Michele Bachmann says pardoning ex-con campaign contributor "good for society"

[Minnesota Raindog]

http://tinyurl.com/3ufqj8

Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann was quick to try to distance herself from ex-con campaign contributor Frank Vennes Jr. when his alleged involvement in the multibillion-dollar Tom Petters financial fraud scandal became public recently. But she showed little hesitation in showering praise on the convicted money-launderer and cocaine-and-gun trafficker a year ago in her letter of recommendation to grant Vennes–who, along with his wife, is among the most generous individual donors to Bachmann’s campaigns–a presidential pardon.

In a letter to the Office of Pardon Attorney dated Dec. 10, 2007 that I obtained yesterday (PDF), Bachmann declared that “granting a pardon to Mr. Vennes is good for society. Mr. Vennes is truly a unique man in that he is not asking for a pardon that he may achieve personal success. By the grace of God, that has been done.”

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1. Read the lettter

The key sentence in the letter for me is when Bachmann specifies why
Vennes needs the pardon - so he can get "finance loan documents".

It's wolves like Vennes in America's financial hen house (not
minorities as Bachmann suggested) that are responsible for the
economic crisis.

I wonder if she's been questioned by the Feds.. she seems to know a
great deal about Vennes.

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2. The Pardon Letter Was Mentioned on KSTP & KAAL News

http://kaaltv.com/article/stories/S614518.shtml?cat=10151

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3. Read more at the Fruitfly Blog About Bachmann's Pardon Letter

http://fruitfly.wordpress.com/2008/10/12/mre-bachmann-seeks-pardon-for-tom-petters-cronies/

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4. More About Frank Vennes Jr. at Dump Bachmann

http://dumpbachmann.blogspot.com/2008/10/pardongate-update-more-info-about-frank.html

Faith-based, corporate power-duo Tom Petters and Frank Vennes together: