McCain seeking pardon for Jack Johnson..
 

Pretty interesting. Didn't know McCain had boxing roots. For those unaware of this story, see or research "The Great White Hope".


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090401/.../boxing_pardon

WASHINGTON – Sen. John McCain wants a presidential pardon for Jack Johnson, who became the nation's first black heavyweight boxing champion 100 years before Barack Obama became its first black president.

McCain feels Johnson was wronged by a 1913 conviction of violating the Mann Act by having a consensual relationship with a white woman — a conviction widely seen as racially motivated.

"I've been a very big fight fan, I was a mediocre boxer myself," McCain, R-Ariz., said in a telephone interview. "I had admired Jack Johnson's prowess in the ring. And the more I found out about him, the more I thought a grave injustice was done."

For the sake of boxing, can we pardon Jack Johnson and convict Don King of something, anything?

lol

The famous "dirt track" stock car driver of the Northeast???

LOL :D

I had an amature boxing background as well.

I was so impressive that I think McCain would be a -140 favorite if we met in the ring.

From 2004

McCain, who was reelected to a fourth term in November, chairs the Senate Commerce Committee, which basically means he can stick his thumb into any activity in America where dollars change hands. He is a genuine sports nut who says the best perk he gets is the chance to buy tickets to otherwise sold-out boxing matches.

http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:...&ct=clnk&gl=us

Sen. McCain was a pugilist during his days as a Navy midshipman and remains an avid fan, sometimes taking in a bout when visiting casinos on gambling jaunts. He has advocated increased regulation of the sport since the mid-1990s to counter what he says are lax health and safety standards, and corrupt promoters. In recent years, he's lobbied aggressively for creation of a U.S. Boxing Commission within the Department of Commerce to govern the sport.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1224...googlenews_wsj

Thought they were talking about the singer doing dope or something.