anti-DWI Republican representative arrested for...wait for it, wait for it

[Paragon]

...you guessed it - drunk driving. :D

http://www.krqe.com/expanded2.asp?RECORD_KEY=ID&ID%5BBigLocalAdvanced%5D=3467


Thompson(R) - not his mug shot/circled, at signing of anti-DWI legislation

State Representative Joe Thompson, a major backer of tough new anti-DWI legislation in the recent session of the legislature, was arrested early this morning for drunk driving.

Thompson was arrested at around 2 a.m. this morning in downtown Albuquerque and is charged with careless driving, and DWI.

Ironically, the Albuquerque republican stood side-by-side with Governor Richardson on Tuesday as new, tough penalties against drunk driving were signed into law.

He was the sponsor of two D.W.I. bills in this legislative session.

[metisnation]

1. clinker

throw his ass in the clinker and lose the keys hypocrite scum.

[StopTheMorans]

2. GOP HYPOCRISY?!?!?!?! WHY I NEVER!!!!

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA another hypocrite bites the dust; maybe he'll end up in the same cell with Janklow :evilgrin:

[DieboldMustDie]

6. Janklow's only serving 100 days...

talk about getting away with murder. :mad:

[Cat Atomic]

3. My goodness. A Republican hypocrite. Who knew?

[Bandit]

4. Well I hope he pays the full penalty he has been writing into law.

DWI is a very serious offense and I hope he pays the full price plus his job. We don't need more republican criminals in office writing laws. He needs to be gone.

[callous taoboy]

5. I'll be hoisting

a cold one tonight in his honor. I won't be driving anywhere though.
Schmuck!

[caledesi]

7. "Family Values" guy driving drunk at 2AM. Go figure. Hypocrite!

[Florida_Geek]

11. Probably coming back from his ____friends house

:evilgrin:

[buff2]

8. More republican hypocrisy

It's the "DO AS I SAY,NOT AS I DO" party."Integrity" "morality" "family values"... :eyes: :boring:

[Auntie Bush]

9. Republican = Hypocrite n/t

[OneTwentyoNine]

10. Come on now....He was celebrating his tough/new DUI legislation

By doing a bunch of shooters at the local watering hole. Gawd...this is funny!!


David

[yellowcanine]

12. I am shocked! NT

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[jor_mama]

13. I don't know if it will stick at all

State Senator Gonzalo Barrientos (D) from Texas here had a similar thing happen to him a couple years ago and got off the hook fairly easy -- and like Thompson, Barrientos sponsored DUI/DWI legislation in Texas. Not to say it's justified that Thompson won't get much more than a slap on the wrist, because I actually thought Barrientos had it coming. It will be interesting, though.

[Robb]

14. Maybe he figgered if he had a DWI on his record

...he could run for president some day? :D