Obama pays tickets 17 years late!

[Billy-the-kid]

Obama Pays Parking Tickets 17 Years Late
The Associated Press
Thursday, March 8, 2007; 9:27 PM


BOSTON -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Hussein Obama got more than an education when he attended Harvard Law School in the late 1980s. He also got a healthy stack of parking tickets, most of which he never paid.

The Illinois Senator shelled out $375 in January _ two weeks before he officially launched his presidential campaign _ to finally pay for 15 outstanding parking tickets and their associated late fees.

Obama received 17 parking tickets in Cambridge between 1988 and 1991, mostly for parking in a bus stop, parking without a resident permit and failing to pay the meter, records from the Cambridge Traffic, Parking and Transportation office show.

He incurred $140 in fines and $260 in late fees in Cambridge in all, but he paid $25 for two of the tickets in February 1990. Jen Psaki, a spokeswoman for the Obama campaign, dismissed the tickets as not relevant.

"He didn't owe that much and what he did owe, he paid," Psaki said on Wednesday. "Many people have parking tickets and late fees. All the parking tickets and late fees were paid in full."

This guy is a U.S. Senator and decides to pay off his 15 tickets 2 weeks before running for President? Now that is Ridin' Dirty!!!

[Coop77]

This news is over a year old. At least he didn't try to hide a drunk driving conviction, like the current guy in office. Also nice job editing the story to add the middle name.

[spywizard]

over 70% of all elected officials have criminal or civil issues that most of us law abiding people would find offensive..

especially those that use steroids .. controlled substances..

[Amorphic]

yawn.

this thread sucks.

[Amorphic]

over 70% of all elected officials have criminal or civil issues that most of us law abiding people would find offensive..

especially those that use steroids.. controlled substances..

if i remember correctly lots of congressmen were convicted theifs, rapists, and a few murderers?

[413]

seriously. if this is the worst skeleton he's got, then obama is probably going to be the most saintly president ever.

[Coop77]

seriously. if this is the worst skeleton he's got, then obama is probably going to be the most saintly president ever.

Agreed. Parking tickets, oh what a scandal.

[Act of God]

Clearly this is not a big deal, however it does show that he fits right in with the "above the law" antics of Washington. He's no different, except in melatonin.

[g0dsend]

if i remember correctly lots of congressmen were convicted theifs, rapists, and a few murderers?

Really? thats internesting, I guess you learn something new everyday.

[SMCengineer]

^^yeah, check it out: http://youtube.com/watch?v=y7o9p0fP6cQ

[Tock]

I'm sure someone somewhere won't vote for him because of this.

[Red Ketchup]

Wow, they must seriously be grasping at straws when an unpaid parking ticket is all the dirt they can bring up on him...

I can't believe the media is so desperate for trash that they'll even consider publishing that.

Red

[Kratos]

who cares, I'm also guilty of this crime

[SMCengineer]

^^I wouldn't even consider it a crime.