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meadowlander

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9. Sympathy for other publicity whores?

Reply to liberalla (Reply #7)

Thu Dec 24, 2020, 05:30 PM

Dec 2020

Alternately, bribery. Let's see how the indictments shape up.

Just from memory that whole thing was like 10 years ago and they got ridiculously short custodial sentences - like less than six months with alternate weeks off so the kids didn't have to go into foster care of something like that.

What's the point of pardoning someone who's been out of jail for almost a decade and probably isn't even on probation anymore?

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US parents in bizarre 'balloon boy' hoax granted pardon [View all] turbinetree Dec 2020 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author tonedevil Dec 2020 #1

Is Jared Polis a grifter? Why do you think so? onenote Dec 2020 #4

The Balloon Boy parents? tonedevil Dec 2020 #6

What disturbed me most about that whole episode was that poor kid... Dave Starsky Dec 2020 #8

I think it was more fear of his father MustLoveBeagles Dec 2020 #20

My husband called it as soon as I opened up the story for him. shrike3 Dec 2020 #14

Jared Polis, who issued the pardon, is the Democratic Governor of Colorado Celerity Dec 2020 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author tonedevil Dec 2020 #12

there was no question asked, you were reply number one, straight to the OP Celerity Dec 2020 #13

Fine I shouldn't try to comment when I'm also at work. tonedevil Dec 2020 #16

I don't know what Polis was thinking BadDog40 Dec 2020 #2

all I can say is "Why?" liberalla Dec 2020 #7

Sympathy for other publicity whores? meadowlander Dec 2020 #9

Jared Polis, who issued the pardon, is the Democratic Governor of Colorado Celerity Dec 2020 #11

Wow, twice in one thread. Kingofalldems Dec 2020 #17

Rod Blagojevich was a Democrat too. What's your point? meadowlander Dec 2020 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity Dec 2020 #19

You literally called Polis, the Democratic Governor of CO either a bribe taker or a publicity whore. Celerity Dec 2020 #21

What's your explanation for pardoning balloon boy's parents ten years after they've already served meadowlander Dec 2020 #22

I am sure there is a valid reason and will wait to hear it. I will never smear a sitting Dem Celerity Dec 2020 #23

I agree. Odd choice to make. n/t shrike3 Dec 2020 #15

i'm curious why they are more worthy of having their record clearded than any other criminal? Takket Dec 2020 #3

Diarrhea Donny has really set the tone with this whole pardon thing Blue Owl Dec 2020 #5