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04-01-2009, 07:17 AM
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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."
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04-01-2009, 11:41 AM
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The famous "dirt track" stock car driver of the Northeast???
LOL 
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04-01-2009, 11:57 AM
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I was so impressive that I think McCain would be a -140 favorite if we met in the ring.
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04-01-2009, 12:14 PM
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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
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04-01-2009, 06:22 PM
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Thought they were talking about the singer doing dope or something.
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