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| Mike Wallace Cuffed and Stuffed |
| 2004-08-11 |
| NEW YORK — "60 Minutes" correspondent Mike Wallace, arrested in a dispute with parking enforcement inspectors, says he wonders why anyone thought that he, at age 86, was a threat. Try obeying the law and that question won't even come up, jerk. Wallace was handcuffed and taken to police precinct headquarters after the incident Tuesday evening. He was released after being issued a summons citing him with disorderly conduct. The dispute began as Wallace was leaving an Upper East Side restaurant, WCBS-TV reported. Wallace saw two Taxi and Limousine Commission inspectors interviewing his driver, who they said was double-parked outside the restaurant. The TLC said Wallace approached the inspectors and became "overly assertive and disrespectful," interfering with their ability to perform their duties, according to WCBS. The inspectors then asked him to step away from the car and Wallace refused, lunging at one of the inspectors, according to the TLC. Spokesman Allan Fromberg told the New York Post that "the other inspector feared for his partner's safety." Wallace laughed off the notion. "I'm an 86-year-old man," he told the Post. "For whatever reason, this guy and his buddy were intent upon telling me that I was interfering with the execution of the law." "This guy and his buddy" - he even talks like a disrespectful old turd. I wonder if he threw in a "Do You Know Who I Am™" for good measure. Tell it to the judge, you wrinkled old communist. Luigi Militello, the manager of Luke's Restaurant, told WCBS that the inspectors "manhandled" Wallace. CBS said in a statement Tuesday that Wallace was at home and that more information would be released if it became available. Wallace has been with CBS since the 1950s and on its flagship "60 Minutes" newsmagazine since its inception in 1968. Wallace is due in court in October. |
| Posted by:Chris W. |
| #8 think he would've gotten interviewed/quoted if he'd said: "Mr.Wallace was a belligerent jerk"? Maybe, but he'd have lost the former gossip-columnist as a customer (and probably his job as a result). |
| Posted by: Pappy 2004-08-11 17:19 |
| #7 Thanks for the country music verse, B! |
| Posted by: badanov 2004-08-11 13:10 |
| #6 You know what gets my furs up? That's right, insane people under the age of 80. You know what whips my saw? That's right, police. My friend and colleage Mike Al Wallace was trying to buy a home-cooked meatloaf sandwich and was accosted! Yes! I am really Sen. Robert Byrd! No! Verbs! We are! Vegetative! No! Never will this body allow a negra in What? No! |
| Posted by: Android Rooney 2004-08-11 12:16 |
| #5 Luigi Militello, the manager of Luke’s Restaurant (search), told WCBS that the inspectors "manhandled" Wallace think he would've gotten interviewed/quoted if he'd said: "Mr.Wallace was a belligerent jerk"? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-08-11 11:54 |
| #4 Mike must not read the news. The folks in New York are keeping a keen eye on limousines. I guess when one of the them is packed with C-4 or ammoniun nitrate, Mike may be tad more understanding. |
| Posted by: Dragon Fly (on vacation) 2004-08-11 11:29 |
| #3 Age 86. Yen for a meatloaf sandwich. Supress it. Bad for cholesterol. Helps avoid wrists getting chafed by steel braclets. |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-08-11 10:35 |
| #2 Cause when you're a Celebrity It's adios reality You' can act just like a fool People think you're cool Just cause your on TV. I can throw major fits When my latte isn't just how I like it They say I've gone insane, I'll blame it on the fame, And the pressures that it goes with Being a Celebrity uh huh |
| Posted by: B 2004-08-11 10:02 |
| #1 Ashcroft sent us. We're here to "supress dissent". He's 86! Considering he's on "Sixty Minutes", they probably call him "The Kid". |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-08-11 09:42 |