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[blackdwarv.livejournal.com]

It won't matter. FACTS don't matter to the right.
A man who is guilty of treason is considered to be one of the greatest presidents ever. A man who tried to get us to focus on a rising terrorist leader was accused of 'wagging the dog' and 'trying to distract the people from the real issue... Monica'. His successor, however, lied on national television to get us to wage war on a country that had done nothing to us, and was incapable of doing anything to us, as noted by the billions of dollars spent and thousands of lives lost (and further damage to our reputation in the middle east).
The current guy? Gave health insurance to millions, strengthened the rights of women to be paid the same, lowered taxes, reduced the deficit... yet if you asked most right-wingers, insurance has all but dried up, taxes are higher, and the deficit is at record levels. AND he stil hasn't shown his birth certificate.

Facts don't matter to the right. Their next candidate could gang-rape preschoolers and hunt the homeless for fun, and they will say he's for tougher schools and gun rights.

[yes-justice.livejournal.com]

In before "gotcha journalism".

Shocked the numbers are not larger, but the barbs on the wire of law point away from our leaders somehow.

[interdictor.livejournal.com]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_federal_politicians_convicted_of_crimes

[telemann.livejournal.com]

But which ones were considered possible Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates (2012 or 2016)? And none of the guys in the graphic are "federal," they're all state governors, so your link is meaningless in that context.

[interdictor.livejournal.com]

Off the top of my head, John Edwards ran for VP (but not in 2012/16). But as for criminality at the state and local level, it's not like the Democrats are any better: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_state_and_local_politicians_convicted_of_crimes

[telemann.livejournal.com]

it's not like the Democrats are any better

No one has argued otherwise. But for Edwards he wasn't convicted of anything, except being a dickhead to his dying wife.

[madscience.livejournal.com]

Three of the people in this image have not been convicted of anything, either.

[telemann.livejournal.com]

And four of them won't be president of the United States, either.

[madscience.livejournal.com]

If you're right, it won't be because of stupid rhetoric like this image.

[telemann.livejournal.com]

I never said that it would.

[interdictor.livejournal.com]

Missouri[edit]
Governor of Missouri Roger B. Wilson (D), on May 12, 2012, was fined $2,000 by the Missouri Ethics Commission.[45] In July he was sentenced to two years of probation on the money laundering charge.[46] (2012)

North Carolina[edit]
Governor of North Carolina Mike Easley (D) was convicted of a federal campaign law felony in November 2010.

Alabama[edit]
Governor of Alabama Don Siegelman (D) was found guilty of bribery, mail fraud and obstruction of justice on June 29, 2006, and sentenced to 88 months.[90]

Illinois[edit]
Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich (D) was charged with conspiracy to commit mail, wire fraud and solicitation of bribery. He was impeached and removed from office by 59-0 votes of the Illinois Senate.(January 28, 2009)[118] On August 17, 2010, he was convicted on just one of 24 federal charges.[119] In a retrial in 2011, he was found guilty on 17 other counts and sentenced to 14 years in prison.[120][121][122][123]

Louisiana[edit]
Governor of Louisiana Edwin Edwards (D) convicted of extortion, mail fraud and money laundering. (2000)[131]

That's all since 2000.

[telemann.livejournal.com]

You're still missing the context. But hey you tried.

[yes-justice.livejournal.com]

Blue team didn't run any of these up the pole.

Big money just fishes them for a bite.

[lafinjack.livejournal.com]

This isn't even funny!

[yes-justice.livejournal.com]

Dark humor!