Tim Pawlenty has a Willie Horton problem

[bigdarryl]

Why hasn't the media said anything about this and don't tell me someone in the media doesn't know about this story.OH!! I forgot there to busy worrying about Wiener's Facebook sexing that's more important to them http://www.mi7.co/2011/05/tim-pawlenty-pardoned-man-who-molested.html

[PCIntern]

1. IOKIYAR. Period. n/t

[bigdarryl]

2. Yep

[nxylas]

7. Exactly

"Willie Horton problems" are only problems for Democrats. I do wonder, though, if there's a governor in America who wouldn't have a "Willie Horton problem" if you dug deep enough. I fear that this line of attack could lead to governors refusing to pardon anybody, for fear that it might jeopardize their future political career.

[elocs]

3. That was a big story here a couple of weeks ago:

http://upload.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4860932

[Zoeisright]

4. Exactly.

[leftynyc]

5. Perhaps keeping it as ammunition? (n/t)

[yellowcanine]

6. Not quite Willie Horton but at least a tin ear when it comes to sexual offenders.

The fact that the guy later married the girl he molested at 14 doesn't get him off the hook in my book. He should not have been pardoned without a very thorough background check which may have raised some red flags.