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This belongs to you. Take it back...
Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 01:21:57 AM EDT
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Well, The Newsday Spincycle had this sad story from SD 7.
Nassau GOP Senate candidate's son accused of DWI
The son of Barbara Donno, the Republican candidate running against Sen. Craig Johnson, was arrested for DWI and pot possession. His photo is on our DWI "wall of shame." Some of the early details are here.
IF this charge holds up in court: Relevance to the race? Impact? Should there be? Your take requested, since we have our doubts. But of course, it's in the news stream now...He appears in her campaign ad and has been active in the campaign. |
| politics64 :: SD 7 Republican Barbara Donno son arrested for DWI |
Your first reaction is to feel sorry for this kid and his parents, even though one of them is the Republican State Senate nominee. But then you also think about just how horrible drunk driving is and the effects it has had on so many families who lost members as a result of this total disregard for the safety of others.
UPDATE: Donno's statement, as also posted by the TU:
"My husband and I love our son very much, but we are profoundly disappointed by his actions and the serious mistake he's made. He will take responsibility for his actions, is taking steps to get the counseling he needs, and we will stand by him in the days to come.
"Drunk or impaired driving is a serious offense, and it's something that cannot and will not be tolerated under any circumstances in this or any other community
about the best response that Donno could give under the circumstances. I do not think this is a campaign killer but than again I never felt Craig Johnson was in any real danger of losing to Donno. But clearly, news like this does not help a campaign and distracts attention from the campaign. Let us hope that young Donno learns from this mistake. |
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