Posted on 04/30/2007 1:05:46 PM PDT by conservative in nyc
Just 18 days after suffering numerous serious injuries in an automobile crash, Gov. Jon S. Corzine, D-N.J., was released from Cooper University Hospital Monday and issued an emotional statement to the public.
"I understand I set a very poor example for a lot of young people, a lot of people in general," said a teary-eyed Corzine, who was not wearing a seat belt when he was critically injured in an April 12 automobile crash on the Garden State Parkway. "I certainly hope the state will forgive me and I will work very hard to try to set the right kind of example to make a difference in people's lives as we move forward."
Corzine was driven to the governor's mansion in Princeton to continue to rehabilitate his broken left leg. He is expected to resume his gubernatorial duties from the mansion, though not immediately.
"As I said last week I'm a blessed human being. I could not be more grateful for the support I've had from all the people of the state, the family, the medical people, the people that rescued me," Corzine said. "I just want to make sure I say thank you.
The 60-year-old governor was riding in the front passenger seat of an SUV driven by a state trooper on April 12 on the Garden State Parkway. He was hurrying from a speech in Atlantic City to a meeting at the mansion between disgraced former radio host Don Imus and the Rutgers University women's basketball team, about which Imus made offensive remarks.
The governor's Suburban was traveling at 91 mph when it was clipped by a truck and lost control, slamming into a guardrail. Corzine wasn't wearing his seat belt, as required by state law.
(Excerpt) Read more at wcbstv.com ...
Do you have a link?
Is the problem with the mainstream media really that it provides too much background? That it doesn't cut out enough context? And it is a mighty stretch to read a partisan motive into a one-sentence statement of fact.
Is it really important that he had to make a political statement about Don Imus? Isn’t it more important that he was badly injured, but that he will apparently recover?
His recover is more important than the fact that he was doind to meet with Imus. That's why Imus doesn't appear until the sixth paragraph out of seven.
Thanks.
BTTT Too funny.
Screw his seatbelt apology...
Personally, I couldn’t have cared less if the leftist elitist self serving bastard had killed himself through his own stupidity and reckless disregard for others....
How about an apology for putting other folks at risk by driving over 90 in a non emergency situation?
How about apologizing to his State for being away from his duties, as a result of his own negligence and recklessness?
How about the loss of a state owned vehicle?
As an aside - he needs to hire a driver with more sense and skills than the one he had...
Um... am I reading this right? Does it say that after his presser the Governor sped away at 70 mph in a 55 mph zone? Is that for real??
Ref. post #5.
I agree with you 100%.
Yup, it is correct.....and reported by the NYT of all places!
See link in Post #41
There was an unfounded (so far) allegation that the driver was text messaging.
Didn’t see any info on the speed of the Gov’s motorcade as he made his way to the Mansion.
One thing is for sure.....no way could he have been wearing a seatbelt in his current condition.
They had to hurry to the mansion. He was ready for the next dose of painkiller.
Further, his injuries just about insure he was not wearing a seat belt this time so it was important to arrive quickly.
/s/
Gov. Thorazine
The article also describes a van he just bought and had outfitted for his wheelchair.
Governors seldom ride in the front passenger seat, especially with a cute young woman in the back.
Interesting that the news media mentions her less than Imus in regards to his crash...
I am pleased that Gov. Corzine is recovering so well. It was a terrible accident and he is truly lucky to be alive. No doubt many are now aware of the importance of wearing seatbelts. However, will Gov. Corzine have to pay the $60.00 or so fine for not using his seatbelt? If you were stopped, you would sure have to pay it. And what about that state policeman who was driving? Why is he not being held accountable for exempting Corzine from the state seatbelt law? Oh, wait a minute — they are all “in leadership!” I forgot.
***The governor’s Suburban was traveling at 91 mph when it was clipped by a truck and lost control, slamming into a guardrail. Corzine wasn’t wearing his seat belt, as required by state law.****
The governor has promised to fight this problem by calling for more gun laws. /Sarc off
Hey Martha...guess what they clocked Corzine doing...70 in a 55...so much for the setting a better example crap.
I’ve heard people say this, and I suppose it’s true, but does anyone worry about a seatbelt when they ride on a bus? On a train?
Let me be the first to say,
CITIZENS ARREST, CITIZENS ARREST
There must be something in the water.
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