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Sheriff Arpaio Gets A Get of Jail Freebe from POTUS
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-pardon-joe-arpaio_us_599da366e4b0a296083b9758 ^
| 25 Aug 17
Posted on 08/25/2017 8:09:52 PM PDT by hapnHal
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To: flaglady47
Or it might just be coincidence, because stories said that pardon paperwork was all ready to go a couple of days ago.
It may simply have been time to get it out there.
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posted on
08/25/2017 10:10:22 PM PDT
by
Enchante
To: LeeClementineKenny
The man's been under pressure most of his business life, and has handled it well, and been successful. He wouldn't be where he is today if he couldn't handle stress or obstacles being thrown in his path. I believe he thrives on pressure. That's one of his greatest strengths. I don't feel I have to "keep the pressure on him to push back against" his foes. What do you think he's been doing all this time...sitting there like George W. and taking it in the shorts? Trump's a fighter, and if you can't see that then your blind. And don't assume he can't tell an a-hole from a saint. He's had to deal with all sorts of people from around the world, and I'm sure he's learned to read people real quick. I don't think there's many people who can pull the wool over Donald Trump's eyes, and get away with it.
Maybe Sheriff Arpaio's conviction wasn't anything significant to you that deserved an immediate pardon, but it was significant to Arpaio and his family. This 85 year old man faithfully served his office of County Sheriff for over 24 years. He was harassed by Obama's DOJ thugs for years, and dragged through the mud, simply for doing his job. Why shouldn't he have been pardoned now? Why should he have to wait? At 85...would you want to wait if you were in his shoes?
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posted on
08/25/2017 10:13:35 PM PDT
by
mass55th
(Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
To: Leaning Right
According to federal law, a defendant charged with a crime carrying such a penalty is NOT eligible for a jury trial. Thats why Arpaio wasnt charged with anything more serious. They didnt want a jury (which Joe asked for) to decide the case. They wanted a liberal judge to decide the case.
The whole thing stinks.
...
I remember Trump saying at the rally that Joe deserved a jury trial. I’d say that’s the major reason he got the pardon.
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posted on
08/25/2017 10:14:08 PM PDT
by
Moonman62
(Make America Great Again!)
To: LeeClementineKenny
One day at a time...patience.
44
posted on
08/25/2017 10:16:47 PM PDT
by
hal ogen
(First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
To: flaglady47
I think he's trying to mitigate damage done with his Afghanistan policy. That's why I keep saying the pardon is insignificant to other issues. It's a good thing, but it's insignificant when put into context.
45
posted on
08/25/2017 10:18:23 PM PDT
by
LeeClementineKenny
(TRUMP 2020! - Make America Great Again! - MAGA!!! - www.DonaldJTrump.com)
To: Enchante; MinuteGal
“It may simply have been time to get it out there.”
I think you are underestimating Trump’s sense of good timing, for a variety of reasons: it’s the Friday dump; Gorka quit; Hurricane Harvey in process. Again, Trump ain’t no dummy.
Of course the major reason is that Sheriff Joe is guiltless, and was following the law unlike the witch hunt judge that was trying to shaft him; Arpaio is 85 years old and he and his wife deserved no period of uncertainty before his being pardoned; Trump really likes Joe and has a basic innate sense of fairness and decency towards those being shafted; and last but not least, Trump loves to watch liberal heads explode too, lol.
46
posted on
08/25/2017 10:21:46 PM PDT
by
flaglady47
(TRUMP 45. How sweet it is. )
To: hapnHal
Both men were prominent promoters of the racist conspiracy theory that former President Barack Obama wasnt born in the United States. So was Hillary Clinton.
47
posted on
08/25/2017 10:29:09 PM PDT
by
piasa
To: mass55th
I've said the pardon was a good thing, but it is insignificant compared to the lives and money we are going to continue to throw away in Afghanistan. That decision wasn't supported by a significant percentage of his base, and this seems like something to mitigate the damage from that decision. The two issues aren't even close to being on the same level and I'm not going to pretend they are.
