Posted on 05/05/2006 1:49:54 AM PDT by beaversmom
WASHINGTON - Rep. Patrick Kennedy wrecked his car in an early morning accident on Capitol Hill Thursday, and police say supervisors stopped them from giving him a sobriety test.
Two police union officials, who were not at the scene, complained that the Rhode Island congressman and son of Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., looked like he'd been drinking after crashing into a barrier near the Capitol building at 2:45 a.m.
"The driver exited the vehicle and he was observed to be staggering," Officer Greg Baird, the acting head of the Capitol police union, wrote in a letter to his boss, according to the newspaper Roll Call.
Lou Cannon, president of the Washington chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police, said Kennedy looked intoxicated.
"It's my understanding that he had an odor of alcohol about him and he was unsteady on his feet," Cannon said.
Kennedy, who has a history of substance abuse and depression, admitted to the car accident, but denied he had been drinking.
"I was involved in a traffic incident last night," said the 38-year-old. "I consumed no alcohol prior to the incident. I will fully cooperate with the Capitol Police in whatever investigation they choose to undertake."
Late Thursday night, Kennedy put out a second statement saying he had taken sleep medication and a prescription anti-nausea drug that can cause drowsiness.
Baird complained in his letter to acting Capitol police Chief Christopher McGaffin that Kennedy and a pair of sergeants thwarted any proper investigation.
When cops first approached, he "declared to them he was a Congressman and was late to a vote," Baird's letter says. "The House had adjourned nearly three hours before this incident."
It was unclear if Kennedy raised the voting issue intentionally to avoid being detained and tested, because Capitol Hill lawmakers get a legal...
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The sooner these drunk inbreds are out of office, the better off we'll be.
vs. Normal Signature: 
And the hometown PD report say his physical condition "Appeared Normal" ....... A REAL JOKE!
[ from full report - in pdf format HowieCarr ]
He has that crazy look in his eyes....he's one of 'those'.
Whatta douche
Whatta douche
Can you do the Fandango?
The best thing for Republicans to do would be to TAKE HIM AT HIS WORD.
Point out to voters that their rep took sleeping pills, then got into a car to drive.
Point out to voters that their rep took sleeping pills, then went to vote on their behalf.
Ok I know that MA voters have to elect a Kennedy at any and every voting opportunity. It is in the state constitution or something like that.
But what about RI voters? Druggie with Bipolar Disorder prone to using his car (oops not his- donated cars) as a battering ram. Is this complete misfit the best they can come up with as their Congressman? Seems that they could go drag anyone out of of any rehab center in the state and probably have a good chance at selecting a better leader.
News from Stonkeredville?
"Do you know who I am?"
Late Thursday night, Kennedy put out a second statement saying he had taken sleep medication and a prescription anti-nausea drug that can cause drowsiness.
"OH? Well, all-righty then Occifer. Would you believe...."
Kennedy, who has a history of substance abuse and depression,
To paraphrase Dean Wormer, "Drunk, dumb and depressed is no way to go through life son."
The Kennedy clan continues to validate my tagline.
Mary Jo Kopechne was unavailable for comment.....
A hostess at a favorite watering hole saw Kennedy drinking that night.
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1627147/posts
Those Kennedy boys.......
I had heard that a Rhode Island Red was a breed of chicken. After looking at his orange hair in that picture and hearing how he shirks responsible behavior, I guess it's true.
A good friend of mine asked yesterday as CNN was treating this as a major story (surprisingly) whether or not I thought the Kennedy's were cursed given all of the bad things that happen around them.
My response was that when one grows up in a family with that much money, influence and power they develop an overblown sense of ego and invulnerability. Or to put it plainly - Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
My local TV news station(NBC) reported the Kennedy story this morning and phrased it as the "Kennedy curse", as though the Kennedy's have no control over the situation.
Much to my amazement, the DriveBy Media seems to be covering this story fully, with continuing investigations ongoing by newsies...
But one Rhode Island political insider said there has been talk of Kennedy’s bizarre behavior of late.
“He has looked terrible lately,” the source said. “He’s been acting goofy, kind of zany.”
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