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Republican Pleads Forgiveness, But Will Not Resign, After Driving At Twice Legal Limit Of Alcohol
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- Even though Fossella has spoken out against President Bush on some issues like the Iraq war, the national Republican leadership has rallied to lend him a hand in his re-election campaign, sending Vice President *** Cheney to endorse him recently.
Luckily, he had better sense than to go out drinking with Shotgun Dickkk.....we all know how that turns out..... - Reply to this comment
- It doesn''t matter a dam bit to me whether this guy is a democrat or a republican. Christian or Jew. Congressman or ditch digger. He was putting other people''s lives at risk and driving at TWICE the legal limit. One of the posters on here said,"the anti-drunk driving crowd are outta control." Yeah you sob, make that same statement after you have to go to the morgue and identify the remains of your 16 year old son, like I had to. Throw the book at this guy. He''s supposed to be setting an example.
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- Seems very extreme that he might have a mandatory jail sentence for what appears to be a first offense, and no one was injured. This anti-drunk driving crowd are outta control. Posted by cdfoxtrot
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This was the first time he was *caught*. - Reply to this comment
- ===Why was it necessary to mention christian consevative.===
Posted by alanrobisch2
Because christian conservatives are the most arrogant, self-righteous among us and it is human nature to want to take delight in the downfall of these people who are quick to judge others, yet demand understanding and forgiveness for themselves. - Reply to this comment
- This guy should not get off so easily! He was lucky he didn''t kill people. My significant other was killed and I was injured last fall in Staten Island when a drunk driver (registered slightly less than twice the legal limit) slammed into our car going 80+ mph in the wrong direction on the highway. Political figures caught risking the lives of innocent people in this way should be punished much more than common folk--they are MEANT to set an example and have the best interest/safety of the public in mind at all times. This guy needs to be forced out of office if he''s not going to resign.
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- He know the wimpy reporters will know
enough to not ask about this anymore.
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Posted by rushlimpdrug at 07:54 PM : May 03, 2008
Why was it necessary to mention christian consevative. You know nothing of the man and gee I guess only conservative''s drive drunk and He must be a christian because he did something wrong. I''d like to see you in the same boat and see what you would do.
I guess only christians who do something wrong are guilty while liberals must be forgiven because they didn''t mean to do it. See ted kennnedy liberal. Guilty of involuntary manslaugter nothing happenned to him. - Reply to this comment
"Fossella held a carefully-scripted press briefing"
Wow.
He kept to the script?
Gotta love those compassionate christian
conservative republicans.
They can stay on script even when they
drive drunk through red lights.
He know the wimpy reporters will know
enough to not ask about this anymore.- Reply to this comment
- Both the article and the posts reveal a familiar pattern. As for the article, it''s how CBS chooses to publish the transgressions of an obscure local invididual solely because he''s Republican, and of course immediately identifies the individual as such. And as for the posters, it''s the usual extension and extrapolation of the individual behavior to any and all Republicans, elected or otherwise.
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Posted by erichsh at 05:09 PM : May 03, 2008
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But,...but,...Bill got a BJ!!....*sniff*... - Reply to this comment
- ''Seems very extreme that he might have a mandatory jail sentence for what appears to be a first offense, and no one was injured. This anti-drunk driving crowd are outta control.''
Posted by cdfoxtrot at 06:07 PM
Drunk driving is out of control. That''s why they''ve stiffened the penalties. Chances are this is not the first time he''s driven drunk, it was just the first time he was caught. - Reply to this comment
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Seems very extreme that he might have a mandatory jail sentence for what appears to be a first offense, and no one was injured. This anti-drunk driving crowd are outta control.
Posted by cdfoxtrot
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5 days in jail *because* his blood alcohol was *twice* the legal limit.
First offense or not it seems like a reasonable wake up call. Problem I have is that *he* will probably serve the five ... a guy that had to much to drink after a 12 hour shift doing dishes would probably get much more, months if he couldn''t get his drunken public defender to wake up long enough to do more than pick up his check. - Reply to this comment
- Seems very extreme that he might have a mandatory jail sentence for what appears to be a first offense, and no one was injured. This anti-drunk driving crowd are outta control.
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- at least he was not toe tappin in Minneapolis.......
DUI is unfortunate and dangerous.
However, I would rather be around that guy than a toe tapper. - Reply to this comment
- Just like all the *haves*, get caught, say you''re sorry, maybe go to some meetings, all done.
For the *have-nots* they would be facing jail time, suspended license, huge jump in insurance, good chance of losing job because they were in jail or because they can''t drive to get to work.
Nothing like a good class system as a base for a *free* society. - Reply to this comment
- Both the article and the posts reveal a familiar pattern. As for the article, it''s how CBS chooses to publish the transgressions of an obscure local invididual solely because he''s Republican, and of course immediately identifies the individual as such. And as for the posters, it''s the usual extension and extrapolation of the individual behavior to any and all Republicans, elected or otherwise.
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- No *** in the car?
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More Republicon family values on parade.
lol!- Reply to this comment
- Let''s see! It appears to be just another Republican politician flaunting his position and breaking the law. Nothing new about this.
It is interesting that he told the police he was driving to pick up his daughter to take to the hospital at the time he was stopped on Thursday, then the next day he told reporters he was driving to visit friends when he was stopped!
Not only DUI, but a bad memory,too! Or, LYING!
But, he has admitted his ''mistake'', so everyone is supposed to forget it and let him go!
What the article doesn''t say is his arrest is supposed to start an ethics committee investigation on him and the charge(s) within 30 days! Which, could result in punitive action against him including kicking him out!
However, they won''t take any serious action against him. They''ll draft a memo that says he was bad but that he said he was sorry, he promised not to do it again, and all is forgiven!
They can''t get basic legislation done, but they have time to go out and get drunk and then DUI!
He ought to be thrown out of Congress on his arse! - Reply to this comment
- Drunkard = toast. Next!
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- Vito...Vito...You calla you godfaddah, talk to him like a good boy...he go down and send Tony and Mario to da courthouse--they maka it all right for you...capiche?
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