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more about #pardons more comments → Kirth: .. To the withered, old eyes of John McCain't, Jack Johnson is the only black man who NEEDS a pardon. You could put names into a hat and pick a black ... more » NinaHagen: Factoid of the day: George Pataki pardoned Lenny Bruce. more » homoviper: My favorite Miles Davis album.. more » MrInBetween: A pardon for a long-dead boxer "ain't gonna fly," but all that other stuff -- a misbegotten war, torture, pillaging the Treasury, etc. -- well, all th... more » shostakobitch: At least Bob Dylan didn't write an annoying song about Johnson. And when I sleep with a white woman, it kind of feels like a crime. more » jasonelias: I know Jack Johnson's going to be glad those changes were finally dropped. To tell the truth, I'm tired of hearing him complain. more » Sarcastro: I slept with a white woman just last week. Though I did not run afoul of the law, it wasn't that great, actually. more » uninspired: Rove would only pardon Johnson on the condition he first leak state secrets to the press. more » Kid Twist: Wait, Pareene wrote about a Republican without swearing? Is this Gawker's April Fool's post? more » shostakobitch: when asked for comment about forte's last minute pardon, marc rich had this to say . . . "I more than just a rhymer you still a small timer hopin that... more » FaceMelter: Forte's release is a disgusting example of nepotism and a bastardization of the American legal system. The man was caught with over $1 million of coc... more » La Cieca: In prison, it's important to be sure the hair below your waist is always looking its best. more » Mediahohoho: I'm very interested in this idea of pardoning dead people. Does it mean that Preston Bush is going to be pardoned for war profiteering after all these... more » shortburstwritingtalent: Well, whether it was for an ally or not is a moot point. He did spy, and he did so for a nuclear nation. And he wasn't convicted of treason because he... more » RonMwangaguhunga: Better question: Was Obama going shirtless consolation to the gays for his relative silence on Prop. 8? more » -
#pardons
McCain Demands Justice For Long-Dead Boxer
John McCain demands a pardon for Jack Johnson—heavyweight champion of the world!—who was convicted of sleeping with a white woman, 96 years ago. Good on John! More » -
#justice
John Forte, His Hair Finally Free
Bush-pardoned rapper John Forte's last day in jail: "Washing and conditioning the hair that had grown below my waist added an extra 30 minutes to an already lengthy process." But he made it, thankfully. [TDB] -
#charleswinters
Was Pardoning a Dead Guy Bush's Consolation Prize for Israel?
President George W. Bush has pardoned Charles Winters for the anachronistic sin of selling arms to Israel. Winters died in 1984. Why did Bush bother? -
#pardons
Bush Issues Bizarre Pardons To No One Currently Serving Time
A dead man and 18 others currently not in prison received coveted pardons from President Bush today, as he continues to just fuck with us on his way out of office. More » -
