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-Short Attention Span Theater-

MD AG Hot Dogs Driving with State Troopers at the Wheel

2013-10-14

Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler regularly ordered state troopers assigned to drive him to turn on the lights and sirens on the way to routine appointments, directing them to speed, run red lights and bypass traffic jams by using the shoulder, according to written accounts by the Maryland State Police.
I believe that's be a (D), and a Governor's candidate in two years.
I recall a certain past New Joisey governor who did that...
When troopers refused to activate the emergency equipment, Gansler, now a Democratic candidate for governor, often flipped the switches himself, according to the police accounts. On occasion, he became so impatient that he insisted on driving, directing the trooper to the passenger's seat. Gansler once ran four red lights with sirens blaring, a trooper wrote.

Another account said he "brags" about driving the vehicle unaccompanied on weekends with the sirens on. "This extremely irresponsible behavior is non-stop and occurs on a daily basis," Lt. Charles Ardolini, commander of the state police executive protection section, wrote in a December 2011 memo that said the problem had existed for five years.
And it has taken two and a half years for the WaPo to bring it to our attention.
Gansler said the portrait that emerges from the state police memos and e-mails is untrue. A spokesman for the attorney general said long-running animosity between Gansler and Ardolini was partly responsible.
Partly.
"The picture being painted by these documents is not an accurate reflection of reality," said Gansler. "I deeply respect the troopers and job they do protecting me and the public. A few of the 18 troopers who have provided me protection felt my backseat driving made them uncomfortable -- for that I apologize."
Backseat driving. The liberals just can't contain themselves! THREE more pages at the link!!!!

Posted by:Bobby

#5 I'm sure a few quiet moments with a tazer and a nightstick can correct this issue quickly. Failing that, toss his ass in jail for all the crimes he's committing. Oh, sorry, that would mean cops DOING THEIR JOB.

Posted by: Silentbrick - Oil Rig Insanity Division 2013-10-14 21:55

#4 Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler regularly ordered state troopers assigned to drive him to turn on the lights and sirens on the way to routine appointments, directing them to speed, run red lights and bypass traffic jams by using the shoulder.

What do you want him to drive like this,

Posted by: Gerthudion Shaick8610 2013-10-14 13:27

#3 Bill Richardson to the courtesy phone.

Speeding incident a 'misunderstanding'
By Steve Terrell
The New Mexican June 21, 2005

Gov. Bill Richardson is at the center of another speeding controversy. According to a report Monday by KRQEâs Larry Barker, a state police driver for the governor refused to stop June 2 for an Albuquerque police officer who noticed the governorâs white Cadillac sport-utility vehicle âspeeding and driving erraticallyâ on an interstate frontage road in Albuquerque.

Barkerâs report showed footage of the chase and a recording of the Albuquerque police officer. The report didnât say how fast the governor& driver was going.

A spokesman for Richardson referred questions about the incident to the state Public Safety Department, which called the incident âa simple misundersta nding,â noting that the Albuquerque officer was in an unmarked car and not in uniform.

In a written statement, DPS circumstances, state police are trained to take evasive action and not to stop. Likewise , there was no procedure in place for the APD officers to make contact with the Governorâs vehicle.â

âThey had flashing lights and a siren , but that doesnât cut it,â Olson told The New Mexican.

Because of the incident, there now is a direct phone line state police can use to instantly communicate with Albuquerque police dispatchers , Olson said.

The report comes at a time in which state Republicans are airing radio commercials spokesman Peter Olson said, âThere was no p rocedure in place for the governorâs driver to verify it was indeed an APD unit. Under those blasting Richardsonâs âhigh rollerâ lifestyle, including his highway habits.

One ad says Richardson âisnât bothered by speed limits.â The speeding first was picked up on the political radar in 2003, when a Washington Post reporter, traveling with Richardson on the way to a political function, noted that the governor ordered his driver to go faster when they already were in excess of 100 mph.

There have been similar reports of Richardsonâs speeding since then.

Posted by: Procopius2k 2013-10-14 09:57

#2 Sounds like a typical Boston driver...

Posted by: Raj 2013-10-14 01:26

#1 And it has taken two and a half years for the WaPo to bring it to our attention.

Must be a Democrat.

Posted by: Redneck Jim 2013-10-14 00:42

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