McCain Pressing ***** to Pardon jack johnson

**street bully** · 10-16-2009, 11:57 PM

McCain is a boxing fan.

**starjammer** · 10-17-2009, 12:03 AM

The author is critical of McCain's choice, but I'm sure if it was a passed member of his family who would receieve the pardon he would sing a different tune.

**ThePunchingBag** · 10-17-2009, 12:07 AM

Originally posted by street bully

McCain is a boxing fan.

McCain was ringside at all of Jack Johnson's fights.

**ReadyUp** · 10-17-2009, 12:08 AM

Honestly, I think there are bigger things to worry about than pardoning Jack Johnson. Just my take.

**Spray_resistant** · 10-17-2009, 12:09 AM

They have not done this already? It has been talked about for a while, I don't see the problem here he was a victim of the time he lived in. Just take the conviction off the books no big deal.

**JAB5239** · 10-17-2009, 12:15 AM

Originally posted by Spray_resistant

They have not done this already? It has been talked about for a while, I don't see the problem here he was a victim of the time he lived in. Just take the conviction off the books no big deal.

Sounds easy, but it would probably open a can of worms most politicians wouldn't want to deal with. How do you pardon one man because he was a celebrity, but plenty of regular citizens who were railroaded during that time can't get pardoned because they have no fame or status. I would think families of those people would be a little pissed.

**revs1227** · 10-17-2009, 12:17 AM

Originally posted by starjammer

The author is critical of McCain's choice, but I'm sure if it was a passed member of his family who would receieve the pardon he would sing a different tune.

yeah i say if it was *****s idea every1 would be all for it ! smh

**Spray_resistant** · 10-17-2009, 12:21 AM

Originally posted by JAB5239

Sounds easy, but it would probably open a can of worms most politicians wouldn't want to deal with. How do you pardon one man because he was a celebrity, but plenty of regular citizens who were railroaded during that time can't get pardoned because they have no fame or status. I would think families of those people would be a little pissed.

I guess you have a point....but doing a little bit of the right thing is better than doing nothing at all even if more should be done.

**Aracibo04** · 10-17-2009, 12:24 AM

Jack is not going anywhere, because Jack is common folk, you have to be like that professor that got arrested for ***** to care, you know high class "educated" , mofos.

But I hope he does help him out.

McCain Pressing ***** to Pardon jack johnson