Republican state senator says his drunk driving arrest was politically motivated

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http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/apr/22/sheriff_scott_was_belligerent38146/

Sheriff: Scott was 'belligerent'

Incident report outlines senator's arrest on DUI charge

By Yvonne Wenger (Contact)
The Post and Courier
Tuesday, April 22, 2008

State Sen. Randy Scott "berated" Dorchester County deputies after failing three field sobriety tests, according to a Sheriff's Office report released Monday.

The five-page incident report outlines Scott's arrest this weekend on a driving under the influence charge. The senator allegedly threatened the arresting sergeant and the county magistrate with their jobs.

The arrest, made late Saturday in Summerville, comes just weeks before a primary election that pits Dorchester County political interests against one another.

Scott, a Summerville Republican finishing his first term in the Senate, is arguing that the arrest is politically motivated. He is running against former state Sen. Mike Rose, a Republican, in June.

According to the report, Scott repeatedly argued that politics were at play while deputies conducted field sobriety tests. At the jail, he "berated and at sometimes appeared to be intimidating deputies," it said.

[Bluzmann57]

1. One man's conclusion

He's sort of a mean drunk.

[Mandate My Ass]

3. and a typical republican asswipe

playing the victim card when caught breaking the law red handed.

[islandmkl]

2. and the bartender serving him was probably a democrat....

[NNN0LHI]

4. It was probably Bill Clinton himself

[MiniMe]

5. If he was so sure, he should have asked for a blood alcohol test

That would have proved what he is accusing the deputies of. Of course, I think we all know why he didn't do that.

[baldguy]

6. Everyone knows Jim Beam was a Dem.

[johnlal]

7. He didn't try saying, "Don't you KNOW who I AM?"

That one always works out well. :beer:

[SpiralHawk]

8. Typical whiney republicon chickenhawk, passing the buck

They never accept responsibility for their Massive Failings.

[DrDan]

10. I was going to post the same point

they are sooooooo quick to point out that everyone should accept personal responsibility.

and the last to actually do so.


I really really dislike republicans - the greedy bastards.

[raccoon]

9. Typical addict behavior, refusing to take responsibility for one's own actions.

And also typical Republican behavior, as others have pointed out.

[islandmkl]

11. on the other hand....

probably a guy you could see yourself having 20 beers with...

[gatorboy]

12. Yes, yes, politically motived...I heard that six-pack was a big Obama fan.