Of COURSE he did! NOT because of Grisham himself....ANY best-selling author who had contributed THAT much money to a man in politics can be 'bought off'.....That's WHY we need more women in political office.
sILVER bELLE > Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2009 12:33:47 -0700 > Subject: Governor For Sale > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > > Virginia Governor Tim Kaine has issued pardons to three men convicted > of the 1997 brutal rape and murder of Michelle Moore-Bosko, 18, which > occurred in the Ocean View section of Norfolk. There were a total of > five men convicted of the crime. > The three men Derek Tice, Danial Williams and Joseph Dick Jr. were all > in the U.S. Navy. The victim’s husband was also in the Navy and > discovered his wife’s body upon his return from a deployment. > The three, now pardoned men, have been in prison since their > convictions in 1997. No further evidence exonerating the three has > come to light, and there is little public interest in the case, until > now. So, why 12 years after the fact, has Gov. Kaine suddenly decided > to grant pardons to these men convicted of such a heinous crime? The > timing is indeed curious. > While Kaine cited "grave doubts about at least the level of their > complicity in the crime,” Kaine’s pardon comes only a few weeks after > John Grisham announced that he is writing a screenplay about the case. > Grisham, has also voiced his belief that the men are innocent. > It may be a mere coincidence that Kaine issued the pardon a month > after Grisham’s announcement, surely Gov. Kaine is not so star struck > that he would release convicted murderers simply because a famous > author wants them freed. > However, the likelihood of a coincidence becomes greatly diminished, > when you consider the fact that over the last few years, Grisham has > given Tim Kaine $175,000. The Virginia Public Access Project has > reported that since 2000, Grisham has given a total of $390,000 to > Virginia Democrats. > Did John Grisham buy undue influence over Gov. Kaine, and gain freedom > for the convicted murderers, to make his screenplay more interesting? > The family of the young woman who was raped and killed certainly think > so. Shortly after the pardon was announced, Michelle Moore-Bosko’s > family released the following statement to the press: > “Our family is devastated to learn that Governor Kaine has chosen to > ignore the facts and history of this case by granting a conditional > pardon to these confessed and convicted rapists and murderers. There > is absolutely zero new evidence or information to justify this > decision. > We do not believe it is a coincidence that Governor Kaine granted > these pardons just a few weeks after the announcement that John > Grisham intends to write a screenplay about this case. Stories about > rapists and murderers who confess, then spend the rest of their lives > in prison, do not make interesting movies. > Obviously, Mr. Grisham’s wealth and influence are far more important > to Governor Kaine’s political aspirations and public image than truth > or justice. Anyone who has questions about this relationship should > research Mr. Grisham’s history of political contributions, where they > will find that Grisham has contributed hundreds of thousands of > dollars, to Governor Kaine, the Democratic National Committee and > other Democratic candidates. > Our family extends sincere thanks to the police officers, district > attorneys, victim advocates, jurors and members of the judicial system > who refused to give in to political pressure and the campaign of > misinformation that we have endured for the past 12 years. They proved > time, after time, after time that the Norfolk Four are guilty. > It is truly shameful and a disservice to the citizens of Virginia and > our family, that the decisions of the courts have been ignored, and > confessed rapists and murderers are being set free.” > Grisham has said filming on the project begins next year. > *Reporter’s note: Once again, we are witness to this country’s two- > tiered justice system. It would seem that money and power have negated > the opinion of a jury, and reopened the wounds of a young woman’s > still grieving family. > If Gov. Kaine wants to dispense with any notion that John Grisham > bribed him into issuing pardons to the convicted murderers, he could > simply return his money. Otherwise, it looks as if the Governor is for > sale. > > _________________________________________________________________ Get free photo software from Windows Live http://www.windowslive.com/online/photos?ocid=PID23393::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:SI_PH_software:082009 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
