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DYLAN SCOTT JUNE 24, 2014, 3:13 PM EDT
At least one GOP official in Arkansas thinks Hillary Clinton would receive a rather chilly welcome as a 2016 presidential candidate in her adoptive home state.
"She'd probably get shot at the state line," 2nd Congressional District party chairman Johnny Rhoda told U.S. News. When pressed that Clinton would likely still enjoy some level of affection in the state where her husband Bill served as governor for 10-plus years, Rhoda held firm.
"Nobody has any affection for her," he said. "The majority don't."
A May 2014 poll from Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling showed Clinton leading former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Sen. Rand Paul among Arkansas voters in potential 2016 match-ups -- though she did trail former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee by three percentage points.
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UPDATE:
Arkansas GOPer: Saying Hillary Would 'Get Shot' Wasn't Meant As A Threat
DYLAN SCOTT JUNE 24, 2014, 5:21 PM EDT
The Arkansas GOP official who reportedly said that Hillary Clinton would "probably get shot" if she entered the state as a presidential candidate asserted on Tuesday that he had been taken out of context.
"That comment was taken way out of context," 2nd Congressional District party chairman Johnny Rhoda told Business Insider about the U.S. News report on his remarks. "It certainly was not meant in a threatening or hostile way at all. It was just a comment. Perhaps I used the wrong word."
"It was completely blown out of proportion," he added. The U.S. News reporter who reported Rhoda's initial quote, David Catanese, wasn't having it.
"Oh, yes, 'taken out of context,'" Catanese told Business Insider in an email. "As in -- taken out of our on-the-record conversation and into print."
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(51,920 posts)didn't some republican jerk make a similar comment about bill back when he was president?
better wear a bullet-proof vest or something like that?
LeftofObama
(4,243 posts)He said something to the effect that if Bill Clinton came to his state he better bring body guards. The Secret Service paid him a visit and let him know in no uncertain terms that President Clinton has a huge detail of body guards. I think Mr. Helms later retracted his statement and said he didn't mean it the way it sounded.
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(51,920 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)He had a lot of illnesses that plagued him, slowed him up, and made him miserable at the end.
It was sort of like all of his meanness was coming back at him.
C Moon
(12,182 posts)Beacool
(30,243 posts)It was prophetic........
DonViejo
(60,536 posts)and sadly, it was all too prophetic. I see those prophecies again, about the President and Hillary Clinton.
BootinUp
(46,852 posts)No dumbshit, you forgot to check with someone that had a brain first before opening yer yap.
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fantase56
(439 posts)snicker
Cha
(295,543 posts)lexx21
(321 posts)So what would the correct word be sir? Perforated? Given a lead injection? Smoked? Just what is the current redneck colloquialism that would be proper in describing the assassination of a political figure?
I am never left lacking amazement at the stupidity of right wingers.
tclambert
(11,077 posts)or perhaps I used the wrong word.
cntrygrl
(356 posts)ask that twit Sarah Palin .... cross-hairs on various photo's which included Gabby Giffords.
Beacool
(30,243 posts)Gabby Giffords.
maddiemom
(5,106 posts)WTF is this widespread use of violent images and references to SHOOTING those you disagree with that has become so prevalent, so shamelessly, part of Republican commentary? Back in the day, FDR and JFK had some vicious opponents, but they usually bandied their hatred about among the like-minded. No one publicly felt free to make the downright treasonous statements constantly made today about Obama. Please, someone give me a few "like" remarks ever made by Democrats about their opponents. I don't mean some local, small town Democrat, if there might be some rare instance.
sinkingfeeling
(51,201 posts)P.S. Told my son to report it to the Secret Service when he texted me about the comment this morning.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)Hello?
demigoddess
(6,637 posts)If I spoke about shooting a republican candidate, he'd probably call the FBI.
AlinPA
(15,071 posts)The crazy runs the GOP now and their M.O. will include the use of "2nd amendment solutions". It is looking like they may hate her more than they hated Obama at this stage in the last presidential election.
maindawg
(1,151 posts)What this asshole meant was that he 'hopes' some one shoots her. It was a Freudian slip.
You will hear a louder and louder call for violence from the tea terrorist as time goes by. They will be in full melt down mode before Christmas2015.
I edited this post to state that this guy should be arrested and charged with making a threat and that would put his ass on nat tv.It would bring this very important issue to the front. Its just another example of dog whistle terrorism.
MADem
(135,425 posts)What an ass.
valerief
(53,235 posts)Takket
(21,353 posts)This losers blood will boil when he sees how many people show up to welcome her
TacoD
(581 posts)Beacool
(30,243 posts)joshcryer
(62,265 posts)Or that the people should force him to resign.
Looks like Clinton's connections are already making waves.
klook
(12,131 posts)Somehow that cracks me up.
What, not a used car salesman? Probably has patent medicine sales in either his past or future, too.
Hestia
(3,818 posts)what a stooge
liberal N proud
(60,289 posts)What a pile of bull
catbyte
(34,123 posts)if it "wasn't a threat"? These ignorant, hateful, violent pieces of crap need to be held accountable for their violent talk, spewing their BS "Second Amendment solutions", etc., etc., etc. They learned NOTHING from Las Vegas. I am also so sick and tired of their lame, CYA "I was taken out of context" bullshit. Nothing, as far as I can see, was "taken out of context.
B Calm
(28,762 posts)LiberalLovinLug
(14,144 posts)They really do have no shame.