Lipscomb says no to politics
Posted on 07/16/2002 3:10:40 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP
Lipscomb says no to politics
With legal fate unclear, ex-council member says he's weighing 4 job offers
07/16/2002
On his first day of freedom, Al Lipscomb said Monday that he would not run for public office and instead would look at four job offers.
An appellate court reversed Mr. Lipscomb's 2000 bribery conviction Friday, but it wasn't until Monday that his probation officer removed the electronic monitoring bracelet he had worn for his 27 months of home confinement.
With the 77-year-old still facing a decision by government prosecutors to retry him on corruption charges, his comments stood in contrast to some statements during the weekend in which the former City Council member indicated a return to politics.
RYAN DONNELL / SPECIAL TO DMN Al Lipscomb (left) shakes hands with probation officer Ted Wheelis, who helped remove his electronic monitoring device. |
"Oh no, no," Mr. Lipscomb said Monday when asked about a return to public office. "I'm going to get me a job."
But he added later: "You can never say never. Of course, I don't know what is in the horizon."
Former U.S. Attorney Marvin Collins said he believed that Mr. Lipscomb's statements about running for office risked irritating U.S. Attorney Jane Boyle, who is considering a number of legal responses to Friday's decision.
Mr. Lipscomb's attorneys said Monday that they did not advise him to change his tune about public office. But they said he would be wise to stop saying he might run again until after the government determines his fate.
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Mr. Lipscomb said Monday that he was entertaining four job offers from Schepps Dairy, the Minyard grocery chain, former City Manager Richard Knight and one he would not reveal.
He said he still plans to be politically active, supporting candidates such as council members Maxine Thornton-Reese and Mary Poss, who has been mentioned as a potential mayoral candidate.
At 10:15 a.m. Monday, probation officer Scott McCallum arrived at Mr. Lipscomb's Oak Cliff home to remove the monitoring bracelet.
A few hours later Mr. Lipscomb went on his first outing without the device, taking a scenic ride around downtown Dallas and making a stop at the Dallas Farmers Market.
WFAA-TV contributed to this report.
E-mail tbensman@dallasnews.com and tellis@dallasnews.com
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