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posted on
08/25/2017 10:29:29 PM PDT
by
LeeClementineKenny
(TRUMP 2020! - Make America Great Again! - MAGA!!! - www.DonaldJTrump.com)
To: LeeClementineKenny
"That decision wasn't supported by a significant percentage of his base..."
Where did you come up with that?
49
posted on
08/25/2017 10:33:45 PM PDT
by
mass55th
(Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
To: hapnHal
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posted on
08/25/2017 10:36:36 PM PDT
by
Vendome
(I've Gotta Be Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH-pk2vZG2M)
To: hapnHal
WINNING!
51
posted on
08/25/2017 10:44:29 PM PDT
by
jonrick46
(The Left has a mental illness: A totalitarian psyche.)
To: mass55th
There are plenty of people here on FR who want us out of Afghanistan. Trump has been saying we shouldn't be there anymore for years. The war is a waste of money and lives. It poses no threat to us unless we invite them into our country.
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posted on
08/25/2017 10:46:20 PM PDT
by
LeeClementineKenny
(TRUMP 2020! - Make America Great Again! - MAGA!!! - www.DonaldJTrump.com)
To: LeeClementineKenny
Afghanistan is the gateway to Pakistan, which has nukes. Do you want those Muslim savages getting their hands on those nukes?
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posted on
08/25/2017 10:55:27 PM PDT
by
jonrick46
(The Left has a mental illness: A totalitarian psyche.)
To: \/\/ayne
Starting w/Dinesh D’Souza.
To: jonrick46
Pakistan supports the Taliban. I don't support never ending wars with no realistic goals. The neocons that want unending war are the same people who set unrealistic goals and put ridiculous restrictions on our ability to fight them. They are also the same people who oppose banning people from those countries, but will then use any attack by them to justify their never-ending war. It's all a disgusting scam.
55
posted on
08/25/2017 11:26:34 PM PDT
by
LeeClementineKenny
(TRUMP 2020! - Make America Great Again! - MAGA!!! - www.DonaldJTrump.com)
To: hapnHal
What does the Huffpuff think about Marc Rich’s pardon by Slick Willy Clinton?
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posted on
08/26/2017 1:02:27 AM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
(Hillary: Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass GO. Do not collect 2 billion dollars.)
To: LeeClementineKenny
“I think he’s trying to mitigate damage done with his Afghanistan policy”
In which very few people were even talking about 24 hours ago?
To: LeeClementineKenny
Pardoning Arpaio is something that's very popular with the base, but it's also pretty insignificant when you look at the bigger picture.Don't be a concern troll - even the "little things" matter, and pardoning Joe for the crime of being railroaded by those who don't thing immigration laws should be enforced is no "little thing" - it's a clear message that Trump has the backs of those who would defend our borders from illegal invaders.
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posted on
08/26/2017 3:50:09 AM PDT
by
trebb
(Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
To: hapnHal
HuffyPoo can go suck eggs.
They weren’t p!ssed about Obama letting the treasonous Brad Manning off. Deserter/enemy agent Bo Bergdahl neither.
59
posted on
08/26/2017 5:57:46 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Did Barack Obama denounce Communism and dictatorships when he visited Cuba as a puppet of the State?)
To: LeeClementineKenny
Staying in Afghanistan was very unpopular with a significant percentage of the base, and it's also a much more significant issue. Bannon and Gorka have resigned and warned about the agenda Trump ran being undermined by others in the administration. There are reasons to be concerned, and realize pardoning Sheriff Arpaio is insignificant in comparison to other issues. It's a good thing, but I'm not going to let it eclipse major issues. I'm not certain that just walking away from Afghanistan right now, given the circumstances, is the best route either... I would have preferred that whole situation was approached differently years ago... but given today's reality, I think Trump can't pull an Obama and just bail on it.
I think Trump had chosen too many people who were too head strong, and not able to take orders (from him). They all seem to simply quit if he asserts his will in policy decisions. Advisors should advise, and aren't guaranteed to get their way every time.
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