LA (D) Senator arrested for battery and theft

[BOSSHOG]

Louisiana (D) Senator Derrick Sheppard was arrested over the weekend for allegedly striking a former girlfriend, stealing her cell phone and $100.00 from her. When police went to his house, they knocked then looked in the window and the Senator was allegedly getting a lapdance on the couch.

http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/07/shepherd_to_apologize_after_la.html

Try making this stuff up. Senator Sheppard is also facing fed charges for other stuff.

[marmar]

1. Those Louisiana senators, on a state and national level, sure do love that erotica-for-cash.....

n/t

[quiet.american]

2. Oy. nt

[B Calm]

3. We talking Blue Dog?

[BOSSHOG]

5. I think we are talking Knucklehead

[SoxFan]

6. No, we aren't

Sheppard is an all-too-typical NOLA politician. Ideology doesn't matter. What matters is his ability to line his own pockets and peddle influence. Sheppard is a demagogue and an assclown.

[RB TexLa]

12. Let's guess your are going to be the first to post a how could they vote for him when

William Jefferson is re-elected this fall?

[SoxFan]

13. Huh?

[SoxFan]

4. You're making the West Bank proud, Derrick

So, you punch your girlfriend and steal her cell phone. How does getting a lap dance really improve your situation?

[pokercat999]

9. The only thing missing is if the lap dancer was a young

boy. But then again, this was a Democrat.

[petronius]

15. What are you talking about? A lap dance improves every situation

Except for, maybe, a wedding or a family reunion... :silly:

This guy sounds like a real piece of work; it looks like he's got a bunch of scandals brewing - a real multitasker!

[hootinholler]

16. It didn't go over very well at my Grandma's funeral

Kidding.

-Hoot

[lonestarnot]

19. OMG.

:rofl:

[PM7nj]

7. Only Louisiana can give New Jersey a run for its money.

Thanks LA!

[tularetom]

8. Assholes come in all political persuasions

My guess is that this particular asshole is a Democrat only because his constituents mostly are Dems. If he was running in a predominately white repub district, he wouldn't be a Dem very long.

Still the tally is about 5,000 to 1 in favor of Repub slimeballs.

[BOSSHOG]

10. No argument from me

I found this story which is all over every media outlet in South Louisiana today very telling of the man who is already facing federal indictments involving hanky panky with money.

[pokercat999]

11. I can't say it often enough "Time for term limits" nt

[BOSSHOG]

17. Do we call it a dichotomy

or a mystery or what? Isn't it sad that we call for term limits because really bad people keep getting reelected? Very sad.

I'm opposed to term limits because I am naive I guess. I figure we have a term limit option by voting them out. We just aren't very good at it.

[Popol Vuh]

14. He should be arrested.......BUT

Not until they arrest Bush, Cheney, Rice, Rove, etc., for far greater crimes.

n/t

[lonestarnot]

18. Oh man.

I've been saying that too many times this a.m.

[BOSSHOG]

20. UPDATE (As of 3:00PM Monday)

Derrick and his "girlfriend" were going to make a statement this afternoon which was sposed to lead to the dropping of charges but at the advice of counsel that will not happen today.