year, aaron s case was mishandled by rodgers who failed to accurately convey the views of the u.s. attorney and the judge. it drew national attention including on this program to aaron s case. it also earned the attention of president obama, who in july of 2012 called for aaron s case to be reviewed again. then this thursday, just over a week after the 20th anniversary of aaron s conviction, the white house announced that he was one of eight nonviolent drug offenders, seven black and one latino, whose sentences would be commuted. aaron can go home in april. in his official statement, the president said, commuting the sentences of these eight americans is an important step toward restoring fundamental ideals of justice and fairness but it must not be the last. that s notable give than president obama has the lowest clemency record in recent history. this week s decision to commute the sentences of eight inmates brings the total number of commutations to nine. arguably this move won t
not mean freedom from consequences. phil robertson learned that lesson this week. and my guess is should you run for president, round about two years from now, you will too. see, just because we won t ever hear robertson s comments on duck dynasty doesn t mean we haven t heard them. let s be clear, you spoke out in support of the guy who fondly recalls happy black people singing while working in the louisiana fields and who equate lgbt americans with people who have sex with animals. so don t be surprised if your words and his words come back to haunt you in an opposition ad in 2016. but, hey, maybe you can convince the american voter you were just expressing your views. once those voters are at the ballot box i m sure they ll be more than happy pi to express that same right and express their views about you too. sincerely, joy. ya know, with new fedex one rate you can fill that box and pay one flat rate. i didn t know the coal thing was real. it s very real. david rivera. rivera, davi