Rep. Kennedy denies he was drinking before his car crashed

Los Angeles Times ^ | 05/05/2006 | Johanna Neuman

[cbkaty]

......and if this were Tom Delay? Me believes that this would be FRONTPAGE headline news!

[mainepatsfan]

Even if he had killed someone it still wouldn't have made their front page.

[Reaganesque]

Patches is just following in Teddy's footsteps. So, note to female staffers and volunteers, if Patches offers you a ride home, pass.

[jimbo123]

He was drinking here:

http://www.hawkanddoveonline.com/

[mikeus_maximus]

Is there shum kind of prolem' ociffer? *belch*

[Steel Wolf]

"I consumed no alcohol prior to the incident,"

Even assuming this point is true ...

In most states you can get a DUI for being under the influence of any chemical that degrades your reflexes, alertness, or judgement. It doesn't have to be alcohol.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Whatever.

If you can get away with a dead woman in the backseat, you can certainly get away with this.

[Mayflower Sister]

I believe some local bar employees have already come forward to dispute that.

Also, it depends on what the meaning of PRIOR is. Like, 2 seconds prior, 5 minutes prior, 1 hour prior???

They are such scum.

[Crawdad]

"I consumed no alcohol prior to the incident,"

There's a thousand follow-up questions to this statement.
1)Which incident?
2) Ever?
etc.

[TommyDale]

Unfortunately for Kennedy, there were witnesses including a bar hostess at the Hawk & Dove Bar who saw him drinking prior to the incident. He is toast. Kennedy must have been so drunk that he forgot he was in Washington and not Rhode Island or Massachusetts, where people lie and cover his sorry butt.

[cbkaty]

The point of this post is the FACT that the Houston Chronicle buried this story....and had it been Tom Delay, it would be 3" headlines....

I posted it and my opinion...yet the moderator changed the focus of the initial post...

This was not meant to be a duplicate post.....

[cbkaty]

I believe some local bar employees have already come forward to dispute that.

Well....in that case the bar owner could become responsible (only a Kennedy).....serving drinks to a drunk is against the law in most states...anyway, it is in Texas.

[Sgt_Schultze]

Kennedy was speaking of having no drinks in the car just prior to his accident. He's just being clintonesque in selecting his own starting point for the sequence of events. After all, a drink last week is prior to the accident, isn't it?

[yankeedame]

The point of this post is the FACT that the Houston Chronicle buried this story....and had it been Tom Delay, it would be 3" headlines....

Ditto the Cincinnatti Enquirer (on-line). Its lead articles are:

-Vouchers Test School Choice

-Widow Resists Eviction Order

-Rap Shooting Sparks Concerns

-Sudan, Rebel Groups Sign Peace Plan

[WideGlide]

What he said

"I consumed no alcohol prior to the incident,"

What he meant

"I consumed no alcohol(in the 10 seconds) prior to the incident,"

[Fairview]

And how is it supposed to be somehow better that he was incapacitated by drugs rather than incapacitated by alcohol? It's still illegal, no matter what substance was being used or abused. I can't believe the Kennedy lawyers let him make a public statement admitting that he broke the law by driving impaired by any substance.

[longtermmemmory]

This is a double standard case.

period.

"DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM!?" scenario

period.

If this was a republican there would be pro-abortion/anti-war/pro-illegal/homomarriage/quotaqueen marchers demanding the Republican be expelled because a DWI offend THEIR civil rights.

[newnhdad]

Like father, like son. At least he didn't murder anyone, this time but if I was the cop in the car that he almost rammed, I'd have exercised my right to use my nightstick to subdue perps.
He wasn't too drunk to remember that he CAN'T be touched if he's "heading to conduct the business of the congress". This is why he said he's headed to a vote. Cindy Mckinney tried to use this excuse when she assaulted another Cap Hill officer. This type of diplomatic immunity for members of congress needs to be revoked.

[LIConFem]

"So, note to female staffers and volunteers, if Patches offers you a ride home, pass."

Or wear scuba gear and a crash helmet.