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FAA head Randy Babbitt charged with drunk driving in Fairfax
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/crime-scene/post/faa-head-randy-babbitt-charged-with-drunk-driving-in-fairfax/2011/12/05/gIQAkNjdWO_blog.html ^
Posted on 12/05/2011 11:16:08 AM PST by kcvl
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posted on
12/05/2011 11:16:13 AM PST
by
kcvl
To: kcvl
Pen reassignments on the Orwellian Farm.
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posted on
12/05/2011 11:19:33 AM PST
by
blackdog
(The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop)
To: kcvl
The odd thing about a lot of drunk driving cases is that they commonly drive at night on the wrong side of the road with their lights off. This is particularly worrisome as there is little you can do therefore to avoid them. What I do, however, while driving on the highway at night, is follow someone else. It sounds selfish and a little evil, since I’m hoping they die instead of me, but what else is there?
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posted on
12/05/2011 11:26:15 AM PST
by
Telepathic Intruder
(The right thing is not always the popular thing)
To: kcvl
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posted on
12/05/2011 11:30:53 AM PST
by
Brandonmark
(2012: Our Hope IS Change!)
To: Brandonmark
Interesting...the guy lives in my neighborhood.....
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posted on
12/05/2011 11:35:32 AM PST
by
duckbutt
(Those who pay no taxes have no check on their appetite for services.)
To: kcvl
At least he wasn’t flying.
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posted on
12/05/2011 11:36:22 AM PST
by
mgstarr
("Some of us drink because we're not poets." Arthur (1981))
To: duckbutt
During his 2009 confirmation hearing Babbitt stated:
"My number one priority is to focus on safety. This is a business where one mistake is one too many."
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posted on
12/05/2011 11:37:30 AM PST
by
Brandonmark
(2012: Our Hope IS Change!)
To: Brandonmark
Interesting - if he were an Air Force officer, his career would now be over.
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posted on
12/05/2011 11:45:17 AM PST
by
jagusafr
("We hold these truths to be self-evident...")
To: kcvl
As pilot were I to earn a DWI arrest I would immediately have my Pilots license suspended until I attend substance abuse classes and jumped through F.A.A. hoops.
Bet this clown gets a pass.
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posted on
12/05/2011 11:46:07 AM PST
by
Joe Boucher
((FUBO) No RINO's)
To: mgstarr
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posted on
12/05/2011 11:46:33 AM PST
by
Jim Robinson
(Rebellion is brewing!! Impeach the corrupt Marxist bastard!!)
To: kcvl
Another union puke that rode the gravy train to a cushy federal job in the obama regime.
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posted on
12/05/2011 11:47:43 AM PST
by
ab01
To: mgstarr
At least he wasnt flying."I go flying so high, when I'm stoned."
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posted on
12/05/2011 11:49:06 AM PST
by
dfwgator
To: jagusafr
"In the past, the FAA took no further action after a properly reported first motor vehicle action. Now, on all offenses, including the first, your Aeromedical Examiner (AME) may require the court documents and question you regarding the offense."FAA new DUI policy
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posted on
12/05/2011 11:59:55 AM PST
by
Brandonmark
(2012: Our Hope IS Change!)
To: kcvl
Looks like I picked the wrong week to give up...
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posted on
12/05/2011 12:01:17 PM PST
by
McGruff
(Hold the House, retake the Senate.)
To: ab01
Another union puke that rode the gravy train to a cushy federal job in the obama regime Former head of the Airline Pilots union to be precise
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posted on
12/05/2011 12:04:52 PM PST
by
Regulator
(Watch Out! Americans are on the March! America Forever, Mexico Never!)
To: Joe Boucher
“Bet this clown gets a pass.”
He already is getting a pass. They ROR’ed him and didn't release the BAC to the press. I'll bet a Fairfax county employee was designated to give him a courtesy drive home.
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posted on
12/05/2011 12:07:13 PM PST
by
Polynikes
(Hakkaa Palle)
To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...
Just be glad he wasn’t flying a plane. :’) Thanks kcvl.
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posted on
12/05/2011 12:07:26 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
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To: dfwgator
loved that Harry Chapin song..
To: kcvl
A DWI will cost him his medical, so he cannot pilot an aircraft!
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posted on
12/05/2011 12:08:52 PM PST
by
MindBender26
(Stop bothering me with minor issues. I'm too damn busy trying to save our country from Obamaism)
To: MindBender26
He even looks like an old drunk union boss. Notice the bruise on his face in this photo (not from Sat. night either).
Babbitt's father ("Slim" Babbitt) was also an airline pilot; he was one of the founding fathers of the Air Line Pilots Association, which has become the largest airline pilot union in the United States and Canada. Randy Babbitt served multiple roles within ALPA, including serving as Executive Administrator 1987-1990. In 1990 Babbitt was elected President of ALPA and served for eight years in that position.
During the Clinton Administration, President Bill Clinton appointed Babbitt to the FAA Management Advisory Council. While in that capacity Babbitt sat on an independent review panel advising the government on aviation safety policy.
"My number one priority is to focus on safety. This is a business where one mistake is one too many." On December 5, 2011, Babbitt was placed on administrative leave after being charged with drunk driving.
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posted on
12/05/2011 12:17:34 PM PST
by
kcvl
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