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14. I liked that. Rant on. You'd get away with that in one show, but for ratings & revenue, you'll

Reply to turbinetree (Reply #13)

Tue Dec 20, 2016, 01:37 PM

Dec 2016

need to keep it a horse race. Being fact based will put your news organization out of business. That's a big part of what has been wrong with the M$M more and more. They need to keep the lights on, so they bend over backwards to create false equivalences between candidates that couldn't be further apart if they were water and oil.

Keep your fire burning. So will I.

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President Obama Grants 153 Commutations and 78 Pardons to Individuals Deserving of a Second Chance [View all] uppityperson Dec 2016 OP

Was Don Siegelman one of those pardoned or had a reduced sentence? Me think's not turbinetree Dec 2016 #1

Is there a reason why he wouldn't pardon Siegelman? I haven't heard a reason not to at this point. jalan48 Dec 2016 #5

I agree. I'm looking it up online, but as of yet, no News or list of who. n/t ffr Dec 2016 #6

Didn't one "guy" in the Bush Crime family by the name of Scooter Libby turbinetree Dec 2016 #10

Spot on. You should be running the democratic campaign ffr Dec 2016 #12

If our party hasn't figure this out after this fraud, hacking, rigged election, and turbinetree Dec 2016 #13

I liked that. Rant on. You'd get away with that in one show, but for ratings & revenue, you'll ffr Dec 2016 #14

You are ABSOLUTELTY RIGHT!! dicksmc3 Dec 2016 #7

The President did not pardon McDonnell Jose Garcia Dec 2016 #9

You mean it was overturned by cronies in the U.S. Supreme Court turbinetree Dec 2016 #11

Nope. It was vacated unanimously FBaggins Dec 2016 #15

But not Leonard Peltier or Mumia Abu Jamal. WhiteTara Dec 2016 #2

The President can only pardon people for federal crimes Jose Garcia Dec 2016 #8

Yes! Leonard Peltier is an Old Man Now McKim Dec 2016 #16

I think Obama was a great president kacekwl Dec 2016 #3

K & R Scurrilous Dec 2016 #4