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SergeStorms

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62. I agree.

Fri Aug 25, 2017, 11:14 PM

Aug 2017

I believe half of the bat-shit-crazy stuff Trump does is just to derail the opposition from their core message. I realize it's not a presidential election year, but Trump is always campaigning.

We, on DU, can afford to tear Trump to shreds on every stupid thing he does. Our Democratic leaders can't. They have to focus on the issues which voters think are most important. We can't demand that they act - or react - to the same things we find completely revolting from our racist shit-cannon in chief.

That's just my opinion. Your mileage may vary.

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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