Is Brett Favre's Cochran Endorsement Political Payback to Haley Barbour for Brother's Pardon?
NFL legend Brett Favre has endorsed the re-election of Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS), cutting a television ad for the six-term incumbent days ahead of a runoff election against Tea Party-backed state senator Chris McDaniel.
But a drunk-driving accident involving Favre's brother and the death of one of their friends raises questions about whether the unusual endorsement is political payback to former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, who is strongly backing Cochran.
In 1996, Favre's brother Scott Favre was driving drunk on his way home and stopped on railroad tracks. A 49-car freight train crashed into the vehicle, and Brett's close friend Mark Haverty, a passenger in the car, was killed. Police determined Scott Favre had a .23 blood alcohol content level - more than twice the legal limit. Shortly thereafter, Scott Favre was convicted of vehicular manslaughter and sentenced to 15 years in prison. Fourteen years were suspended, with one year of house arrest.
In May 1997, Scott Favre was arrested again for driving without a license while he was on his way to help his dad fix a fishing boat. He was sentenced to 13 years in prison for that episode - and ended up only serving 67 days in prison after courts determined later he was wrongfully jailed.
In 2012, on his last day in office, former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour pardoned Scott Favre - clearing his record entirely.
Now Brett Favre is endorsing Cochran at the last minute in the runoff campaign while Barbour's political machine works overtime to help Cochran win...Also read:
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