Bill Clinton put a lobotomy patient to death to look tough on crime in 1992. (Reply #5)

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Fri May 29, 2015, 06:24 PM

NYC_SKP (68,644 posts)

5. Bill Clinton put a lobotomy patient to death to look tough on crime in 1992.

I vowed right that moment to never support him or any among his family.

Despicable.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Ray_Rector

That his wife would run on a crime and punishment plank doesn't surprise me.

Neither does it surprise me that, depending upon her audience, she would waffle on it.

"We don't know who this candidate is, and we can't afford to find out." ™

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85 replies	Author	Time	Post
The Clinton legacy: How “tough-on-crime” politics built the world’s largest prison system [View all]	BrotherIvan	May 2015	OP
Looks like all of the safety net money cut went straight to the prison industry.	bravenak	May 2015	#1
Now we're talking actual policy	BrotherIvan	May 2015	#2
I'm left wondering how many donations were handed out by the for profit prison industry.	bravenak	May 2015	#3
Candidates should be heavily vetted	BrotherIvan	May 2015	#19
I agree.	bravenak	May 2015	#23
And it has been	VanillaRhapsody	May 2015	#77
Remember how we were talking yesterday that it would be interesting to see what Sanders has to say	BrotherIvan	May 2015	#21
Good!	bravenak	May 2015	#24
Only if they have to	BrotherIvan	May 2015	#25
They better.	bravenak	May 2015	#26
I don't	hootinholler	May 2015	#80
Excellent!	TM99	May 2015	#65
And you were right that it ties into what he is talking about all along	BrotherIvan	May 2015	#67
Exactly!	TM99	May 2015	#68
I did not agree with some of his policies,	PRB	May 2015	#28
Of course rapists and murderers should be in jail.	bravenak	May 2015	#37
I don't see where	PRB	May 2015	#42
It was the crime bill.	bravenak	May 2015	#45
^^This!^^	BrotherIvan	May 2015	#50
Yes, I would like to see other links.	PRB	May 2015	#61
Here are a few.	bravenak	May 2015	#70
I'm looking for first hand sources	PRB	May 2015	#71
First hand like interviews with the lifers?	bravenak	May 2015	#74
Perhaps, just a middling of reading would help to clarify	nadinbrzezinski	May 2015	#47
I am not going to argue with stats.	PRB	May 2015	#63
Actually three strikes could lock somebody up	nadinbrzezinski	May 2015	#64
I already said I don't agree with the stealing pizza thing.	PRB	May 2015	#72
Fit yourself	nadinbrzezinski	May 2015	#73
This is a VERY important post/issue	hifiguy	May 2015	#4
If people on DU are so anxious to talk about civil rights and racial issues	BrotherIvan	May 2015	#8
Bring it on.	hifiguy	May 2015	#10
So far we have two obfuscations	BrotherIvan	May 2015	#13
Lay in a good supply of beer and order a couple of pizzas.	hifiguy	May 2015	#15
I'm sure it's gonna be great	BrotherIvan	May 2015	#20
Bill Clinton put a lobotomy patient to death to look tough on crime in 1992.	NYC_SKP	May 2015	#5
I don't think Hillary is culpable for every one of Bill's decisions	BrotherIvan	May 2015	#16
Really? A one-sided hit-piece on "The Clintons"?	yallerdawg	May 2015	#6
So talking about ACTUAL policy	BrotherIvan	May 2015	#7
"Clinton dynasty's horrific legacy.."	yallerdawg	May 2015	#14
NAFTA	hifiguy	May 2015	#17
Please stop being obtuse	BrotherIvan	May 2015	#18
Anything goes...	yallerdawg	May 2015	#29
You actually addressed the substance at all	BrotherIvan	May 2015	#41
The drug war is a massive human clusterfuck.	Warren DeMontague	May 2015	#35
yes	tazkcmo	May 2015	#81
See this is why I do not bother posting policy here	nadinbrzezinski	May 2015	#12
Maybe you missed this part.	Exilednight	May 2015	#36
is bill clinton running again?	spanone	May 2015	#9
psst, there is a bold portion of the article for you	BrotherIvan	May 2015	#11
This place is ridiculous...	joeybee12	May 2015	#22
Are you referring to the Bill Clinton era? Hate to ust your bubble bt it is Hillary Clinton running	Thinkingabout	May 2015	#27
She regularly points to her experiences with her husband's administration, as a resume selling point	Warren DeMontague	May 2015	#33
Don't think this is true, Hillary is very strong on her own, just because they probably have the	Thinkingabout	May 2015	#39
Whether or not you think it is true, it is. Every answer she gives on the IWR vote, for instance	Warren DeMontague	May 2015	#46
Whether you like her or not I have a feeling shevwill be the nominee for the DNC.	Thinkingabout	May 2015	#57
"it will probably be a non issue" - wrong again. I'm guessing you don't live in California.	Warren DeMontague	May 2015	#58
What I meant on the marijuana issue being a non issue is states are changing their laws, it	Thinkingabout	May 2015	#62
I am in agreement.	Warren DeMontague	May 2015	#75
Well I don't have to go that far	nadinbrzezinski	May 2015	#38
Huge K&R What a telling contrast. Again.	woo me with science	May 2015	#30
The MIC needed new ways to make money during peace and they found it, with the help of Clinton, in the	Exilednight	May 2015	#31
I want to know if Hillary Clinton is going to follow some idiotic "tough on drugs" script	Warren DeMontague	May 2015	#32
They are talking about this on the Chris Hayes show	nadinbrzezinski	May 2015	#34
You mean, it's not just a right wing smear?	BrotherIvan	May 2015	#43
Nope	nadinbrzezinski	May 2015	#44
I wonder how long it's going to take Hillary to realize that she cant treat pot legalization like a	Warren DeMontague	May 2015	#49
How does it poll?	BrotherIvan	May 2015	#51
Am afraid I agree	nadinbrzezinski	May 2015	#54
It's "evolution"	BrotherIvan	May 2015	#55
Yup	nadinbrzezinski	May 2015	#56
Actually, that's the funny thing. A majority of Americans now consistently favor legalization.	Warren DeMontague	May 2015	#59
Well, I will be interested to follow that one	BrotherIvan	May 2015	#85
Back in '03 I was talking to a member of the Dean campaign who had also been part of the Gore	Chathamization	May 2015	#79
And it's always obvious	BrotherIvan	May 2015	#84
Bill Clinton was a masterful politician but	octoberlib	May 2015	#40
kick	woo me with science	May 2015	#48
Still waiting for a refutation on facts, policy, history	BrotherIvan	May 2015	#52
Sad truth.	woo me with science	May 2015	#66
They got nothing.	Scuba	May 2015	#76
read it and weep	olddots	May 2015	#53
A look back...	yallerdawg	May 2015	#60
If only the police would start shooting more innocent white people then we could be equal	Fumesucker	May 2015	#69
"The Clinton Presidency: Lowest Crime Rates in a Generation " Nobody that has an agenda is	Cha	May 2015	#78
bill clinton isnt running. nt	seabeyond	May 2015	#82
It's a question of rhetoric vs. record.	Jesus Malverde	May 2015	#83

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