saveliberty Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 (edited) Just One Minute: May 07, 2012 Mitt Romney, Busted! Mitt Romney got taken down hard back in 1981. As BS arrests go, this ranks up there: According to what Romney told the Boston Globe in 1994, he had taken his family off to Wayland, Mass.'s Lake Cochituate, about an hour outside Boston, for a summer excursion. As Romney prepared to put his family boat into the water, a park officer told Romney not to launch because his license appeared to have been painted over. The officer told Romney if he put his boat into the water he would face a $50 fine. Romney felt that his license was still visible and decided to ignore the order from the officer and pay the fine. "I figured I was at the state park with my kids. My five kids were in the car wondering why we weren't going out in the boat, so I said I'd launch and pay the fine,” Romney said in 1994. He launched the boat, the officer busted him for disorderly conduct, and Mitt was handcuffed and taken downtown in his bathing suit, where he was released without bail. Pause, and... Edited May 7, 2012 by saveliberty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveliberty Posted May 7, 2012 Author Share Posted May 7, 2012 Read the whole thing. He's right, this would have been a chapter in Obama's book if it had happened to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 You know I think this is the first time I seen the words disorderly conduct & Mitt Romney used together! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearvision Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 I want to know why a man worth so much would need to launch his own boat (from a trailer no less) and then supposedly captain it himself? This is a cover up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 I want to know why a man worth so much would need to launch his own boat (from a trailer no less) and then supposedly captain it himself? This is a cover up! And he probably had the dog tied on top! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveliberty Posted May 7, 2012 Author Share Posted May 7, 2012 You know I think this is the first time I seen the words disorderly conduct & Mitt Romney used together! He probably was not even wearing a tie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 You know I think this is the first time I seen the words disorderly conduct & Mitt Romney used together! He probably was not even wearing a tie. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu3bKBIEypE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pollyannaish Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Ha! That is a great story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveliberty Posted May 8, 2012 Author Share Posted May 8, 2012 In Other News, also from Tom Maguire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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