Republican Sponsor Of Bill To Require Drug Testing For Georgia Welfare Recipients Arrested For DUI

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http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/01/15/404716/republican-sponsor-of-bill-to-require-drug-testing-for-georgia-welfare-recipients-arrested-for-dui/?mobile=nc
A Georgia Republican who wants all welfare reciepients subject to drug tests failed one himself after he ran a red light on Friday morning. The Atlanta Journal Constiution has the story on State Rep. Kip Smith (R):

Smith, whose given name is John Andrew Smith, first told the officer he had not consumed any alcoholic beverages.

“I asked him again, and he stated he had consumed a single beer at Hal’s. I noticed also that Mr. Smith’s eyes were watery, and I asked him to exit the vehicle, which he did,” Kramer said in the report.

[wakemewhenitsover]

1. Ha! It's long past the point that the expression "Republican hypocrisy" is redundant

[hughee99]

2. Obviously they should not allow him to continue to collect welfare. n/t

[muntrv]

3. Do as I say, not as I do.

[Faygo Kid]

10. Really not much, but it's the hypocrisy.

Live by the sword, die by the sword.

[cognoscere]

21. As well as functional insanity, chronic stupidity, and

acute assholism.

[RavensChick]

22. Exactly!

If this passes, I'd better call some of my kinfolk and warn them to hide the Jim Beam before the social workers show up.

[dballance]

5. Obviously another GOP shit

Since he's a legislator and supposed to be an example for all his constituents I hope he gets the maximum sentence as an example.

[HockeyMom]

6. Rick Scott of Florida drug tested all weflare receipents

got less than 1% results, and then had to repay them for the negative tests.

[TheDebbieDee]

9. But doesn't Gov. Rick "The Alien" Scott own shares of a company that sells drug test kits?

[kurtzapril4]

15. His wife does. n/t

[Bohunk68]

18. Ownership

He turned the company over to his wife two days before taking office. Like any other primitive would.

[RKP5637]

7. Typical, just typical GOP bullshit! All a bunch of hypocrites and liars.

[JBoy]

8. He should be arrested for willingly going by the name "Kip".

[Skittles]

12. smarmy little bastard

[treestar]

13. Why is it Republicans never think the rules are going to apply to them?

Count on a Republican to be a hypocrite.

[REP]

14. So, does he lose his TAX-PAYER-paid salary and benefits now?

I'd rather EVERY SINGLE PERSON who uses the welfare system fraudulently be given enough "free" money to live a decent life than pay a single penny to scum like this, or Xe (Blackwater) or (fill in name of any real corporate welfare cheat). Yes, people who obtain benefits they are not entitled to are mildly annoying, but they cost us far, far less than any contractor or corrupt politician - plus those people actually spend the money in their communities, usually on extravagant things, like food, shelter, medicine, clothes .... How dare they, when that money could could be crated up, shipped to a corrupt country's corrupt administration and lost?

[Ecumenist]

16. ROFLBAO!! You just can't make this "ish" up!

Saying republicans are hypocritical is like saying I am tan, ((I'm mostly black and caramel in color)!

[Tx4obama]

17. K&R. Drug test ALL elected officials and candidates !!! :) n/t

[Honeycombe8]

19. GA pays welfare funds? TX and LA don't. I thought GA was even more conservative...

so I'm surprised that it pays money to adults for welfare. Here in TX, adults get only food stamps (and not much of those). Otherwise, nothing. If they have kids, the KIDS get $$$ for welfare.

[Zoeisright]

20. Typical repuke. Total hypocrite.

God, I hate those fuckers.

[Bill USA]

23. recommended!!

[Angry Dragon]

24. off to the slammer for him