 U.S. Code § 2381 - Treason
Current through Pub. L. 113-65.

Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.

http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2381

[Still Thinking]

Since the left has all the stones, if we start executing POTI, it’ll be all the Republicans that get it.

[onyx]

WOW!

[sickoflibs]

RE :”A Florida man running for a seat in the state legislature is standing behind a Tweet where he wrote ‘It's time to arrest the President and ‘hang him high.’

Entertaining but if he was running for federal office I would hope he would know that its not legal to arrest a sitting POTUS, nor is it practical.

[South40]

'It's time to arrest the President and 'hang him high.'

That comment is way out of line. You have to have a trial first.

[digger48]

They keep pushing the idea that he originally wrote the tweet.

As I understand it, he merely re-tweeted it and agreed with the sentiment.

[matthew fuller]

I think that “fast and furious” qualifies- Considering the admitted deaths of one or two US LEO’s, plus several hundred Mexican citizens. As well as Benghazi. And then there are the twentynine or so members of Seal Team Six. (That would include the vice idiot Joe Biden as well.)

[Windflier]

That comment is way out of line. You have to have a trial first.

;-)

[2ndDivisionVet]

Someone has to be an “early adopter.”

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

digger48:" They keep pushing the idea that he originally wrote the tweet.
As I understand it, he merely re-tweeted it and agreed with the sentiment."

That is correct !!
Obviously, he wants to go to the "Happy Valley FEMA CAMP", even if he speaks the truth .
Obummer can't accept, or speak the truth , and he has the " JUST-US" Department to back him up !

[Nervous Tick]

Why, that scoundrel...

...say, does he have bumper stickers? Where can I get me one? :-)

[right way right]

This guy is definitely off the plantation.

[Windflier]

...say, does he have bumper stickers? Where can I get me one? :-)

Dunno, but I'll bet his campaign fund is growing like mad right now.

[Windflier]

I would hope he would know that its not legal to arrest a sitting POTUS, nor is it practical.

Oh dear me, perish the thought! (clutching pearls...)

[Windflier]

This guy is definitely off the plantation.

Waaaay long gone...

[Marcella]

This man could be arrested and tried for threatening the life of the president. Maybe he will escape that fate by being black, but I wouldn’t count on it.

[Jack Hydrazine]

“Interesting angle — this is a black guy running as a Republican and saying these things about Obama.”

Is he black enough to criticize like Bo Snerdly?

Is he being called a racist if they don’t know he’s black?