Ag Commissioner Sid Miller likes 'get a rope' comment regarding Sen. Cory Booker

AUSTIN — Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller liked a comment on his Facebook page that called for getting “a rope” to handle his Democratic opponent, Kim Olson, and an African-American U.S. Senator in an apparent reference to lynching.

The comment came in response to a Facebook post Miller made about Olson appearing in a picture with New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, a Democrat. Miller’s post painted Olson as a liberal “out-of-touch with the majority of Texans.”

Miller’s campaign said the comment from a Facebook fan, which read, “Get a rope. Or just vote straight ticket Republican,” was a throwback to Pace Picante salsa commercials from three decades ago. Miller’s was one of 20 likes on the comment.

“Sid Miller doesn’t have a racist bone in his body,” said Todd Smith, Miller’s campaign spokesman, who said the comment reflected Miller’s feeling that liberal, “Yankee” values are out of touch in Texas.

But others disagreed, including the Texas Democratic Party.

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