By: Lisa Derrick Wednesday November 26, 2008 5:15 am

Guess those Peruvian Pisco sours finally caught up with W and left him feeling mellow. Or maybe it was the phone calls from Carly Simon. Whatever the reason George Bush pardoned rapper John Forte who was convicted of smuggling 1.4 million dollars worth of liquid cocaine through Newark Airport.

Carly’s son Ben Taylor went to school–well to be precise, Philips Exeter Academy–with Forte who performed with the Fugees on their multi-platinum, Grammy-winning album The Score and sang back up with Simon– and Carly put up $250,000 in bail money for Forte upon his arrest.

Fellow musician Utah senator Orrin Hatch also lobbied for Forte’s pardon.

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28 Responses to “In Feeble Bid to Be Cool, Bush Pardons Rapper”

lesserdevil November 26th, 2008 at 7:00 am

Forte proves it’s nice to be on good terms with your demand side.

neurophius November 26th, 2008 at 12:08 pm

Did the phone call from Carly Simon come at 3 a.m.?

nahant November 26th, 2008 at 2:11 pm

In response to neurophius @ 2

Must have…. George was fast asleep on his feet when he signed the pardon!!

Hugh November 26th, 2008 at 9:05 pm

I heard that Bush pardoned a turkey today. Does anyone know if it was Scooter Libby? Ba-da-boom.

eCAHNomics November 26th, 2008 at 9:06 pm

Heh. War on drugs indeed.

oregondave November 26th, 2008 at 9:17 pm

In response to lesserdevil @ 1

Good snark. But, Orrin Hatch? Who knew???

GregB November 26th, 2008 at 9:28 pm

In response to oregondave @ 6

He’s into the blow big time. Just no hot drinks.

-G

Larue November 26th, 2008 at 9:29 pm

$1.4 Mil in liquid coke?

Man, that’s a lot of wasted lives on that shit.

If he was guilty? Make him tend community gardens for the rest of his life.

In exchange for housing and food.
Let him make music for nothing, to benefit charity’s.

Other wise, let him rot in the drug.

Bad choices, bad outcomes.

This ain’t the 60’s no mo . . .

Suzanne November 26th, 2008 at 9:36 pm

guess boosh has found his supplier for some nose candy after january 20th

DrDick November 26th, 2008 at 9:37 pm

Funny how having money and connections can get you a preznitial pardon. Got to wonder what Dubya’s going to do about all those kids doing hard time for a single rock of crack.

HelplessDancer November 26th, 2008 at 9:37 pm

Oh, and no need to pardon the torturers. I he so out of it that he thinks those damned opinions will survive judical review? BTY, that was a rhetorical question.

CTuttle November 26th, 2008 at 9:40 pm

In response to Suzanne @ 9

Your link downstairs took me to the digg of John Dean at Oxdown, Suz!

Suzanne November 26th, 2008 at 9:41 pm

fork.. fixing it now thanks ct

Suzanne November 26th, 2008 at 9:42 pm

fixed – now they can find us – thanks again ct

CTuttle November 26th, 2008 at 9:43 pm

In response to Suzanne @ 14

No Prob! It did throw me for a loop there…!

ChristineEdmonson November 26th, 2008 at 9:48 pm

Oops, lost for a while here — I am here at12:46 Eastern time, yes? Hey Everyone! I finished baking and made Martha’s cranberry trifle. My word, it weighs so much I could hardly move it into the fridge. Did anyone see Katymine at #21 or so last thread?

lokywoky November 26th, 2008 at 9:52 pm

In response to ChristineEdmonson @ 16

Yup! She’s feeling better, had a shower and liking sleeping in her own bed!

Suzanne November 26th, 2008 at 9:52 pm

In response to ChristineEdmonson @ 16

she’s been on several threads today – home from the hospital and loving her bed (and her high count sheets and ohmystars her own pillows)

LoudounLib November 26th, 2008 at 9:56 pm

I’m so confused….CT, thanks for directing me here!

ChristineEdmonson November 26th, 2008 at 9:57 pm

In response to Suzanne @ 18

Thanks Suz,
Believe me, there is nothing like high thread count.

Suzanne November 26th, 2008 at 9:58 pm