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live love laugh

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10. Blagojevich is not Trump--$$$ or not.

Reply to Caliman73 (Reply #3)

Wed Feb 19, 2020, 06:27 PM

Feb 2020

He has a decent family and isn’t a known rapist or philanderer. Some of the charges against him were politically motivated and the sentence was excessive in relation to the actual “crime”.

The “lock them up” mentality is barbaric—people seem to just want people to stay in jail literally forever. The concept of punishment fitting crime is lost.

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So Blagojevich thinks he was politically persecuted? [View all] imanamerican63 Feb 2020 OP

Of course he does. He's crooked. dchill Feb 2020 #1

He's also a 2naSalit Feb 2020 #8

Maybe he had a bad childhood. dchill Feb 2020 #12

IMHO most people just out of prison kacekwl Feb 2020 #13

GUILTY ON 17 COUNTS OF CORRUPTION spanone Feb 2020 #2

No, 12 charges. former9thward Feb 2020 #11

Of course he thinks that. Blagojevich is the poor man's Trump. Caliman73 Feb 2020 #3

Blagojevich is not Trump--$$$ or not. live love laugh Feb 2020 #10

Watch him go to work for Trump's campaign. TheCowsCameHome Feb 2020 #4

Probably part of the deal. Arkansas Granny Feb 2020 #7

+1 2naSalit Feb 2020 #9

So, some dumb idget will give him a job paying zillions n/t Backseat Driver Feb 2020 #5

they will brazen out MFM008 Feb 2020 #6