Joe Shyne Receives Pardon from LA Governor Foster

Shreveport, LA, Times ^ | 08-30-03 | Walker, Don

[Theodore R.]

Joe Shyne receives pardon Former Shreveport councilman to weigh re-election options Don Walker / Staff Writer Posted on August 30, 2003 Former Shreveport City Councilman Joe Shyne, convicted on federal bribery charges that prevented him from seeking re-election last fall, was granted a full pardon Friday from Gov. Mike Foster.

[Theodore R.]

Foster has come to the aid of a member of his former party despite the wishes of a state senator from Foster's current party.

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They do take care of their own.

[Theodore R.]

Here's what a conservative Republican friend supporting Democrat Randy Ewing for governor wrote me via email today regarding the Shyne pardon by Governor Mike Foster, a nominal Republican.

I am heartsick that our governor has pardoned a local black politician just in time for him to get back into politics. Bribery, a FEDERAL conviction, put him out of the running; but our governor has awarded him
(Joe Shyne) a pardon! We are fast becoming a no-brain, gutless people unable to take a stand and continue to STAND! Where are the real leaders, and where are the followers who have courage to support the right, regardless of who is right or wrong, as the case might be!
Read about Joe Shyne in the TIMES. I despise his lack of scruples and his feeling that HE can do no wrong. I'll be sick if he does run and is again elected, despite his history.