Breaking: Atheist politician arrested after leaving Church
March 4, 2010 by William K. Wolfrum
BAKERSFIELD – An Atheist California state senator was placed under arrest for Driving under the Influence of God after leaving a Church. His wife was in the vehicle along with the lawmaker but was not arrested.
State Sen. Tim Johnson was pulled over by the California Highway Patrol at about 2:00 p.m. last Sunday when his state-issued vehicle was observed being driven blissfully. The driver, identified as Johnson, was taken in and charged for driving under the influence of God. Unidentified sources said the senator had been at St. Mary’s, a popular Catholic Church, prior to his arrest.
In a March 4 article, the online news site Talking Points Memo characterized Johnson, who is married and has four children, as “a fierce Atheist” who had never allowed religion to influence his voting record.
Johnson issued a contrite apology, stating, “I am deeply sorry for my actions and offer no excuse for my poor judgment. I accept complete responsibility for my conduct and am prepared to accept the consequences for what I did.”
It is uncertain how the arrest — or his reported presence at a Church — will affect Johnson’s prospects for re-election. Atheist lawmakers who are alleged to engage in Church activities have attracted significant media attention in recent years.
–WKW
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“Meet the hottest singles on Zoosk”. I’m pretty sure the top left chick on that banner ad was Farrah Fawcett from back in the 70′s. Wow, Zoosk must be the greatest website I have never heard of.
Anyway, personally, I appreciate the ad. But I just don’t know how well the demographics play out for an article about a drunk gay State Senator at a gay bar.
Who knows, maybe the poor drunk bastard didn’t notice it was a gay bar.
“What, this bar is gay?”, asked Senator Ashburn. “My boyfriend didn’t tell me that.” The Senator then added, “and by the way, that doesn’t make me gay, you sillys”.
It gets worse:
http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2010/03/collusion-people-knew-roy-ashburn-was.html
Apparently, a lot of people knew he was gay, and said absolutely nothing. Personally, I’m not a big fan of “outing” as a political weapon, but in cases like this, the dude was asking for it.