(Thomas Johnson/The Washington Post)A Mississippi state lawmaker is under fire after calling for the lynching of leaders who supported the recent removal of Confederate monuments in Louisiana. In an effort to express my passion for preserving all historical monuments, I acknowledge the word “lynched” was wrong. Earlier Monday, Oliver was not reachable at his office in the Mississippi State Capitol and did not immediately respond to questions sent by email. Oliver’s comments were offensive, do not represent the Mississippi Republican Party and have no place in our public discourse,” Mississippi Republican Party Chairman Joe Nosef said in a statement to Mississippi Today. State Rep. Jeramey Anderson called Oliver’s statement “a shame.”I strongly condemn the statement by my colleague Rep. Karl Oliver—it's hateful, offensive and ignorant.

Source: Washington Post May 22, 2017 14:59 UTC