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July 12, 2007

Just Another Case of a State Representative

...who sucks.

State Rep. Bob Allen was arrested Wednesday afternoon at a local park after offering to perform a sex act on an undercover officer in exchange for $20, police said.

...Titusville police were at Veteran's Memorial Park on East Broad Street on a burglary detail when they noticed an unshaven man acting suspicious, going in and out of the restroom three times, said Lt. Todd Hutchinson.

An undercover officer decided to go into one of the bathroom stalls, Hutchinson said. Moments later, Allen knocked on the stall door and offered to perform oral sex on the officer for $20, according to the police spokesman.

...Allen told a television reporter that what happened was a "misunderstanding."


Well, that blows.

UPDATE: Holeee CRAP! He's a McCAIN aide!

A day after four of Sen. John McCain’s top political strategists stepped down, the Arizona Republican’s presidential campaign was dealt another setback when the co-chairman of his Florida campaign was arrested Wednesday for allegedly offering an undercover police officer money for a sex act, Titusville police said.

...Allen told CNN affiliate WFTV the incident was “a very big misunderstanding.”

“This is a very gross mistake, a very big mistake,” he said, adding that this is what the judicial system is for.


I'm with him on the 'gross' and it might also explain why he needed the money... I don't think McCain-Feingold covers donation solicitations like this.

Posted by tree hugging sister at July 12, 2007 10:21 AM

Comments

Bobbin' Bob!

Posted by: Mr. Bingley at July 12, 2007 12:02 PM

I can name that tune!
"Bob-bob-bob bob-bob a man!"

Posted by: tree hugging sister at July 12, 2007 01:43 PM

Apparently, Florida doesn't pay its representatives very well.

Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at July 12, 2007 02:15 PM

It's a 'catch-as-catch-can' existence.

Posted by: tree hugging sister at July 12, 2007 02:29 PM

Be glad his name isn't Bobbit. That might have been a really ugly news story!

Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at July 12, 2007 02:54 PM

Yeah, you don't se meny stories like this.

Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at July 12, 2007 03:27 PM

Wait a minute, the first link says:

"Allen knocked on the stall door and offered to perform oral sex on the officer for $20."

So he could have been, you know, fundraising for the campaign. But the second link says Allen offered the $20:

"He allegedly offered an undercover police officer $20 for the unspecified act."

Now how am I supposed to get properly punny and sarcastic with conflicting info like that? Geez, I just can't work this way.

Posted by: Dave E. at July 12, 2007 04:38 PM

So close, Ms. Sister:

Ba-ba-ba, ba Bob Allan
Ba-ba-ba, ba Bob Allan
Bob Allan
Unshaven man
Can hardly stand
Watch him slouchin' and a stumblin'
Knockin' and a-mumblin'
Bob Allan!

Went to the can
Looking for a jam
Didn't understand
Now he's stuck on CNN
Bob Allan!
Bob Al-la-a-an
Feelin' some frustration
Caught solicitatin'
Bob Allan!

Posted by: nightfly at July 12, 2007 07:02 PM

Er, um, uh as a former Florida House staffer all I can say here publicly is...no comment.

Posted by: Dave J at July 12, 2007 08:26 PM

Another sucker for McCain?

Posted by: Mr. Bingley at July 13, 2007 06:46 AM

"Wanna make six bucks the hard way?"
-- Rodney Dangerfield, "Caddy Shack"

Posted by: mojo at July 13, 2007 11:42 AM