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| Treat me like I'm black, sez Teddy's son |
| 2006-06-07 |
| Coffee alert for all you black folks out there... Fresh from rehab, Rep. Patrick Kennedy said yesterday he wants to be treated like an African-American from Washington if and when he gets charged for crashing his car on Capitol Hill. Right arm, Patrick! Fight the POWER, Patrick! Denying that he was drunk and or that he asked the Capitol Police for preferential treatment, Kennedy, a Rhode Island congressman, said he's prepared "in terms of bookings, in terms of mug shots, fingerprints, whatever they might have me do." I'm ready for whatever THE MAN dishes out... "It's what anyone else would have done to them if they were an African-American in Anacostia," Kennedy said in a shaky voice, referring to the mostly minority neighborhood in southeastern Washington. Our maids and butlers told me all about it growing up... Later, Kennedy fretted that "there are probably people who want to throw the book at me a little more to prove that they're not treating me special." But at least I didn't leave a dead girl in the...ooooops, sorry ,dad. It's still not clear whether Kennedy will be called to account for smashing his Ford Mustang into a barrier near the Capitol building at 2:45 a.m. on May 4. He was driving without headlights and nearly collided with a police cruiser."The attorney general is still reviewing the events of that night," said Traci Hughes, a spokeswoman for the D.C. attorney general's office. "I can assure you that if any charges are brought in this case, he will be treated the same as anyone else in similar circumstances." Don't trust them, Patrick! Remember, that's THE MAN talking! The son of Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) was given a ride home after the wreck by Capitol Police and charged with three minor traffic violations. But he wasn't given a sobriety test, angering some police who complained he was getting kid-glove treatment."If you are suspected of driving under the influence, you get arrested," noted Officer Quintin Peterson of the Metropolitan Police Department. Errrrrrrrr....ummmmmmmmmmm....not...ahm...necessarily. Kennedy, who has a history of substance abuse and depression, said that "10 of the 12 police officers said they did not smell any alcohol on my breath." The two that did? Working for THE MAN, I bet... But Kennedy also said he should not have gotten behind the wheel after taking Ambien, a popular sleeping aid prescribed to 26 million Americans last year."It says on the directions: Do not operate heavy machinery under this drug," he said. "So whether it's alcohol or drugs, any impaired driving is wrong." Maybe he ought to head for remedial reading class instead of rehab. Shortly after the accident, Kennedy announced he was seeking treatment for painkiller addiction because he could not remember crashing his car and being driven home by police. THE MAN set me up like a mutha! |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #13 How about he be treated the way his uncle treated Mary Jo? |
| Posted by: DoDo 2006-06-07 13:23 |
| #12 I bet he means Marion Barry “black” and not Rodney King “black”. More like our first "black president" , Bill Clinton.The man was out to get him too. |
| Posted by: Steve 2006-06-07 12:32 |
| #11 ROTFLMAO. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2006-06-07 12:16 |
| #10 Driving while Kennedy. |
| Posted by: ed 2006-06-07 12:04 |
| #9 Alright Patrick, The rent's due motherf*cker!!! And clean this shithole up!!! |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2006-06-07 12:04 |
| #8 In Sudan? |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2006-06-07 12:00 |
| #7 In a related story Cynthia McKinney wants to be treated like shes white. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2006-06-07 12:00 |
| #6 I think he means the Bill Cosby kind of treatment, not the Rodney King kind. But that's just my guess. |
| Posted by: WhitecollarRedneck 2006-06-07 11:57 |
| #5 You Just Can't Make This Stuff Up = YJCMTSU |
| Posted by: 3dc 2006-06-07 11:45 |
| #4 WTH?!?!?! |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2006-06-07 11:43 |
| #3 YJCMTSU |
| Posted by: flyover 2006-06-07 11:39 |
| #2 I bet he means Marion Barry “black” and not Rodney King “black”. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2006-06-07 11:02 |
| #1 Did Cynthia McKinney loan him her race card? |
| Posted by: Desert Blondie 2006-06-07 09:55 |