Comments on: Columnist and Clinton Adviser Sidney Blumenthal Arrested for Aggravated DWI http://jonathanturley.org/2008/01/13/columnist-and-clinton-adviser-sidney-blumenthal-arrested-for-aggravated-dwi/ Res ipsa loquitur ("The thing itself speaks") Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:24:00 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Ready to Serve: Clinton Aide Sidney Blumenthal To Plead Guilty to DWI « JONATHAN TURLEY http://jonathanturley.org/2008/01/13/columnist-and-clinton-adviser-sidney-blumenthal-arrested-for-aggravated-dwi/#comment-9205 Ready to Serve: Clinton Aide Sidney Blumenthal To Plead Guilty to DWI « JONATHAN TURLEY Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:24:41 +0000 http://jonathanturley.org/2008/01/13/columnist-and-clinton-adviser-sidney-blumenthal-arrested-for-aggravated-dwi/#comment-9205 [...] was arrested on Jan. 7 while driving under the influence, click here. He pleaded guilty shortly before his [...] [...] was arrested on Jan. 7 while driving under the influence, click here. He pleaded guilty shortly before his [...]

]]> By: Peggy McGilligan http://jonathanturley.org/2008/01/13/columnist-and-clinton-adviser-sidney-blumenthal-arrested-for-aggravated-dwi/#comment-5776 Peggy McGilligan Mon, 14 Jan 2008 05:56:07 +0000 http://jonathanturley.org/2008/01/13/columnist-and-clinton-adviser-sidney-blumenthal-arrested-for-aggravated-dwi/#comment-5776 “Hillary Clinton – A Lifetime of Walking the Walk.” Unfortunately political advisor Sidney Blumenthal wasn’t so lucky. At 12:30 am. Monday morning, one day before the New Hampshire state primary, Nashua police observed Mr. Blumenthal’s rental car careen through Greeley Park at speeds in excess of 70-mph., in a 30-mph. zone, and apprehended Sidney. (Funny we didn't hear about it, in a quirk of irony maybe that’s why Hillary teared-up and won NH.) Sid failed to walk the walk – failed the field sobriety test, got arrested - handcuffed. Kind of like Dee Dee Myers does every so often. Sidney Blumenthal, longtime friend and senior adviser to presidential candidate Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y. was inebriated. Free the Chicago 7, free Bobby Seale; Attica, Attica, screamed Blumenthal, before being tossed into the slammer for four hours. Police offered to free Mr. Seale on condition that Mr. Blumenthal take the Breathalyzer, but in the absence of a sworn affidavit or even a pinky-swear on the part of police, Sidney declined the test, and was booked for Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated, DWI: http://theseedsof9-11.com “Hillary Clinton – A Lifetime of Walking the Walk.” Unfortunately political advisor Sidney Blumenthal wasn’t so lucky. At 12:30 am. Monday morning, one day before the New Hampshire state primary, Nashua police observed Mr. Blumenthal’s rental car careen through Greeley Park at speeds in excess of 70-mph., in a 30-mph. zone, and apprehended Sidney. (Funny we didn’t hear about it, in a quirk of irony maybe that’s why Hillary teared-up and won NH.) Sid failed to walk the walk – failed the field sobriety test, got arrested – handcuffed.

Kind of like Dee Dee Myers does every so often. Sidney Blumenthal, longtime friend and senior adviser to presidential candidate Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y. was inebriated. Free the Chicago 7, free Bobby Seale; Attica, Attica, screamed Blumenthal, before being tossed into the slammer for four hours. Police offered to free Mr. Seale on condition that Mr. Blumenthal take the Breathalyzer, but in the absence of a sworn affidavit or even a pinky-swear on the part of police, Sidney declined the test, and was booked for Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated, DWI: http://theseedsof9-11.com

]]> By: deeply worried http://jonathanturley.org/2008/01/13/columnist-and-clinton-adviser-sidney-blumenthal-arrested-for-aggravated-dwi/#comment-5768 deeply worried Mon, 14 Jan 2008 01:05:07 +0000 http://jonathanturley.org/2008/01/13/columnist-and-clinton-adviser-sidney-blumenthal-arrested-for-aggravated-dwi/#comment-5768 As a counterpoint, according to Blumenthal's narrative "The Clinton Wars"" Blumenthal was running out of money and according to him, at least, Drudge had a bottomless legal fund financed by Scaife. Everyone of significance in the Clinton WH was the subject of a barrage of "nuisance suits" (Blumenthal's judgement), subpoenas, interrogatories and so forth. Out-of-pocket legal expenses were immense. I doubt if there has ever been an administration in our country's history that was subject to such a naked "law-fare" attempt to cripple and impoverish the participants. Blumenthal, in his book, estimates the legal costs to the White House staff was in excess of 8 million dollars even before the impeachment. Again according to Blumenthal, he and his wife paid Drudge 2,500 dollars to end the controversy and to free themselves from any further expenditures. . If I have made any errors of fact, someone correct me! As a counterpoint, according to Blumenthal’s narrative “The Clinton Wars”"

Blumenthal was running out of money and according to him, at least, Drudge had a bottomless legal fund financed by Scaife.

Everyone of significance in the Clinton WH was the subject of a barrage of “nuisance suits” (Blumenthal’s judgement), subpoenas, interrogatories and so forth. Out-of-pocket legal expenses were immense. I doubt if there has ever been an administration in our country’s history that was subject to such a naked “law-fare” attempt to cripple and impoverish the participants. Blumenthal, in his book, estimates the legal costs to the White House staff was in excess of 8 million dollars even before the impeachment. Again according to Blumenthal, he and his wife paid Drudge 2,500 dollars to end the controversy and to free themselves from any further expenditures. .

If I have made any errors of fact, someone correct me!

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