Posted on 01/25/2008 1:04:22 PM PST by NonValueAdded
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. -- Authorities said Kathryn Weldon made it clear to Brevard County deputies when they were arresting her that she was the daughter of a congressman and would have lawyers waiting at the jail.
But deputies said she didn't get any special treatment. Weldon, 21, was booked, put in jailhouse clothing and sat in the Brevard County jail for more than three hours waiting to get bailed out.
The oldest child of republican Congressman Dave Weldon is accused of taking off a high heel shoe and hitting a security guard at the County Line Saloon across the face with it.
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LOL! I hadn't considered that possibility.
Never underestimate the power of a spell-checker or auto correction word processor to introduce a type of that nature, though. I suspect Congressman Dave had a lot on his mind today so he deserves a little slack if his proof-reading isn't up to snuff.
The mistake could have happened anywhere along the chain from his original dictating of the memo all the way through to the newspaper printing it. If his office made the error and the paper caught it, though, they should have annotated it with the "[sic]" designation.
Hitting someone with your shoe is an arrestable offense ?
My mom is soooo lucky the statue of limitations has run out.
>>>That makes 2 R retirements in what? 2 or 3 days?
I believe that make 17 Rs so far that will be retiring at the end of this term.
Not anymore. This is a building in the back of the Waffle House on US 192 at I-95 in West Melbourne. You are remembering the old place and it is now either a bingo hall or was in the plaza nearby that got demolished by the hurricanes a few years back.
Bob Allen and now Weldon.......sigh
Whoa ... please don’t equate Dr. Dave with Bob Allen. No toe tapping in this incident.
She should get together with Noelle and Jenna.
Rock the vote, then puke on it.
It still makes us look bad everytime we lose a politician from this area. Then again didn’t Weldon run on getting term limits passed 20 years ago? *ducks* ;-)
Yep, he had a term limit pledge and in hindsight, pro’ly wishes now that he honored it. You are right in that these scandals will tarnish a pubbie. Comnpare what she did with Sen. Nellie’s kid, though. That didn’t stick to the Senator.
Double news from this family and all of it is upsetting.
Who will run? Haridoupolis, Needelman, Feeney? ALL of them?
Yes he did, then broke the pledge. He has remained a “low key” representative.
Maybe we can use our local energy to support his replacement. I had wondered what I would be doing during the fall races.
Presidential race is not going to excite my interest!
Sigh....
And right during the Fla primary
So now that the Republicans are in the minority and the horizon looks bleaker still for the party, he going to cash in his chips for a lobbying gig. I wonder which NASA contractor corporate board he will be "lawyering" for.
/cynicism
Collaborated? OK
The dauther looks like Nancy Mckeon
The primary for the FL-15 house seat (and FL-24) will be August 26, 2008 and the general election Nov 4, 2008. So there is time for a decent field to develop.
He is a MD and plans to return to private practice. He might end up working for Hillary. :(
Oh! so if she just bruised his face with the foot of the shoe its a misdemeanor but if she ripped his face open with the spike of the heel it is a felony?
Toss the little wench in the clink and let her bear the burdon of her actions. Its assault clear and simple
Don't you hate when you point out someone else's mistake with one of your own?
I meant the presidential primary.
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