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MDE EXCLUSIVE: WALZ JAILED FOR DUI AFTER DRIVING 96 IN 55 MPH ZONE #2
By Michael B. Brodkorb | September 6, 2006
I've contacted Walz's campaign to comment on my post. I have some questions about Walz's departure from Nebraska. If I get a response, I will post it.
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20 Responses to “MDE EXCLUSIVE: WALZ JAILED FOR DUI AFTER DRIVING 96 IN 55 MPH ZONE #2”
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September 6th, 2006 at 7:21 pm
Tim Walz was fined for speeding 11 years ago.
He was not charged with DUI, and your attempts at making him seem guilty of said crime just show how desperate Gil has become.
Shouldn’t you admit, once again for the record, that you also have a speeding ticket? With the speed with which you post unsubstantiated stories, I think your ability to properly run a blog should be brought into question.
September 6th, 2006 at 7:25 pm
I imagine he was forced to flee Nebraska after that conviction for speeding. Poor Tim, unable to visit Lincoln ever again…because he sped.
Thin gruel, Mike, thin gruel.
September 6th, 2006 at 7:26 pm
Expecting a congressional campaign to comment on a clearly partisan, malicious post is absurd. This site is not a legitimate news source which is why it is not held to any credible or ethical standards. Also given the recent response posted on MNPublius it does nothing but hurt your credibility and highlight your absurdly partisan agenda to maintain in the title of the post that Walz was arrested for a DUI.
September 6th, 2006 at 8:11 pm
does anyone really expect Walz to come forward and own up to this? Politically it makes more sense to just ignore it and trust that most people don’t read blogs.
September 6th, 2006 at 10:06 pm
You work a deal with the city attorney, plead out to reckless (worse than speed, obviously) and get the DUI dropped. Works for your first one, usually, if the BAC isn’t too high and you didn’t hit or hurt anyone.
So, yes, he was charged with DUI. And, yes, he was convicted of Reckless Driving. All of this “he wasn’t CHARGED . . .” is wrong.
At the same time, he was never convicted of DUI, which is what’s supposed to count. But, remember, it’s only to the STATE that things like this don’t count (but, remember, this can still count as an alcohol-related offense in later revo computations.) There’s no law, no rule, no understanding that says that the original charge can never be mentioned by non-state actors (um, us) especially in these most common of circumstances where it’s obvious what happened.
And, finally, a small-time DUI 11 years ago? C’mon, man. Few of us could stand that level of scrutiny (or at least few of us who have lived interesting enough lives for me to ever want to speak to them.)
September 6th, 2006 at 10:32 pm
Raving, tickets do not lie. Walz was arrested and jailed for DWI and speeding 96 in a 55. I know a lot of speeders (I for one have not gotten a ticket) and do not know any who have been thrown in jail for just speeding.
It’s amazing the lengths these libs will go to lie about the facts. Raving and the rest of you people can have your own opinions, but you cannot have your own facts.
September 6th, 2006 at 10:42 pm
Willie Stark are you saying that the police officer lied? Read the ticket you moron. The ticket says that Walz was (1) driving 96 in a 55 (2) Driving While Intoxicated and (3) thrown into jail.
How many times have you gone to jail for speeding? And how many times have you gone 96 miles an hour in a 55 zone sober?
Democrats are unbelievable. They ignore the truth and then call people smear merchants. You can have your own opinions but you can’t have your own facts and the facts are that the arresting officer put Walz in jail for excessive speeding and drunk driving.
September 6th, 2006 at 10:44 pm
Ah, but Angela, Brodkorb is no blogger. He’s a Republican operative. He’s a GOP precinct chair and he’s paid staff working for the shape-shifting Mark Kennedy. Brodkorb fairly salivated about his meeting with Karl Rove. He will keep pressing for this to get legs because he’s got Ron Carey and the GOP frenzy squad egging him on. Pitbull mentality. “Michael? Democrat. Kill!” Snarl.
September 7th, 2006 at 12:49 am
Well, ignoring things is kinda what got ol’Timmy in trouble in the first place, wouldn’t ya say?
