7.28.2006

Like Father, Like Sin Son?

From the good people at TPM Muckraker:

Stop it, dad, you're embarrassing me:
    The 81-year-old father of U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman [(R-MN)] was cited for lewd conduct and indecent exposure Tuesday for allegedly having sex in a vehicle with a 38-year-old woman, according to a police report.

    Police responded to a call early Tuesday evening and arrested Norman Bertram Coleman Sr. and the woman, Patrizia Marie Schrag of St. Paul, outside a pizza restaurant on the eastern edge of downtown St. Paul.. . .
Sen. Coleman has often referred to his father, a veteran of the Normandy invasion and the Battle of the Bulge and a former businessman, as one of his personal heroes.
And here's another good little "family values", holier than though GOP Bushie employee:
We were remiss in not linking sooner to this fabulous New York Post piece, by scribes Erin Calabrese and Lauren Elkies:
    A State Department worker cruising down 34th Street with three scantily clad women in what appeared to be a government car with flashing lights collided with a yellow cab last night after allegedly running a red light, police said.
The man -- 26-year-old Jason Giuliani, reportedly a member of State's Diplomatic Security Service -- was armed at the time, according to observers. Before the crash, he was yelling to passers-by, "stay to the right! Stay to the right!" over the loudspeaker of his government-issue Buick LeSabre, as he piloted it west down the eastbound lane.

After the crash, witnesses noted the presence of a cooler in the backseat, and a case of Heineken in the trunk. Before Giuliani was taken away by police, he was caught on videotape handing a "small brown bag" to one of the women, the Post reported.
"Stay to the right?" Eh?