Sarah Huckabee Sanders is a walking contrast. The Arkansas governor and political nepo baby wants to lock more people up, while keeping herself super protected.
WTF is she so afraid of?
Sanders’ administration is currently at war with the state’s Board of Corrections over its plans to go ahead with prison expansion, despite concerns over safety and staffing. Sanders wants to add 622 beds to state prisons, while the board only approved 130.
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Arkansas state prisons are already overcrowded: they’re holding 16,440 inmates, with a capacity of 15,022.
And sadly, that number is only expected to increase. The Protect Arkansas Act, which went into effect January 1, lessens and sometimes eliminates parole eligibility for many felonies, likely leading to a larger inmate population.
Last month, the Board of Corrections suspended Sanders’ Corrections Secretary, Joe Profiri, over his lack of urgency in dealing with prison overcrowding. Shortly following his suspension, the board sued Arkansas over newly enacted laws that empower the secretary and take away its authority.
Board of Corrections members fired Profiri last week with a 5-2 vote. Sanders responded by naming him a senior advisor in her office.
Sounds functional!
That leads us to this week, when a member of the Board of Corrections wrote an open letter to Sanders, which is usually one of her favorite tricks. The member, Lee Watson, begged for the governor to stop politicizing the board’s work.
“Today, you attack the Board of Corrections and seek to diminish its constitutional authority under Amendment 33,” he writes. “What happens tomorrow? Will you set your sights on the boards of higher education? The Arkansas Game and Fish commission? The State Highway Commission? Nonprofits?”
Watson argues the board is “intimately aware of the pressing need to add beds,” but only wants to move forward with a safe plan.
He also reveals Sanders hasn’t met with any of the board members since being inaugurated last January.
That sounds about right. Rather than try to negotiate in good faith, Sanders opted to blast them for attention.
The anti-governor started the new year in similar fashion, writing an open letter to the Department of Defense claiming a National Guard commander resigned from his post due to the Pentagon’s policy on abortion.
When it comes to political posturing, Sanders shows no mercy. She began her stint in the governor’s mansion with an array of anti-LGBTQ+ policies, enacting her own version of “Don’t Say Gay” and banning gender-affirming care for minors (a federal judge struck down the ban in June).
Transgender teachers and students are also barred from using school bathrooms and locker rooms that align with their gender identities,
Gender-neutral terms are banned from state documents, too, because Arkansas doesn’t have any other issues, right?
The state only ranks 43rd in education, 47th in health and 47th in crime…despite owning the fifth-highest incarceration rate in the country.
Oh, and nearly 427,500 people in Arkansas who have been kicked off Medicaid since April.
In Sanders’ Arkansas, state funds are only liberally allocated when it comes to her own security. The Arkansas State Police spent around $1.4 million on executive protections for the anti-LGBTQ+ pol and her family in the second half of last year, documents show.
Sanders, you may remember, signed a law restricting the release of her travel and security records.
What a coincidence, right?!
Even when Sanders seemingly does something benevolent, it’s worth looking deeper. For example: a new state law that increases the median salary for teachers has wound up depressing wages overall.
Due to budgetary constraints, nearly a third of Arkansas school districts no longer offer pay increases for experience or additional education.
Sanders, an opponent of public schools, seems determined to drive experienced educators out.
This is some thing a lot of people don’t understand. They say you knew going into this profession salaries were low. And we did know that. But we did not know there wouldn’t be any kind of movement in those salaries over the years. Loyalty should be rewarded.
— Joelle Trayers (@jtrayers) January 17, 2024
Come to think of it, maybe Sanders needs that enhanced security after all. She has a lot of angry constituents on her hands…
Baron Wiseman
So she is putting more of her constituents in jail!?!
Really? How about she is PROTECTING her constituents from being victimized? If more prisons need to be built to protect her constituents from rape, murder, burglary, car jackings, etc. – then why is that petty or cruel?
Our country has witnessed what Marxist George Soros-back district attorneys have done to rampant crime in the United States.
wikidBSTN
Better question – why are so many people in AK criminals?
connor larkin
Provide conclusive proof, fact based data that billionaire is a Marxist but helping poor ppl for HOUSING around world w/ Jimmy Carter collaboration.
No, FOX-Qanon are not credible but FASCIST
PROPAGANDA Accepted..
ZzBomb
Whenever someone mentions George Soros for any reason why something does or does not happen in this country I just point at them and laugh. They’re not serious people, with serious ideas, or much less a fundamentally understanding of situation at hand.
Hence why Baron Whataboutism has to deflect to the Soros narrative.
dbmcvey
Who are the “Marxist George Soros backed district attorneys?