I mean, he did ingore the posted speed limit… by about 40MPH.
And, he also ignored the label on the beer bottle that said, “Alcohol can impare your driving abilities and possibly result in your loss in a congressional election down the road”.
Ignoring things in the hopes that they don’t resurface is not exactly a winning strategy for you DFL maniacs.
September 7th, 2006 at 4:34 am
Could it be possible that he was molested by a large harry dude while locked up?
Does that stuff happen in Nebraska?
September 7th, 2006 at 6:15 am
Well, if you can’t win the war on ideas, I guess the best thing to do is try to smear your opponent. The ‘pubs are without ideas this go-round, tied to the anchor of George Bush, so all they can do is smoke and mirrors. Same thing as we are seeing in the Second.
Think I’ll send a check to Walz today.
September 7th, 2006 at 7:21 am
It makes sense for Walz to ignore this because its yet another “When did you stop beating your wife” question.
Michael Brodkorb admitted that he himself has a speeding a ticket. Was this after a night of drinking with strippers and lobbyists? I want to know the truth behind Brodkorbs inability to follow the law. Is this a pattern? If he can be so loose with the law, that is clearly stated every two miles or less for those with bad memories, how can he be trusted to stick to the facts on a simple blog?
I want the truth!
(Hey Jelly Sandwich- this is me!)
September 7th, 2006 at 7:49 am
For those of you that think the post is malicious
or that it is “thin gruel”, did you feel the same
way when a similar issue was brought to the fore
concerning George Bush in the 2000 campaign? I
doubt it!!
September 7th, 2006 at 8:34 am
Having a speeding ticket or even a DWI will only help Walz in this district. Obviously, most of you freaks are from the Metro. Let me tell you, in Rural MN, this is not a career ender. Case and point:
Rob Leighten, first term Rep. from Austin, gets knocked out cold in a bar fight in Austin (obviously drunk and crabby). The result, he wins by a record margin in his re-election bid.
Tom Rukavina, Virginia Rep, picked up by cops and convicted of drunk driving. Next election, he wins by a huge margin.
Oh ya, one more thing: It did not appear to hurt Republican Pres GW Bush to have drug and alcohol charges hanging over his past, eh?
Get real boys and girls, this may mean an extra 5 points from the hook and bullet crowd in the 1stCD!
September 7th, 2006 at 8:46 am
I think this Tim Walz story is as unimportant as the GWB story in 2000. They both had the whiff of desperation.
If Mr. Walz had a long, chronic record of dangerous driving, then he suitable for public office.
But one incident 11 years ago? C’mon. This is why people who don’t read and write blogs 18 hours a day are becoming less and less interested in politics.
September 7th, 2006 at 8:53 am
George Bush was convicted of drunk driving- Tim Walsh convicted of speeding.
Why are your collective heads so thick?
67% of the American people feel that this administration has the wrong priorities.
September 7th, 2006 at 10:36 am
Boy, when word gets about Tim’s forced community service in Houston, all hell will break loose!
Tim Walz doesn’t come from money, and if he was drunk in Nebraska, that would be on his record. The real story of how “dui” got on his record is coming out but the folks in Nebraska haven’t produced the records yet, but all you really need to know is that the fact that “dui” is on the ticket means that Tim not being tried for that charge means there wasn’t a good basis for the charge. Once that paper trail starts, it doesn’t stop without cause. Not in Nebraska.
The complete story will come out just as soon as the Republican recordkeepers down there run out of excuses for not copying and mailing the files but until then these threads will be jampacked with sanctimony and double standards.
GUILTY UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT!!!
September 7th, 2006 at 10:37 am
Correction: “The real story of how “dui†got on his record is coming out” should have been “The real story of how “dui†got on his TICKET is coming out.”
September 8th, 2006 at 7:58 am
what a wanker
September 10th, 2006 at 9:10 pm
Mike, I’m an insomniac — how long can you stay up deleting????
Star Tribune catches on to Brodcorp.vvvvv