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[from Progressives' Blog] New information casts doubt on Romney’s account of his 1981 arrest
Progressive Political Bluemass Group Blog ^ | 10/1 | david

Posted on 10/23/2012 5:36:52 PM PDT by RummyChick

Romney’s arrest came in June 1981 when he proceeded to launch his motorboat at Wayland’s Lake Cochituate only moments after a park police officer had told him not to launch the craft or face a $50 fine

According to Romney’s version of the events, he had taken his family to the lake for a summer outing. As he was about to launch his boat, a park guard informed him that the license number of the boat had been painted over.

Romney said the guard told him not to put the boat in the water or he would be ticketed and fined $50. Frustrated and feeling that the license was still somewhat visible, Romney defied the order, saying it would be worth his while to be fined $50 to enjoy the day on the lake with his family.

“I figured I was at the state park with my kids. My five kids were in the car wondering why we weren’t going out in the boat, so I said I’d launch and pay the fine.”

The charges were later dropped. According to the Globe:

[t]he charges against Romney were dropped several days later and officially dismissed in February 1982 at Natick District Court….

Romney said … the reason the case was dropped was that he had threatened to charge the officer and his agency, then called the Department of Environmental Affairs, with false arrest.

Why did the Globe have to rely on “Romney’s version of the events,” you might ask? Because,

[a]t Romney’s request, the judge also agreed to seal the records, making them unavailable for public inspection…. The district court has refused a Globe request to unseal the files.

(Excerpt) Read more at bluemassgroup.com ...


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KEYWORDS: crimeofthecentury; mattresstagfelon; moperywithintent; romney
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Allred's surprise??????
1 posted on 10/23/2012 5:36:52 PM PDT by RummyChick
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To: RummyChick

Well, that does it! I am voting for Obama!

(please tell me I don’t need a sarcasm tag)


2 posted on 10/23/2012 5:41:38 PM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: RummyChick

OH___ MY___ GOD!

Romney launched a boat without permission! This is despicable. He should be hauled before a human rights court.
haha. This is a non-story. Barry was dealing crack.


3 posted on 10/23/2012 5:41:56 PM PDT by Viennacon
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To: RummyChick

yep


4 posted on 10/23/2012 5:42:09 PM PDT by jern
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To: RummyChick

Anybody remember Obama owing thousands of dollars in unpaid parking tickets from his days at Columbia university, that he didn’t bother to pay until he was running for president?


5 posted on 10/23/2012 5:42:18 PM PDT by apillar
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To: RummyChick

If this is all they have, that is sad indeed...


6 posted on 10/23/2012 5:42:29 PM PDT by Thane_Banquo (Support hate crime laws: Because some victims are more equal than others.)
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To: RummyChick

Wow, a regular ole desperado.


7 posted on 10/23/2012 5:42:37 PM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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Even Allred isn’t that dumb.


8 posted on 10/23/2012 5:42:47 PM PDT by comebacknewt (Newt (sigh) what could have been . . .)
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To: RummyChick

This is hugh! “Oh the huge Manatee!”

Oldplayer


9 posted on 10/23/2012 5:42:52 PM PDT by oldplayer
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A real game changer.


10 posted on 10/23/2012 5:42:53 PM PDT by skeeter
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God I hope so, this is beyond pathetic... I can only imagine what the Obama campaign’s internal polling looks like at this point.


11 posted on 10/23/2012 5:43:05 PM PDT by got_moab? (Joe the Plumber has a posse.)
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Hahaha. This is absurd. So the hell what.

By the way what is wrong with this site? Very frustrating.


12 posted on 10/23/2012 5:43:33 PM PDT by waxer1 ("The Bible is the rock on which our republic rests." -Andrew Jackson)
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To: jern

The only thing is Gloria usually represents someone wronged - like a female in distress etc.

Who would be her client?? The arresting officer????


13 posted on 10/23/2012 5:43:48 PM PDT by RummyChick
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That’s it?

Gloria, where’s the beef????


14 posted on 10/23/2012 5:43:59 PM PDT by EDINVA (I)
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15 posted on 10/23/2012 5:44:42 PM PDT by chris37 (Heartless.)
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I think you found it. Class warfare. They’ll pitch we all have to follow rules but not Romney. I think this is all they have. Hahaha.


16 posted on 10/23/2012 5:46:27 PM PDT by FryingPan101 (2016 looms)
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If this is All-red’s surprise, it's freakin’ weak. Romney was charged with disorderly conduct for operating a boat without a registration after being told by the cop not to launch the boat. He decided to launching and pay the fine over disappointing his kids. Apparently, the boat was registered but the number was painted over. If this is the big surprise, it's going to blow up in All-red and Bambi's faces.
17 posted on 10/23/2012 5:47:19 PM PDT by liberalh8ter (If Barack has a memory like a steel trap, why can't he remember what the Constitution says?)
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I was going to vote for Romney even if he beat up his illegal maid and then murdered her and then hid the chopped up body in the fridge, but, this has me thinking.
Too late I voted last Saturday, first in line to start it off RIGHT, waited 2 hours, voted Romney.


18 posted on 10/23/2012 5:47:41 PM PDT by sweetiepiezer
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19 posted on 10/23/2012 5:48:46 PM PDT by abb ("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
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To: RummyChick
With my voice of experience, I can tell you that over thirty years later, you just don't remember all the details of things that took place. You can try to tell the story as best you can, but things blur over time.

- - - -

Listen carefully, I'm only going to say this once...

I..., did not..., have sex..., with that woman..., Veronica Flaminsky...

...and her brother is out of the country living in Maggie Williams old flat in Paris.


20 posted on 10/23/2012 5:48:47 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Obama's myth is oozing out onto the floor... she's redlining captain, I can't hold her together!)
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