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RandySF

(58,911 posts)
Sat Jun 8, 2019, 03:47 PM Jun 2019

2 former state senators found dead in Arkansas and Oklahoma within days

(CNN)Lawmakers in Arkansas and Oklahoma are mourning the loss of two former state senators who were found dead in their homes within a span of two days.

In Arkansas, this week's fatal shooting of former Republican state Sen. Linda Collins-Smith is being investigated as a homicide, authorities said.

In Oklahoma, former state Sen. Jonathan Nichols was found dead from a gunshot in his home in Norman, about 20 miles from Oklahoma City, according to police.

Authorities have not provided additional details on the apparently unrelated deaths. Investigations are under way in both states.


https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/08/us/senators-killed-oklahoma-arkansas/index.html

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2 former state senators found dead in Arkansas and Oklahoma within days (Original Post) RandySF Jun 2019 OP
Lots of idiots blaming this on Clinton and the Deep State. OliverQ Jun 2019 #1
You also noticed that whenever a political figure dies, people have been trained to think: CLINTON SkatmanRoth Jun 2019 #2
 

OliverQ

(3,363 posts)
1. Lots of idiots blaming this on Clinton and the Deep State.
Sat Jun 8, 2019, 03:56 PM
Jun 2019

If there were a Deep State, they'd likely be targeting people like McConnell, Nunes, Meadows, Jordan, etc. Not 2 no-name state senators from Arkansas.

SkatmanRoth

(843 posts)
2. You also noticed that whenever a political figure dies, people have been trained to think: CLINTON
Sat Jun 8, 2019, 07:47 PM
Jun 2019

The right wing haters have been cultivating this narrative since 1991. It has gotten to the point where the thought process is automatic - politically connected dead person = CLINTON.

Now that media companies like Youtube and Twitter are taking action to stop haters from engaging in tactics like this, the haters immediately proclaim 'censorship' and say they are unfairly being deplatformed. These haters have brought it on themselves.

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