Obama Commutes Sentences of Eight Crack Offenders

Obama Commutes Sentences of Eight Crack Offenders

by William Bigelow 20 Dec 2013, 10:00 AM PDT

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/12/19/Obama-Pardons-Eight-Crack-Offenders

Barack Obama, who admitted in his autobiography, Dreams From My Father, that he had used marijuana and cocaine (“maybe a little blow”), found room in his heart on Thursday to commute the prison sentences for eight people convicted of crack cocaine offenses.

One of those let off the hook just happened to be Reynolds Allen Wintersmith Jr., a cousin of Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, a huge Obama supporter who has been mentioned as a replacement for Attorney General Eric H. Holder. Wintersmith Jr. was 19 when he was arrested as a member of the Gangster Disciples and was sentenced to life in 1994 in Illinois for cocaine possession and conspiracy to distribute cocaine and its products.

Obama stated, “I am commuting the prison terms of eight men and women who were sentenced under an unfair system. Commuting the sentences of these eight Americans is an important step toward restoring fundamental ideals of justice and fairness.”

Obama noted that the bipartisan Fair Sentencing Act, which went into effect in 2010, was not in effect when the eight people were sentenced: “If they had been sentenced under the current law, many of them would have already served their time and paid their debt to society. Instead, because of a disparity in the law that is now recognized as unjust, they remain in prison, separated from their families and their communities, at a cost of millions of taxpayer dollars each year.” He added that Congress should reform sentencing guidelines so that "our justice system keeps its basic promise of equal treatment for all.”

Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM), an advocacy group for some of the people Obama set free, was delighted. FAMM President Julie Stewart said, “We are excited for the families of those who were granted commutations today, and we are glad that President Obama recognized that these individuals were serving unnecessarily lengthy sentences. The bottom line, however, is that there are several thousand more where they came from.”

Deval Patrick

Deval Patrick is the Massachusetts state government governor, a co-founder for Know Your Care, a director at Achieve Inc., a member of the Democratic Governors Association, and was the EVP & general counsel for the Coca-Cola Company.

Note: Howard K. Koh was the health commissioner for the Massachusetts state government, is the assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for the Barack Obama administration, and his brother is Harold H. Koh.

Harold H. Koh is Howard K. Koh’s brother, was the legal adviser at the U.S. Department of State for the Barack Obama administration, and a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

John F. Kerry was the lieutenant governor for the Massachusetts state government, is the secretary at the U.S. Department of State for the Barack Obama administration, and married to Teresa Heinz Kerry.

Teresa Heinz Kerry is married to John F. Kerry, and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank), and the Center for American Progress.

George Soros is the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, and was a supporter for the Center for American Progress.

Neera Tanden is the president for the Center for American Progress, and a co-founder for Know Your Care.

Ezekiel Emanuel is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, Rahm I. Emanuel’s brother, and was the health care policy adviser for the Barack Obama administration.

Rahm I. Emanuel is Ari Emanuel’s brother, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the Chicago (IL) mayor, and was the White House chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration.

Richard M. Daley is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, a director at the Coca-Cola Company, was the Chicago (IL) mayor, Valerie B. Jarrett was his deputy chief of staff, and Michelle Obama was his staffer.

Valerie B. Jarrett was Mayor Richard M. Daley’s deputy chief of staff, a director at the Joyce Foundation, is a friend of Michelle Obama, the senior adviser for the Barack Obama administration, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Joyce Foundation was a funder for Achieve Inc.

Kathleen Brown is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and California state government governor Jerry Brown’s sister.

Jerry Brown is Kathleen Brown’s brother, the California state government governor, and a member of the Democratic Governors Association.

Michelle Obama was Richard M. Daley’s staffer, a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP, and is a friend of Valerie B. Jarrett.

R. Eden Martin is counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, and the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Commercial Club of Chicago, Members Directory A-Z (Past Research)

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

http://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/12/commercial-club-of-chicago-members.html

Newton N. Minow is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.

Obamacare is Barack Obama’s signature policy initiative.

CGI Group Inc. was the Obamacare contractor that developed Healthcare.gov web site.

Barbara G. Fast was a VP for the CGI Group Inc., and a VP at the Boeing Company.

W. James McNerney Jr. is the chairman & president & CEO for the Boeing Company, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

James A. Bell is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and was the EVP & CFO for the Boeing Company.

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP is the lobby firm for the Boeing Company.

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), Valerie B. Jarrett’s great uncle, a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).

Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Valerie B. Jarrett is Vernon E. Jordan Jr’s great niece, the senior adviser for the Barack Obama administration, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

William M. Daley is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, Mayor Richard M. Daley’s brother, was a director at the Boeing Company, and the chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration.