State Rep and recent Tom Emmer Campaign Chair arrested for drunk driving--twice the legal limit

[Minnesota Raindog]

Looks like the Legislature's Number One Asshole takes after his candidate and boss. First he helps drive the State of Minnesota into the ditch. Then he drives his own drunken ass into the ditch.

http://politicsinminnesota.com/blog/2010/09/state-rep-mark-buegens-arrested-for-dwi/


Will Buesgens use this nice portrait in his campaign lit?

Mark Buesgens, a state representative and campaign chairman for GOP nominee Tom Emmer’s gubernatorial bid, was arrested Saturday night for allegedly driving drunk.

Wright County Lt. Greg Howell says Buesgens, a six-term Republican representative from Jordan, was stopped shortly after 10:30 p.m. after a deputy sheriff saw him driving out of a ditch in Maple Lake.

Buesgens appeared to be intoxicated and was given a field sobriety test. He was arrested for an open bottle violation and a fourth-degree DWI. A fourth degree offense is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 90 days in jail, a $1,000 fine and a license suspension of up to 90 days.

Howell said Buesgen’s BAC registered at 0.16, which is twice the legal limit. He said an initial court appearance has been set for Oct. 27, but the date is subject to change.

(This was edited to note that Buesgens stumbled down as campaign chair on Sept. 12.)

[MineralMan]

1. Bwahaha! Another one bites the dust.

Huzzah!

[Blue Owl]

2. Typical Emmers backer

Sober Minnesotans who support Emmers are a rarity.

[Minnesota Raindog]

3. Tom Emmer's Family Values Campaign: Drunks & Perverts

Republican Candidate for Governor Tom Emmer: Two Drunk Driving convictions

Son and Paid Campaign Employee Tripp Emmer: One underage drinking charge, one apparently drunken pornographic assault depicted on
Facebook.

Former Republican State Representative and Emmer Campaign Pilot Big Dick Borrell: Convicted of drunkenly assaulting his relative's fiancee and also trying to sneak a loaded handgun on a commercial airline flight.

Republican State Representative and Emmer Campaign Chair until Sept. 12 Mark Buesgens: Arrested for driving out of a ditch and open bottle and blowing a .18--TWICE the legal limit for drunk driving.

[dflprincess]

5. Mummy always told me that, rightly or wrongly, a person is judged

by the company they keep.

:evilgrin:

[glinda]

8. Doncha' know chem dependent people hang around together?

Just listen to Bachman slur her speech sometimes.

[dflprincess]

4. A couple other tidbits from the OP's link

WCCO’s Pat Kessler reported via Twitter that the Emmer campaign is claiming that Buesgens stepped down from his position as campaign chairman on Sept. 12.

Earlier that evening, Buesgens spoke at a Camp America and Wright County Republican event in Waverly, according to the rural Minnesota blog Bluestem Prairie.

It would certainly be interesting to know if he had any passengers with him.

[Minnesota Raindog]

6. Emmer is lying

The State Campaign Finance and Disclosure Board listed Buesgens as Campaign Chair until about 4:15 pm today. It now shows Chris Georgacas as campaign chair.

[Mnpaul]

7. Now we know why they want to cut LGA

Those damn cops keep catching them drunk.