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sharedvalues

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11. The president is a racist.

Fri Aug 25, 2017, 08:38 PM

Aug 2017

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Arpaio is too old to have gotten much jail time, and probably would have gotten probation.

But this pardon means the president is a racist.

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The pardon of Arapio is a disgrace to this nation. [View all] madaboutharry Aug 2017 OP

Arpaio hasn't even been sentenced yet. panader0 Aug 2017 #1

Accepting The Pardon Is An Admission Of Guilt....nt global1 Aug 2017 #4

That's true. Somebody ought to mention that to Trump and Arpaio. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2017 #53

Actually, Ford pardoned Nixon before he was charge with a crime. imanamerican63 Aug 2017 #31

No, it isn't. It's possible to pardon someone who The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2017 #51

And yet, I believe, it's an admission of guilt. dchill Aug 2017 #58

Burdick v. United States Jake Stern Aug 2017 #65

A CAT 4 bearing down MFM008 Aug 2017 #2

Trump needs to be removed from office. Period. I don't care how. mnhtnbb Aug 2017 #3

+1,000,000 and I am getting sick of calling my Senators livetohike Aug 2017 #5

No kidding! I'm running out of unique material. Pacifist Patriot Aug 2017 #74

Seriously! True_Blue Aug 2017 #78

He is blatantly supporting a racist. I am so disgusted. Glimmer of Hope Aug 2017 #6

You know what's disgusting? johnp3907 Aug 2017 #14

Worse. The president IS a racist. sharedvalues Aug 2017 #15

I would caution against making this a central issue LittleBlue Aug 2017 #7

There are many central issues, and this is one of them. Arpaio is NOT a distraction, the so-called still_one Aug 2017 #29

The average voter can only focus on one or two things at once LittleBlue Aug 2017 #35

I agree. SergeStorms Aug 2017 #62

Exactly. Completely agree. Focus on the message that influences voters LittleBlue Aug 2017 #68

This isn't "buffoonery", this is about CIVIL RIGHTS, and that is a major still_one Aug 2017 #71

Wasting your energy..... SergeStorms Aug 2017 #73

This is a civil rights issue. radius777 Aug 2017 #8

+ struggle4progress Aug 2017 #12

The president is a racist. sharedvalues Aug 2017 #13

and that is a major issue still_one Aug 2017 #72

It truly is. lpbk2713 Aug 2017 #9

I am livid! Delphinus Aug 2017 #10

You put my thoughts into words. Thanks. Bradshaw3 Aug 2017 #32

And........... MyOwnPeace Aug 2017 #37

Agree SCVDem Aug 2017 #38

I would totally move 2 blocks over just to have him as my Rep. OliverQ Aug 2017 #55

The president is a racist. sharedvalues Aug 2017 #11

It is more than just a disgrace. It drops us into a Constitutional Crisis. Stonepounder Aug 2017 #16

The Supreme Court ruled in 1925 that the presidential pardon power applies to criminal contempt onenote Aug 2017 #48

I'd go a step further and say it's an act of war. Initech Aug 2017 #52

There are no words to express my disgust. smirkymonkey Aug 2017 #17

arapio is disgusting, and so is trump mdbl Aug 2017 #18

Pigs rebe303 Aug 2017 #49

And the timing makes it worse. TNNurse Aug 2017 #19

The timing - it was planned! MyOwnPeace Aug 2017 #40

He wanted it to be part of a late Friday news dump, hurricane was a bonus to distract people MrPurple Aug 2017 #43

K&R... spanone Aug 2017 #20

This fake prez is a disgrace to the nation. BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #21

fake prez is right ailsagirl Aug 2017 #46

I've been ashamed of my country since... paleotn Aug 2017 #22

Putin tiptonic Aug 2017 #23

Self-destructive nod to shrinking base Juliusseizure Aug 2017 #24

Let's all throw up shenmue Aug 2017 #25

A group puke! greatauntoftriplets Aug 2017 #26

Amen shenmue Aug 2017 #30

Here's the statement from Phoenix mayor, Greg Stanton DesertRat Aug 2017 #27

This Pardon Brought to You By the "Law and Order Adminisration". oasis Aug 2017 #28

Trump Is A Racist... LovingA2andMI Aug 2017 #33

And it's all to piss off liberals, because that's what Fox News told them. Initech Aug 2017 #34

Cowardly, too, to pull this shit when weekend news bandwidth is all-hurricane... VOX Aug 2017 #36

All who committed treason along with him will be pardoned and the GOP Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #39

Trump pardoned him because of Arpaio's racism. hay rick Aug 2017 #41

Smell that? Its the Racist Republican party Deb Aug 2017 #42

I wish people would stop blaming only Trump Perseus Aug 2017 #44

Republicans are contaminated with Trump. madaboutharry Aug 2017 #50

YEP Cosmocat Aug 2017 #56

It's only a foretaste, methinks, of the future ailsagirl Aug 2017 #45

Makes perfect sense SCantiGOP Aug 2017 #47

It is a slap in the faces of our nation, the constitution, Enoki33 Aug 2017 #54

Does the pardon only pertain to past crimes? lordsummerisle Aug 2017 #57

It's why Trump was put there. Turbineguy Aug 2017 #59

that's why I was pretty sure he would do it. Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #60

Trump is a disgrace to this nation. SergeStorms Aug 2017 #61

The slave master is pleased Blue Owl Aug 2017 #63

Donate to AZ Democrats as a protest? More_Cowbell Aug 2017 #64

It is BUT Jake Stern Aug 2017 #66

The GOP spent eight years trying to scorch the earth to hamper Obama, and now we fishwax Aug 2017 #67

Racist act. Lifelong Protester Aug 2017 #69

Drilling deeper into his drooling, brain-dead base. Buns_of_Fire Aug 2017 #70

And everyone targeted by Mueller sighed in relief, alfredo Aug 2017 #75

If pardons become agent orange's MO, the Supremes must shut him down. ancianita Aug 2017 #76

The biggest disgrace lsewpershad Aug 2017 #77

And gives not a shit about the damage! RiverStone Aug 2017 #79