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J CROSS
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Posted: 13 February 2009 at 11:16am |
Don't know how much of this is true, but I could believe most of it.
On January 20, 2009:
Outgoing President George W. Bush quietly boards his helicopter and leaves for Texas, commenting only: "Today is not about me. Today is a historical day for our nation and people." Eight years ago - January 21, 2003: Outgoing President Bill Clinton schedules two separate radio addresses to the nation, and organizes a public farewell speech/ rally in downtown Washington D.C. scheduled to directly conflict with incoming President Bush's inauguration ceremony. On January 20, 2009: President Bush leaves office without issuing a single Presidential pardon,
only granting a commutation of sentence to two former border patrol agents convicted of shooting a convicted drug smuggler. He does not grant any type of clemency to Scooter Libby or any other former political aide,ally, or business partner. Eight years ago - January 21, 2003: President Clinton issues 140 pardons and several commutations of sentence on his final day in office. Included in these are: billionaire financier, convicted tax evader, and leading Democratic campaign contributor Marc Rich; Whitewater scandal figure Susan McDougal; Congressional Post Office Scandal figure and former Democratic Congressman Dan Rostenkowski; convicted bank fraud, sexual assault and child porn perpetrator and former Democratic Congressman Melvin Reynolds; and convicted drug felon Roger Clinton, the President's half-brother. On January 20, 2009: The Bush daughters leave gift baskets in the White House bedrooms for the Obama daughters, containing flowers, candy, stuffed animals, DVD's and CD's, and heartfelt notes of encouragement and advice for the young girls on how to prepare for their new lives in the White House. Eight years ago - January 21, 2003: Clinton and Gore staffers rip computer wires and electrical outlets from the White House walls, stuff piles of notebook papers into the White House toilets, systematically remove the letter "W" from every computer keypad in the entire White House, and damage several thousand dollars worth of furniture in the White House master bedroom. Headlines On This Date 4 Years Ago: "Republicans spending $42 million on inauguration while troops Die in un-armored Humvees" "Bush extravagance exceeds any reason during tough economic times" "Fat cats get their $42 million inauguration party, Ordinary Americans get the shaft" Headlines Today: "Historic Obama Inauguration will cost only $170 million" "Obama Spends $170 million on inauguration; America Needs A Big Party" "Every man Obama shows America how to celebrate" "Citibank executives contribute $8 million to Obama Inauguration" |
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bluetoy
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Well, I see at least one thing that's wrong. Eight years ago was not 2003. You would think whoever wrote this would at least get the date right.
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Tex62
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Lol the date comment is funny ! People in the media didn't care for bush. Poor guy was fairly unpopular at the end. |
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I had actually heard about the removal of all the W's fromt keyboards, I believe that was true.
Wikipedia says Bush granted 189 pardons, no mention of them being last-minute but it is about half as many as Clintion overall.
I wonder if most of the rest is fictional, based on a shred of fact. Like one network drop was damaged and it extrapolated to all of them being ripped out. Or that he DID grant Scooter Libby a commutation, so what if it wasn't on the very last day in office.
It would be interesting to get a count of how many pardons we don't know about because they were classified.
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Al
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That's correct, US Presidential Pardons and Commutations are extremely classified. To whit: People pardoned by George H. W. Bush People Pardoned by Bill Clinton People Pardoned by George W. Bush |
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