Posted on 05/09/2003 8:51:56 AM PDT by Stew Padasso
Hendricks had been flying the Bubba World Citizens all over the place for years. He got that pardon in return. Hendricks is thick with the theives.
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Hendrick received his Clinton pardon thanks to the efforts of his friend, Bank of America chairman Hugh McColl.
McColl made a $500,000 donation/bribe to the Clinton Library on December 8, 2000 and requested Hendrick's pardon. Hendrick received the pardon two weeks later.
I didn't wait that long.
Many dinky banks in South Carolina were drained and then acquired in McCaul's dealings. He ran the same paralell bank management system as the McDougall's/Clinton's when they drained Madison Guarantee.
McCaul stole his way to the top.
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Cari Boyce, Easley's spokeswoman, said Easley was driving the No. 48 car of Jimmie Johnson when he spun out and hit the inside retaining wall on Turn 2 in his 10th lap.
Easley had been practicing on the track for about a half hour when the wreck occurred. Easley, who was not injured in the accident, was going about 165 miles per hour when he hit the wall.
Officials say Easley hit the speedway's "soft" walls, which are Styrofoam blocks covered in a black plastic-light casing.
"I am fine. They strapped me in good and tight here and the Hendrick car is a good car," Easley said, describing himself as "a little embarrassed" but otherwise unhurt.
Easley was wearing the HANS device, a head-and-neck restraint system mandated by NASCAR in October 2001. After the wreck, Easley stood by the car joking with his staff and track officials and even autographed the crumpled car before it was towed away.
Track spokesman Jerry Gappens said Easley was examined by the speedway's medical staff and was fine.
"Just a bruised ego right now," Gappens said. "He's a good sport about things, so he's fine. He's a good race car driver, he talked about the car pushing and it was tight, so he's got some of the racing lingo down."
Easley was riding in the racecar to promote an effort to keep The Winston all-star race at the speedway and as part of a fund-raising effort. He said sponsors were going to donate money to Communities In Schools, an anti-dropout program, for each completed lap.
"We couldn't fund that in the budget this year, so I was going to raise money that way," Easley told WRAL.
Easley said this was his second time in a racecar. Easley drove two laps in a No. 48 Chevrolet behind the pace cars for two parade laps before last October's Winston Cup race at Charlotte.
Easley said he wants to get back on the track using Jeff Gordon's No. 24 car Friday afternoon and raise more money.
"My commitment to education should not be questioned," said Easley. "I will do whatever it takes to keep children in school."
Copyright 2003 by WRAL.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
In a Biggggggg way!
See, I told you that JJ is the best darn driver out there.But the car is like that wild mustang you thought was tamed...
I guess the first call the Gov made was to his lawyer?
Sounds like a bad idea.
If I have to explain, you wouldn't understand.
That little fella couldn't see over the dashboard </arcane NC governor election reference>
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