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(47,245 posts) Fri Mar 23, 2012, 10:02 PM Mar 2012

Randy Hopper blames "politics" for his DUI [View all]

Typical republican.

FOND DU LAC, Wis. -- Former state Sen. Randy Hopper said politics played a role in his drunken driving arrest in Fond du Lac County last fall.

Hopper took the stand Thursday on the first day of his two-day trial. He says his vote to eliminate collective bargaining for most state employees was the catalyst for threats against him.

Read more: http://www.wisn.com/news/30747223/detail.html#ixzz1pzkIvcdu

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Randy Hopper blames "politics" for his DUI [View all] Archae Mar 2012 OP

And...he was found not guilty... snacker Mar 2012 #1

Yet, it's interesting that the penalty for EC Mar 2012 #3

He is a dirtbag. madaboutharry Mar 2012 #2

Wow- "special prosecutor Frank Endejan" sure is a team player... lutefisk Mar 2012 #4

Because they signed the recall... snacker Mar 2012 #5

Too bad the jurors let their irrational, anti-union political leanings cloud their judgement. WIProgressive88 Mar 2012 #6

The "Party of Personal Responsibility" is once again unwilling to take any. Scuba Mar 2012 #7

You said it. AllyCat Mar 2012 #9

I thought witnesses who saw him weaving called the police dragonlady Mar 2012 #10

Word here is the prosecutor took a dive. Scuba Mar 2012 #11

said it before and say it again jeffy dahlmer could have gotten off if dembotoz Mar 2012 #8

How did he get a jury trial for a first offense owi... I didn't think this was a criminal offense? midnight Mar 2012 #12