Tsk, tsk. Top Romney campaign aide accused of impersonating Mass. State Trooper

Ah, these Republican men. They do love playing dress up and claiming to be the heroes they never were.


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"Trooper" Garrity, left, "guards" his man Mitt.


BOSTON --An ever-present aide to Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney took a leave of absence Friday after he became the subject of investigations in two states for allegedly impersonating a law enforcement officer. His attorney denied the charges.

Jay Garrity, who serves as director of operations and is constantly at the side of the former Massachusetts governor, is accused of leaving a lengthy message with the answering service of a plumbing company on Mother's Day, identifying himself as "Trooper Garrity" of the Massachusetts State Police and complaining about erratic driving by a company driver.

The district attorney in Boston is investigating the call, which was tape recorded by an after-hours operator. Impersonating an officer is a misdemeanor charge carrying a fine of up to $400 and one year imprisonment.

"Listening to the message, it sounded like he was calling control and speaking back and forth to people," said Dot Barme, whose Burlington company, Wayne's Drains, received the call. "I had my husband listen to it and he said, 'He's not talking to anybody; he's talking back and forth to himself," Barme told The Associated Press...

In 2004, Garrity was cited and fined by Massachusetts officials after a Ford Crown Victoria registered to him was found to have lights, a siren, radios and other law enforcement equipment -- including a baton -- after it was parked illegally in Boston's North End. At the time, Garrity was paid $75,000 annually as Romney's gubernatorial chief of operations.

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/06/22/romney_aide_takes_leave_amid_probes/

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S'up Blue?

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Pathetic on so many levels.

Howdy SCE! :hug:

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Those kookie Republicans and their crazy antics!

acting out the part of a repuke pres candidate. They're all phoning it in and should enroll themselves immediately into a method school of acting.

he smells like a good man should.

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he shouLd be in jaiL now, not on paid Leave. :puke:

fucking maggot just Like his boss.