tgo Posted August 8, 2019 Report Share Posted August 8, 2019 2 hours ago, LongTimeFan said: Commuting a sentence is not a pardon so your title is wrong. LOL! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgo Posted August 8, 2019 Report Share Posted August 8, 2019 Totally unsurprising, Blogojevich is Trump's kind of guy. Disgraceful. Trump has zero morality - zero. His sense of justice is warped toward self interest at all times. He just pardons people he likes or who ask him really nicely. OILERMAN 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
begooode Posted August 8, 2019 Report Share Posted August 8, 2019 2 hours ago, Little Earl said: That's ridiculous. Manning was a traitor that was convicted of 21 charges. I call utter BS if you say Blagojevich did worse than Manning. Hilarious that you are defending a potential decision to release a swampy, old-school-Chicago corrupt and convicted Dem, cuz Trump likes the guy. If the guy was treated unfairly, then I'd get it. But from Trump's perspective this seems more related to a reachback attack on Comey and an opportunity to shift focus away from current bad news -- much like the "we're watching you Google" bs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted August 8, 2019 Report Share Posted August 8, 2019 2 hours ago, Little Earl said: That's ridiculous. Manning was a traitor that was convicted of 21 charges. I call utter BS if you say Blagojevich did worse than Manning. Actually, no, Manning wasn’t a traitor as treason was not one of the charges. The charges were almost all about illegal mishandling of classified info. And the time served was reasonable based on previous cases, unlike the original sentence handed down. Both of them were guilty. But one of them acted (illegally) as a whistleblower. The other was committing actual crimes of fraud an corruption. IsntLifeFunny 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Earl Posted August 8, 2019 Report Share Posted August 8, 2019 18 minutes ago, begooode said: Hilarious that you are defending a potential decision to release a swampy, old-school-Chicago corrupt and convicted Dem, cuz Trump likes the guy. If the guy was treated unfairly, then I'd get it. But from Trump's perspective this seems more related to a reachback attack on Comey and an opportunity to shift focus away from current bad news -- much like the "we're watching you Google" bs. I'm not defending Trump. I don't want Blagojevich out, just like I didn't like Manning being released. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreepingDeath Posted August 8, 2019 Report Share Posted August 8, 2019 25 minutes ago, Little Earl said: I don't want Blagojevich out, just like I didn't like Manning being released. Thank you for the clarification. titanruss 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No1TitansFan Posted August 8, 2019 Report Share Posted August 8, 2019 Blagojevich kissed Trump's ass when he was on his show; that's all it takes and that's the criteria for being a great guy. Omar, and IsntLifeFunny 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
titanruss Posted August 9, 2019 Report Share Posted August 9, 2019 13 hours ago, Little Earl said: I'm not defending Trump. I don't want Blagojevich out, just like I didn't like Manning being released. cool.. that had pretty much absolutely nothing to do with anything. thanks for bringing it into the thread MadMax 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Earl Posted August 9, 2019 Report Share Posted August 9, 2019 5 hours ago, titanruss said: cool.. that had pretty much absolutely nothing to do with anything. thanks for bringing it into the thread "President Barack Obama also did not commute Blagojevich's sentence." The OP found it necessary to include this in the initial post. So yes it did have something to do with it. Although I guess I could have just said "really, no shit". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted August 9, 2019 Report Share Posted August 9, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Rolltide said: 7 years is long enough for what the man did. https://www.politico.com/story/2019/08/08/illinois-republicans-blagojevich-trump-1453566 Prosecutors at the time of his trial argued that Blagojevich qualified for 30 years to life, but they recommended less time out of concern for his family. As president, Obama declined to commute the sentence, and the Supreme Court declined to hear the case on more than one occasion. Trump, however, has raised the possibility of commutation in the past. In their 2018 letter opposing such a move, the Illinois Republicans — then including Peter Roskam and Randy Hultgren — said commuting the sentence would compromise trust in American democracy. “As you well know, the integrity of our democracy and the core of American values depend on our elected officials being honest in upholding the trust given to them by the American people,” the congressmen wrote at the time. “Granting clemency to Rod Blagojevich would go against this trust.” Edited August 9, 2019 by Starkiller Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsntLifeFunny Posted August 9, 2019 Report Share Posted August 9, 2019 7 years is obviously long enough for a crooked politician who attempted to sell off 1 of 100 senate seats Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted August 9, 2019 Report Share Posted August 9, 2019 2 minutes ago, IsntLifeFunny said: 7 years is obviously long enough for a crooked politician who attempted to sell off 1 of 100 senate seats Rolltide has no problem with crooked politicians though. Otherwise he wouldn’t be such a Trump fan... IsntLifeFunny, and MadMax 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WG53 Posted August 14, 2019 Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 23 hours ago, JakePA_Titan said: Typical of those who hear only what they want. Then put words into others mouth based on hearing only what they want. Stop describing Rolltide and Soxcat. Btowner, and MadMax 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dollop Posted August 16, 2019 Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 6 minutes ago, TennesseeTuxedo said: Should trump pardon Hillary for colluding with the Russians and the Chinese government’s? COLLUSION IS NOT A CRIME!!! - Trump Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitanDuckFan Posted August 16, 2019 Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 Sheeeiit. He couldn't have been that corrupt, we're talking about Chicago here. If he was all that corrupt they'd have found a way to make him Mayor for life or promoted him to bigger things. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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