When Romney Got Himself Arrested Fighting For What He Believed In -- His Boat

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from Today With President Obama:

Romney Once Arrested for Disorderly Conduct

American Thinker believes this incident humanizes Romney:

Still, this incident humanizes Romney like few other things he's done. What we need are a few more vignettes of real life that would give flesh and bone to a candidate too often seen as stiff and robotic.

I could see if he was arrested for disorderly conduct because he was fighting for civil rights, equal pay or rights of the poor. No, he just wanted to put a boat in the water. Typical Romney arrogance:

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

After Romney put the family boat into the water, the officer reappeared visibly angry and arrested Romney for disorderly conduct. Romney was handcuffed on the scene, taken to the local police station, and booked.

"There I was, dripping wet in a bathing suit," Romney told the Globe.

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. . . the rest at "American Thinker"

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1. I can't help but read quotes attributed to Romney

with the Thurston Howell voice.

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2. Lovey, disregard that officer

I'll have him fired for interfering with my money

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3. Even better...Judge Whitey

from Futurama.