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jim milewski
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stowe, vermont
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Posted 9 Jul 2005 1:58 pm |
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| how did it come to be that RR gave Merle his pardon, would love to know the whole story of these two great men, what prompted RR? |
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Paul King
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Gainesville, Texas, USA
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Posted 9 Jul 2005 4:50 pm
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| I have always wondered why Reagan gave a pardon to Merle Haggard. I sure am glad he did and what Merle has done with his career has been great. |
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John Pelz
From:
Kettering, Ohio, USA
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Posted 10 Jul 2005 6:17 am
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Here's the explanation, straight from The Hag himself:
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| There was some effort on my brother-in-law's part, who was part of the Reagan team when he was on the West Coast, and my brother-in-law was friends with [Reagan adviser] Michael Deaver and people who were in a position to examine my case, and they found that I was improperly convicted and had no representation because I was poor and things of that nature, and ... 12 Supreme Court judges and Ronald Reagan -- the governor -- found it right to pardon me. |
The above quote is from cmt.com, and "the rest of the story" can be found there, too. |
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autry andress
From:
Plano, Tx.
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Posted 10 Jul 2005 2:51 pm
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| I just read " the rest of the story" & I bet there is another country hit for the Hag in there some where... |
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jim milewski
From:
stowe, vermont
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Posted 11 Jul 2005 4:11 am
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| John, thanks a lot, it was an interesting story |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 11 Jul 2005 6:20 am
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This is besides the point, but I watched an old John Wayne movie last night and Merle Haggard sang a background song in the movie. He was in the credits at the beginning of the DVD.
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Chris Spencer
From:
Mt Juliet, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 11 Jul 2005 10:48 am
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Erv,
What was the Duke movie you watched? I like to buy old movies on DVD and bet I don't have that one. |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 11 Jul 2005 1:14 pm
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It was "Chisholm" or something like that. It was about the war in Lincoln County, New Mexico betwenn the cattle people at the time. I did a search on the internet for Lincoln County, NM and quite a bit of the stuff in the movie was factual, including the stuff about Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett. I love the old western movies. 
Erv |
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