What did they do?
Where do you get your information?
ZzBomb
Yes, I’ve been told many times I’m supposedly waiting on a check from George Soros as I’m supposedly being paid by him too!?
News to me, but heyyyyy free monaaaaay!? LOL
SoPluckyWhat
SQUIRREL!!
still_onthemark
I’ve never heard anyone explain how George Soros “backs” these D.A.s. Does he give them a $2,000 campaign contribution? I doubt it, but if so, whoop-tee-doo. What exactly does this supposed “backing” consist of?
Kangol2
Violent crime is plummeting under the current administration. It exploded in 2020, under your beloved Don the Con. Baronin, please familiarize yourself with reality for a change and then get back to us.
As for Huckabeast, she is a total Nepo Baby waste of a politician and does zilch that would actually help her state’s most vulnerable citizens, which is why she’d be perfect as a running mate for Don the Con.
Baron Wiseman
@Kangol2
In Fairfax (Virginia’s largest county) shoplifting increased by about 42% compared to last year. There, prosecutor Steve Descano, who received more than $600,000 from George Soros, decided two years ago that he wouldn’t prosecute criminals who steal less than $1,000 worth of goods or money.
Crime exploded in Philadelphia under Soros-funded district attorney, Larry Krasner’s pro-criminal policies. Shootings are up 78%. Murders are up 63%. During his time in office, the city experienced a historic murder spree that made it the nation’s homicide capital in 2021.
Since the district attorney of Los Angeles, George Gascon, came to office he has implemented policies to reform criminal justice. This has led the city to experience a significant increase in crime. Homicide rates increased, just as shoplifting skyrocketed. (Knowing what a disaster he was, Angelenos tried to get him recalled.)
Kim Foxx, the Cook County prosecutor has been criticized for her soft-on-crime policies that have resulted in the largest increase in homicides Chicago has experienced in more than 30 years. In 2021, despite numerous shootings and record numbers of deaths, her office dropped 30% of felony charges.
Kangol, keep living in your fantasy world. It sounds like a nice place, if only it were real.
wikidBSTN
Trashy governor from a trashy state filled with criminals. Another Republican success story.
Baron Wiseman
Like Bill Clinton?
dbmcvey
Yes Baron, like Bill Clinton.
But Bill Clinton also was a good President if you just consider the fiscal results. He was terrible on a human level both with his support of anti-gay legislation and playing up racial stereotypes.
He’s also not on the ballot now.
ZzBomb
@dbmcvey
It’s weird how they think something/someone from 30+ years ago has any relevance to today, on something having nothing to do with him.
Whataboutism thy name is Baron.
dbmcvey
Yes, and Baron brings him up all the time. I wonder how many people on this site were even old enough to have voted for him. I did, but mostly because the Republican alternatives were terrible. He wasn’t a great President for LGBT people’s rights (and really, at that time neither was Hillary).
Baron Wiseman
@dbmcvey
I was old enough. I voted for Bill Clinton in 1992 and 1996.
dbmcvey
@Baron
So it’s your fault. You voted for him. Everything he did is because of you. You also voted for Trump. You have a terrible record and should just go back to whatever cellar you crawled out of this morning.
decrans
I know I bring up Bill Clinton because it wasn’t but a mere EIGHT YEARS AGO that many of you commenters were willing to give him access to power (through his wife) when this couple routinely smeared female sex abuse survivors one-after-the-other in the 1990s. EIGHT YEARS AGO. Yes, he’s not on the ballot. But fast-forward a few years later, and y’all want to pretend that sex abuser Donald Trump is just ‘oh, so awful.’ Fuc–ing, please.
ZzBomb
And here I was led to believe that it was the “Godless coastal elite Marxist Communist Baby Killer Cities” that had the crime problem!?
At least we don’t have to cook meth to get high. We can afford the good drugs!? LOL
Derek Northcutt
Well, what do you expect when you elect Jethrine Bodine for governor? I wouldn’t hire her as a file clerk at a pet store in Bug Tussel.
Baron Wiseman
@connor larkin
@ZzBomb
@dbmcvey
@still_onthemark
It really is amazing the amount news items that lefties never see and are completely oblivious. Ignorance is bliss. Right, guys?
George Soros spent at least $40 million to as many as 75 prosecutors who support his leftist agenda.
A study earlier this year found that the 92-year-old spent at least $40 million to install as many as 75 prosecutors who support his leftist agenda — either with outright donations or fueled through political action committees.
