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Beto O'Rourke arrested in 1990s for burglary and DWI
Houston Chronicle ^
| 8-23-2018
| W. Gardner Selby
Posted on 08/23/2018 8:37:07 AM PDT by Snickering Hound
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke of Texas has said that in younger days he was twice arrested in his hometown of El Paso--once, he says, for leaping a campus fence and the other time for driving while intoxicated.
Readers have asked us whether the third-term congressman challenging Republican Sen. Ted Cruz has a criminal history. We decided to fact-check mention of the arrests in a 2012 TV ad that also was screenshot for an April 2017 Texas Tribune news story.
In the ad, sponsored by then-U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes, D-El Paso, text next to what looks like O’Rourke’s mugshot states that the "facts" are that O’Rourke has a "criminal record" including burglary and DWI.
The ad’s narrator says O’Rourke "has a criminal record that includes DWI and burglary arrests."
That he does, we confirmed, which he’s acknowledged since his first run for office.
We tried to phone and email Reyes about his claim and failed to connect. Next, we attempted to get our own fix on the facts by seeking documentation of the DWI arrest through a public information request to the El Paso Police Department. Martin Rodriguez, a department records specialist, said by email the agency had no responsive records. We similarly queried the University of Texas at El Paso about the earlier arrest and didn’t immediately hear back.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2018midterms; betoorourke; tx2018
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To: LUV W
Mugshot...
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posted on
08/23/2018 10:37:20 AM PDT
by
Jane Long
(Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
To: Cymbaline
Well, it’s Austin...so...
Austin has to remain hermetically sealed from the rest of the state.
It’s like a really bad CDC lab experiment.
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posted on
08/23/2018 10:37:57 AM PDT
by
TADSLOS
(1. DonÂ’t Forget Nothing.)
To: Jane Long
Looks like one of the Property Brothers.
He should have gone with flipping houses instead of breaking into them.
Dude is creepy and bad news. He absolutely has to be crushed.
63
posted on
08/23/2018 10:40:58 AM PDT
by
TADSLOS
(1. DonÂ’t Forget Nothing.)
To: LUV W; Texas Fossil
Am I the only one who sees the resemblance?
64
posted on
08/23/2018 10:49:04 AM PDT
by
Jane Long
(Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
To: TADSLOS
Ping to 64, for who I think he looks like :)
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posted on
08/23/2018 10:50:02 AM PDT
by
Jane Long
(Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
To: Jane Long
66
posted on
08/23/2018 11:00:48 AM PDT
by
TADSLOS
(1. DonÂ’t Forget Nothing.)
To: Cymbaline
Cruz better get off his *ss in Austin. It’s like he’s not even running here. Not a single yard sign in town, while there’s thousands of Beto signs. Same in Dallas County. Judging by the presence of Team Cruz, you'd think Beto is running unopposed.
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posted on
08/23/2018 11:21:34 AM PDT
by
Windflier
(Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
To: Jim Robinson
Very cool music!
I just read that Cruz is only 4% ahead in the polls at this time. I really don't believe that, but we have to make sure he wins!
Hope we're going to see you in October!
68
posted on
08/23/2018 11:38:34 AM PDT
by
luvie
(The bravery and dedication of our troops in keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American!)
To: Jane Long
Twin sons of different mothers? :)
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posted on
08/23/2018 11:49:56 AM PDT
by
luvie
(The bravery and dedication of our troops in keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American!)
To: LUV W
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posted on
08/23/2018 12:10:28 PM PDT
by
Jane Long
(Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
To: Sarah Barracuda
71
posted on
08/23/2018 12:36:55 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: LUV W
No demonrat is my candidate.
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posted on
08/23/2018 3:52:31 PM PDT
by
bgill
(CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
To: LUV W
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posted on
08/23/2018 6:29:58 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: LUV W
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posted on
08/23/2018 6:32:25 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: LUV W
75
posted on
08/23/2018 6:44:42 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: LUV W
Look at the Energy in the room! LOL
Viva Beto!
76
posted on
08/23/2018 6:47:00 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Jim Robinson
77
posted on
08/23/2018 6:51:19 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: mylife
My eeaaaarrrrrrsss!! That was just painful. LOL!
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08/23/2018 6:58:50 PM PDT
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luvie
(The bravery and dedication of our troops in keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American!)
To: mylife
79
posted on
08/23/2018 7:00:06 PM PDT
by
luvie
(The bravery and dedication of our troops in keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American!)
To: LUV W
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posted on
08/23/2018 7:03:44 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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