There's probably a perfectly reasonable explanation which will make us want to vomit. Because Yr Wonkette loves you and cares about your health, we'd just like to remind you to make sure that, if you suffer from hypertension, you've taken your blood pressure meds before you read the rest of this story. OK? Good job. Now, here's the sweet-jesus we can't believe this crap details: In 2009, Lawrence McKinney was freed from prison after DNA evidence proved he could not have committed a rape and burglary for which he was sentenced to 115 years in prison way back in 1978. After being in prison for 31 years on a false conviction, McKinney was issued $75 and sent out into the world, maybe even with a hearty "good luck and keep your nose clean," or not. Now 60 years old, he's
"Almost everyone I've talked to says, 'We're going to move to Houston.' What I'm hearing, which is sort of scary, is they all want to stay in Texas. Everyone is so overwhelmed by the hospitality.
And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this, this is working very well for them."
-Former First Lady Barbara Bush on Katrina victims.
I never heard the first part of her comments until i just googled it...
Would anybody believe that once upon a time back in the early 90s Tennessee was fairly progressive and Governor Ned McWherter actually gave affordable health care to everybody?
Exoneration prob. entitles him to $$. They say, 31 years we'll let you out today if you plea, but then you'd be "guilty" and only get bus fare; you want to be officially exonerated, that could take another two years. Bastards.
[Plus, my theory for libtard v. conservative: getting wrongly accused and sentenced like this is one of my biggest fears; it's been a constant anxiety, even before I met the justice system for real, like since I was six (the fear, not the charges). Conservatives seem to be incapable of that connection.]
[[Double plus, I think everyone needs to feel the clink of cold nickel on your wrists and the heavy static of cinder block walls, before you vote on capital punishment or police powers.]]
I just can't imagine.
Gov. Haslam has gone a long way towards proving that, even in the age of Drumpf, not every Republican is a sentient garbage fire.
Wait, they've stopped doing that? Yay!
ISIS have taken 'credit' for the attack. No idea if it's true or not.
I don't think you even have to be all that cynical to think that.
First thing I thought too...
Just stopped. Yay for real!
:) Thank fuck for that!
"Almost everyone I've talked to says, 'We're going to move to Houston.' What I'm hearing, which is sort of scary, is they all want to stay in Texas. Everyone is so overwhelmed by the hospitality.
And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this, this is working very well for them."
-Former First Lady Barbara Bush on Katrina victims.
I never heard the first part of her comments until i just googled it...
http://www.snopes.com/polit...
Would anybody believe that once upon a time back in the early 90s Tennessee was fairly progressive and Governor Ned McWherter actually gave affordable health care to everybody?
https://www.youtube.com/wat...
Bella and Bathsheba, also too.
If the State stole 30 years of my life I wouldn't be happy with 1 million in compensation.
In other news, the state of Tennessee just sent him a bill for 31 years' room and board.
If he was "innocent" the state shouldn't have been housing and feeding him for free for the past 3 decades.
Exoneration prob. entitles him to $$. They say, 31 years we'll let you out today if you plea, but then you'd be "guilty" and only get bus fare; you want to be officially exonerated, that could take another two years. Bastards.
[Plus, my theory for libtard v. conservative: getting wrongly accused and sentenced like this is one of my biggest fears; it's been a constant anxiety, even before I met the justice system for real, like since I was six (the fear, not the charges). Conservatives seem to be incapable of that connection.]
[[Double plus, I think everyone needs to feel the clink of cold nickel on your wrists and the heavy static of cinder block walls, before you vote on capital punishment or police powers.]]
One of the Butt Sisters!