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Ponietz

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Thu May 28, 2020, 11:24 AM May 2020

Cowboys for Trump leader calls for Democratic leaders to be executed [View all]

Source: Santa Fe New Mexican

Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin has again stirred an outcry over his fiery political rhetoric — this time for saying certain Democratic governors should be executed for treason.

Griffin, who founded the group Cowboys for Trump, also told the Daily Beast on Tuesday that anti-lockdown protesters might be justified in using violence.

During the interview, published Wednesday, Griffin said top Democrats, such as Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, are traitors who deserve the death penalty. Both governors have imposed restrictions to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.

“You get to pick your poison: You either go before a firing squad, or you get the end of the rope,” Griffin told the Daily Beast.

Read more: https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/cowboys-for-trump-leader-calls-for-democratic-leaders-to-be-executed/article_017dba42-a066-11ea-bac0-efd8a4e0120e.html

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I used to watch the PBR LakeArenal May 2020 #1
"fiery political rhetoric" hibbing May 2020 #2
Like "Cut the tall trees" was rhetoric alphafemale May 2020 #23
Well now that he's outed himself- Historic NY May 2020 #3
... let's lock him up! nt pazzyanne May 2020 #4
Yeah, he's a real American PJMcK May 2020 #5
Cowboys for Trump leader Otero County, NM, Commissioner Couy Griffin left-of-center2012 May 2020 #6
Look at that hat..................a real ...........co boy..........💩.. turbinetree May 2020 #9
How is he still in office? lark May 2020 #7
Please don't google Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin because his home page an email comes up. Botany May 2020 #8
Help me understand something. Scarsdale May 2020 #12
If it's this easy to call for leaders to be executed how hard will it be to call for the followers jalan48 May 2020 #10
I think Russian sympathizers like Griffin should be tried for treason and executed. roamer65 May 2020 #11
These stories go together... keithbvadu2 May 2020 #13
Make your move, asshole. hadEnuf May 2020 #14
Pretty much what I was thinking. HotTeaBag May 2020 #30
Unfortunately people who are like that understand only one thing: hadEnuf May 2020 #31
WHOA, stop that dumbfuckery right now please! Brainfodder May 2020 #15
Got kicked in the head once too often Warpy May 2020 #16
this rhetoric cannot be tolerated coming from elected "leaders" RussBLib May 2020 #17
OK, now the WHORES FOR TRUMP need to step up and be counted. not_the_one May 2020 #18
Needs to be arrested for terroristic threats. sinkingfeeling May 2020 #19
This is not "fiery political rhetoric." CrispyQ May 2020 #20
+1 Tommymac May 2020 #26
"You either go before a firing squad, or you get the end of the rope" Grokenstein May 2020 #21
Such "very fine people".... lastlib May 2020 #22
His dad was also a County Commissioner from Catron County a truly MarcA May 2020 #24
Nice guy. marble falls May 2020 #25
The whole county has 67,000 people.. less than an average suburb in Chicago Area..or Stuart G May 2020 #27
Can he be charged for inciting? question everything May 2020 #28
Boy there's a demographic you really want in your corner... BlueIdaho May 2020 #29
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