Posted on 08/18/2020 6:56:51 AM PDT by Red Badger
President Trump’s pardon of the famed suffragist Susan B. Anthony comes as women celebrate the 100th anniversary of their right to vote, and Joseph R. Biden Jr. benefits from a yawning gender gap.
President Trump on Tuesday said that he would pardon Susan B. Anthony, the women’s suffragist who was arrested after voting illegally in 1872 and charged a $100 fine, as he tried to appeal to female voters on the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment giving them the right to vote.
The pardon appeared to be an effort to distract from the Democratic National Convention and narrow the historically large gender gap that has him trailing Joseph R. Biden Jr. in the White House race.
“She was never pardoned. Did you know that? She was never pardoned,” Mr. Trump said. “What took so long?”
Mr. Trump teased the pardon as he traveled on Air Force One on Monday, telling reporters he was going to erase the conviction of someone “very, very important.”
Ms. Anthony was tried for illegally voting, and protested the fine that she was charged.
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I bet Maggie was having a fit as she typed this up..................
Yes, she must have cussed while typing out an acknowledgement of this masterful 3D chess move.
Heh, the NYT tries to imitate the genius of the Babylon Bee and fails miserably.
Low IQ dorks trying to act as if they can actually logically use humor.
Fail!
Nice move, Mr. President.
Now if we could just repeal 19.
I suggest y’all look at The Deplorable Choir on youtube, and their video titled: “Real Women Vote For Trump”!
Left will rightly call it a symbolic gesture with no substance behind it.
Why was this hyped?
Susan B. Anthony was also Pro Life which is really sticking it to ‘em.
What’s amazing is that none of the Democrats who pander to feminists ever thought to do it.
Carter didn’t do it.
Clinton didn’t do it.
Obama didn’t do it.
Ok....
Trump 2020 Rally Song - American Made- Patriotic song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxZer1rX3jA
The NYT wanted to criticize this pardon as Sexist. But they couldn't.
The NYT wanted to criticize this pardon as Racist. But they couldn't.
So the NYT criticizes it as a cynical political move by a guy who is on the wrong side of the gender gap.
LOL! Our President learns more every day about being a politician. Go for it, Mr. President!
I’ll stifle for now. And if I can keep quiet for now, the rest of you can do it, too. ;)
Awesome!!!...winning...
HOW DARE HE! /sarc
Brilliant move, Mr President.
Sure it’s a PR move.
I like it b/c Trump’s throwing a huge monkey wrench into the Dems holier-than-thou steppin’ n’ fetchin’ identity politics.
Let em ponder......why didnt Obama do it? (snx)
Weak.
Obviously, it’s an election year stunt, but it’s not a bad one as these things go. Why not?
I had NO idea she had been arrested.
Isn’t Susan B. Anthony of Russian descent? If so, IMPEACH!
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