The Debate Dirty Dozen

The Debate Dirty Dozen

Write True or False next to each of these statements then check your answer using the link below.

1) Trump overstated how much control China has over North Korea.

2) Clinton is correct that the deal put the lid on Iran’s nuclear program without violence.

3) Trump voiced support for the Iraq War before the invasion, like many Americans.

4) Donald Trump mischaracterizes NATO change and his role in it.

5) Clinton is corect that Trump was charged with housing discrimination.

6) Hillary Clinton and her campaign started the birther movement.

7) Blacks are more likely to be arrested, get longer sentences.

8) Trump has filed bankruptcy six times, but he shouldn’t shoulder all the blame.

9) Trump’s financial disclosures are better than tax returns.

10) Clinton wrongly describes how much Trump has paid in taxes based on past releases.

11) Clinton flip-flopped on TPP.

12) Trump said climate change is a hoax.

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2016/sep/26/live-fact-checking-first-trump-clinton-presidentia/

Who won last night's debate? Who was the real loser?

Skittles

Donald Trump Jr. set off a Twitter tempest with a tweet likening Syrian refugees to poisonous Skittles candy.

The meme, sent by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's son, used poorly punctuated language to say, "If I had a bowl of skittles and I told you just three would kill you. [sic] Would you take a handful? That's our Syrian refugee problem."

That set off a flurry of accusations that Trump Jr. was diminishing the seriousness of the refugee crisis, which is currently the subject of a United Nations summit in New York. There were also claims of plagiarism, some grammatical corrections and plenty of criticism.

Would you take the Skittles?

Beg Your Pardon

“I believe at its heart, America is a nation of second chances. And I believe these folks deserve their second chance,” the president said in a video message.

So, how can he do that? Executive clemency. It’s one of the most unlimited powers granted to the president in the Constitution. The president is given the ability to pardon or commute sentences for “offenses against the United States,” which means at the federal level.

Commutation won’t wipe the slate clean for someone convicted of a federal felony. It simple reduces the length of the sentence that he or she is currently serving.

A pardon, on the other hand, is presidential forgiveness. It’s generally granted after someone has finished serving time. An offender can apply for a pardon five years after he or she has been released. When people are pardoned, they have their civil rights — such as the right to vote, serve on a jury or own a firearm — restored. This does not mean, however, that their records are erased or expunged.

Supporters of National Security Agency data leaker Edward Snowden launched a campaign Wednesday urging President Obama to pardon Snowden from a possible 30-year prison sentence. Snowden has been exiled in Russia since making off with a trove of NSA files in 2013, and he spoke from there via video link to his supporters Wednesday. The campaign coincides with the release of an Oliver Stone biopic titled, Snowden.

What do you think?  Should Snowden receive an official pardon?  Read the petition, and the Presiden'ts response here.

Explain your answer.