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MN GOP runs drunk for Gov
Sponsor of "Party" bill has
two DWIs
In the era of the Internet, a
mistake you made nearly 20 years ago may be just a click away from
publicity.
That's what state Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Delano, was reminded over the
weekend when his sorry-ass court records
of DWI charges filed against Emmer in 1991 were posted online. The
blogger, Dusty Trice, said he had read about
a legislative bill that would delay revocation of licenses for
suspected drunken drivers -- a measure sponsored by Emmer.
Trice said Sunday that he often looks through public records and meant
"absolutely no malice toward Emmer."
Emmer, who was 30 at the time, pleaded guilty to careless driving,
while two drunken-driving charges
and a license-plate charge were dropped. He also received a DWI-related
ticket in 1981, when he was 20.
So, the dude like to party - behind
the wheel of a multi-thousand pound car?
And he is the Minnesota GOP's best
choice for Governor?
So, ...how many points behind is the
too-polite-to-mention-my-opponent's-arrest-record Democrat?
BTW, Minnesota, Calirfonia elected a "Party" governor,
too - how'd that work out for them?