Trump Pardons Joe Arpaio While Nobody Is Looking

Filed in National by on August 25, 2017

Under cover of wall-to-wall hurricane coverage, Trump pardons one of the most despicable people in America, despicability being what they have in common:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/08/25/trump-pardons-controversial-former-arizona-sheriff-joe-arpaio/?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_arpaio-830pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.44e962a85d3a

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  1. mediawatch says:
    August 25, 2017 at 10:00 pm

    I beg to disagree (mildly). If he wanted to use the maximize use of the hurricane as cover for the pardon, he would have waited five or six hours, or perhaps until morning, to make the announcement.
    Now that the pardon’s out of the way, he’s got no excuse for not wading into disaster relief.

  2. Jason330 says:
    August 25, 2017 at 11:28 pm

    Contempt of contempt of court. Trump has now invented a new crime.

  3. bamboozer says:
    August 26, 2017 at 7:19 am

    Nah, everybody noticed. I see it as yet another self inflicted wound and perhaps something to push Arizona towards being a blue state.

  4. chris says:
    August 26, 2017 at 11:32 am

    The pardon emboldens his crazy base…..it will likely be forgotten in 6 months. Arpaio is an old cook who will fade away into the sunset. This act won’t push Arizona into being a blue state. Will be interesting to see if Flake wins his primary or a far right nut case prevails. If a nut case, then yes, D’s have a shot to steal the Senate seat.

  5. Paula says:
    August 26, 2017 at 12:51 pm

    My first thought was that Arpaio will now be appointed to a WH immigration advisor position.

  6. MarkH says:
    August 26, 2017 at 8:34 pm

    @Paula: You might be right
    @Chris: That’s the hope out here in AZ anyhow. In AZ registered independents outnumber Dems. If Flake is the nominee, I would guess that he would be re-elected. If it’s Kellie Ward, then Kyrsten Siemma probably beats her

  7. mouse says:
    August 28, 2017 at 10:08 am

    White trash hero

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