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To: ErnBatavia; Allegra; big'ol_freeper; Lil'freeper; TrueKnightGalahad; blackie; Larry Lucido; ...
Re: Which of the two guys was it that Carter pardoned (child sex offender, IIRC)?

It was Peter Yarrow - more info at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Yarrow

While campaigning for 1968 presidential candidate Eugene McCarthy, Yarrow met McCarthy's niece, Mary Beth McCarthy, in Wisconsin. They were married in October 1969.

In 1970, Yarrow was convicted of, and served three months in prison for, taking “improper liberties” with a 14-year-old fan. He has since apologized for the incident: “In that time, it was common practice, unfortunately –– the whole groupie thing.” President Carter later granted him clemency for the incident.

Maybe The Øne can make Yarrow the new... Composer of Music to Abuse Children Czar

14 posted on 09/17/2009 9:27:45 AM PDT by Bender2 ("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
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To: Bender2
“In that time, it was common practice, unfortunately –– the whole groupie thing.”

Yeah, I understand why Jimmuh would pardon that. Kinda makes you wonder why we bother with silly laws like statutory rape. /sarc

38 posted on 09/17/2009 10:35:57 AM PDT by Nevermore (...just a typical cracker, clinging to my Constitutional rights...)
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