Cash given by George Soros to district attorney elections:
George Gascon – Los Angeles – $4.7 million
Kim Gardner – St. Louis – $116,000
Larry Krasner – Philadelphia – $1.5 million
Kim Foxx – Cook County, IL – $2 million
Alvin Bragg – New York City – $1 million
Of course, you did not hear this when your news sources are Rachel Maddow, Stephen Colbert and Joy Reid.
dbmcvey
Wow Baron, maybe it’s time to get money out of politics. That would include the Kochs, Griffins, Sciates, Thiel, Yass, Unheim, Mellon, etc…
If you really want to talk about getting money out of politics I’d be happy to help.
Baron Wiseman
@dbmcvey
Thank you for your non-response. I didn’t say anything about getting money out of politics. When you can’t address the issue head on, you have to change the issue.
ZzBomb
@Baron
So then what are you complaining about? If you don’t want money out of politics what’s your gripe? Rich people donate to who they want, the SCOTUS determined $$$ equals free speech under the Citizen United decision.
So what, Soros donates. I donate. The Koch brothers donate. Make a point or stfu.
ZzBomb
Cash given by George Soros to district attorney elections:
George Gascon – Los Angeles – $4.7 million
Kim Gardner – St. Louis – $116,000
Larry Krasner – Philadelphia – $1.5 million
Kim Foxx – Cook County, IL – $2 million
Alvin Bragg – New York City – $1 million
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Mack
More slated crap put out by Baron Wiseass. Like the guy says, where are the ones that Kochs, and the rest of the right wing nazi financed?
Baron Wiseman
@ZzBomb
Open Secrets (dot) org
&
Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund
I’m not sure why you are surprised by this information. This has been an ongoing, much discussed topic for years. There are probably hundreds of articles about George Soros and what he has been doing to our country. This is nothing new, but unfortunately, it is to you.
Baron Wiseman
@Mack
Look it up, lazy.
ZzBomb
Open Secrets?
Yeah that sounds legit!? Said no one. You’re conspiracy believing clown.
And again, rich people donate, ordinary people donate, poor people (Trump supporters) donate. You’re not saying anything of any great import.
Baron Wiseman
@ZzBomb
Aww, you lose again. You just seem so confident in your ignorance; bury that head in the sand.
From Open Secrets:
“Nonpartisan, independent and nonprofit, OpenSecrets is the nation’s premier research group tracking money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy. Our mission is to track the flow of money in American politics and provide the data and analysis to strengthen democracy.”
Don’t they sound just ghastly!?!
decrans
It’s not a blog post he has glanced over at MSNBC. He has no concept of non-partisan media organizations. Pretty much similar to my parents who sit watching Fox News for eight hours. No arguments unless it’s something he saw on Joy Reid that one time.
Kangol2
Violent crime has fallen significantly, Baronin. You can vomit up endless FoxNews crapola about George Soros but the fact remains that under your beloved Don the Con, violent crime exploded, the economy cratered, and fentanyl overdoses surged! Can’t blame that on George Soros!
decrans
Violent crime is generally down across the board. Murders decreased by 8 percent. However, FBI crime data showed a 7.1% increase in property crime, while the victimization survey showed a 14.5% jump. This tracks with the imagery presented on Fox News in terms of motor vehicle theft and Walgreens pilfering in major cities.
decrans
And also: Shoplifiting increases in California are a good metric about consumer confidence under Joe Biden. This is the working-class party in action, ganggang.
Baron Wiseman
@Kangol2
In Fairfax (Virginia’s largest county) shoplifting increased by about 42% compared to last year. There, prosecutor Steve Descano, who received more than $600,000 from George Soros, decided two years ago that he wouldn’t prosecute criminals who steal less than $1,000 worth of goods or money.
Crime exploded in Philadelphia under Soros-funded district attorney, Larry Krasner’s pro-criminal policies. Shootings are up 78%. Murders are up 63%. During his time in office, the city experienced a historic murder spree that made it the nation’s homicide capital in 2021.
Since the district attorney of Los Angeles, George Gascon, came to office he has implemented policies to reform criminal justice. This has led the city to experience a significant increase in crime. Homicide rates increased, just as shoplifting skyrocketed. (Knowing what a disaster he was, Angelenos tried to get him recalled.)
Kim Foxx, the Cook County (Chicago) prosecutor has been criticized for her soft-on-crime policies that have resulted in the largest increase in homicides Chicago has experienced in more than 30 years. In 2021, despite numerous shootings and record numbers of deaths, her office dropped 30% of felony charges.
Kangol, keep living in your fantasy world. It sounds like a nice place, if only it were real.
Ronbo
It’s seems to always be the same people making the same comments. Are these guys just unimaginative bots? The asshats seem the only ones who are authentic – only authentically wrong.