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79. yeah good docu came out on it recently

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Thu Jul 16, 2015, 07:25 PM

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Bill Clinton: I Made Criminal Justice �Worse� [View all] DonViejo Jul 2015 OP

No kidding. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2015 #1

I remember when a man was on death row in Arkansas and there was a call for him to roguevalley Jul 2015 #38

The man was severely brain damaged MannyGoldstein Jul 2015 #40

yeah. what a guy, Bill Clinton. roguevalley Jul 2015 #60

he is immunizing Hillary, but it needed to be said n/t virtualobserver Jul 2015 #2

maybe he is immunizing Sanders who voted for it JI7 Jul 2015 #23

yeah that's it, he's trying to protect Bernie What a guy! n/t virtualobserver Jul 2015 #26

This isn't what made it worse...it isn't keeping violent offenders pipoman Jul 2015 #3

I'm with ya pipoman. Also, apologies for NAFTA & the 1996 Telecommunications Act are overdue. nt appal_jack Jul 2015 #10

& for Scientology becoming a protected "religion" with tax-exempt status on Clinton's watch. nt uhnope Jul 2015 #19

wow. I had no idea. I wonder what Hillary's position is on snagglepuss Jul 2015 #78

yeah good docu came out on it recently uhnope Jul 2015 #79

NAFTA and the 1996 Telecom Act that deregulated and basically privatized the Media. Since appalachiablue Jul 2015 #85

It is one thing that made it worse. Igel Jul 2015 #25

True. And longer sentences mean more profit. Prison laborers work more time for pennies. appalachiablue Jul 2015 #39

Allowing and encouraging prison rape and prison gangs pipoman Jul 2015 #68

Fuck an apology if you aren't going to fix the problem you started. craigmatic Jul 2015 #4

He's not in the executive or legislative branch, so how could he change it? Elmer S. E. Dump Jul 2015 #66

The man is a former president he could lobby congress if he wanted to they'd at least have to take craigmatic Jul 2015 #80

And the the repukes would listen to him, huh? Big leap of faith. Elmer S. E. Dump Jul 2015 #82

None of the debate matters because he's not going to do anything least of all try. Words are cheap. craigmatic Jul 2015 #83

Clinton Foundation should fund programs in this area wordpix Jul 2015 #89

The only reason he mentioned it is so hillary can campaign against it... pipoman Jul 2015 #69

Exactly. nt craigmatic Jul 2015 #81

I wonder if the ones that got caught up in this trap is bonniebgood Jul 2015 #5

What about NAFTA? Phlem Jul 2015 #6

Hillary said she won't do trade deals like Bill's. TheNutcracker Jul 2015 #8

While that's all well and good. Phlem Jul 2015 #13

Nor do I. hifiguy Jul 2015 #14

! Phlem Jul 2015 #16

Back atcha! hifiguy Jul 2015 #17

Add me in there somewhere madokie Jul 2015 #24

a toast for you too! Phlem Jul 2015 #44

You're not alone n/t arcane1 Jul 2015 #77

Well, no, 'cause Bill already did those. Scootaloo Jul 2015 #53

I know right. She'll just do them just "not like Bill". Phlem Jul 2015 #75

Still supports it. joshcryer Jul 2015 #74

There in lies the rub. Phlem Jul 2015 #76

Bill just dropped a bomb on Joe! Poll shows Joe takes a chunk of Hillary votes. TheNutcracker Jul 2015 #7

Years late and millions of ruined lives later. hifiguy Jul 2015 #9

Sanders voted for it . would you refer to sanders in the same way ? JI7 Jul 2015 #21

So Sanders supports gun control now? jeff47 Jul 2015 #35

i'm referring to this bill which the poster refers to clinton as an asshole over JI7 Jul 2015 #36

The bill included an assault rifle ban. jeff47 Jul 2015 #45

And other things also which is why it is considered bad JI7 Jul 2015 #47

Did he sign the whole bill, or just parts of it? jeff47 Jul 2015 #48

you seem to be arguing something with someone else JI7 Jul 2015 #49

it would be nice Scootaloo Jul 2015 #55

Is there a link to Bernie voting on Bill Clinton's tough crime bill? thanks Cha Jul 2015 #62

Crime has gone down throughout the nation since 1994. Renew Deal Jul 2015 #11

What A Load Of Crap billhicks76 Jul 2015 #12

+1 hifiguy Jul 2015 #15

Bernie Sanders voted for the bill. n/t cigsandcoffee Jul 2015 #18

Sanders Voted for the Bill JI7 Jul 2015 #20

They are studiously ignoring that. Thanks for the info, JI7 Cha Jul 2015 #61

Bernie Should Be Asked Why He Voted For Clintons Bill billhicks76 Jul 2015 #86

Doesn't mean he's in The Club. hifiguy Jul 2015 #22

It did. Igel Jul 2015 #32

It a Was Is And Always Will Be About The Drug War billhicks76 Jul 2015 #56

Longer prison sentences = more proft $. Slavery by another name, James Crow Jr. appalachiablue Jul 2015 #41

+1000 choke on your dlc/new democrat triangulation noiretextatique Jul 2015 #52

The modern US private, for profit prison system has grown enormously in the last 20+ years. appalachiablue Jul 2015 #84

It was a "mistake" BrotherIvan Jul 2015 #27

Don't expect an apology from Hillary Clinton for supporting it davidpdx Jul 2015 #50

I think Bill is trying to take the heat off BrotherIvan Jul 2015 #59

When was last time a fmr. president owned up to something? RandySF Jul 2015 #28

Anything a Clinton has done is evil redstateblues Jul 2015 #54

He is apologizing for the wrong thing. Kalidurga Jul 2015 #29

too late Bill heaven05 Jul 2015 #30

+1 appalachiablue Jul 2015 #42

Not buying it CTBlueboy Jul 2015 #31

A start at contrition, now let's move on to NAFTA, welfare reform, Wall Street deregulation... whereisjustice Jul 2015 #33

You made a lot of things worse Bill. raindaddy Jul 2015 #34

+1 appalachiablue Jul 2015 #43

Don't forget "welfare reform." moondust Jul 2015 #51

Clinton could have changed the jomin41 Jul 2015 #37

day late, dollar short! n/t wildbilln864 Jul 2015 #46

It's all coming back. The eight years of Clinton's presidency were so awful redstateblues Jul 2015 #57

In twelve or sixteen years I wonder what a former President Hillary Clinton will be applogizing for. marble falls Jul 2015 #58

A preemptive Bill Clinton Apology Tour? djean111 Jul 2015 #63

and yet the crime rate dropped despite that terrible mistake. the band leader Jul 2015 #64

who would have thought in 1994, there was a private for profit start-up industry. More in prison= Sunlei Jul 2015 #65

Not the only mistake you made Bill ibegurpard Jul 2015 #67

And the economy, the banking system.... sendero Jul 2015 #70

I Admire His Honesty & Integrity For Publicly Admitting That... Corey_Baker08 Jul 2015 #71

AMen. He did then what he knew to do (among calls for action... duhneece Jul 2015 #73

Bill and Hillary are like a couple of vacuum cleaner salesmen. candelista Jul 2015 #72

Watching Bill Clinton in action is political pleasure. On the one hand, a gracious mea culpa.... Hekate Jul 2015 #87

put your money where your mouth is & fund programs wordpix Jul 2015 #88