Carmelo Anthony's blood alcohol level nearly twice legal limit
CBS4 News
Originally published 12:05 a.m., May 1, 2008
Updated 05:43 a.m., May 1, 2008
Photo by Denver Police Department
Carmelo Anthony's booking mug shot, taken in the early morning of April 14, 2008.
Chris Schneider / The Rocky
Carmelo Anthony practices at the Pepsi Center the day after his April 14 traffic stop.
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Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony's blood alcohol level was nearly twice the legal limit for driving under the influence when Denver police arrested him earlier this month, a CBS4 investigation found.
CBS4's Brian Maass reported that Anthony's blood alcohol level registered .148 percent, according to multiple sources familiar with the results of Anthony's blood test. The legal limit for DUI in Colorado is .08 percent.
Denver police arrested Anthony on April 14 after seeing his car swerving as it traveled southbound on Interstate 25.
Police said he failed all roadside sobriety tests, although he told officers that he only had "two glasses of red wine" at a downtown Denver restaurant before the DUI stop. According to the Nuggets Web site, Anthony is 6 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 230 pounds.
"We received notice that Carmelo's blood test came back over the legal limit. This is old news, in that Carmelo has admitted from the beginning that he had been drinking and driving and should not have been," Anthony's attorney, Dan Recht, told CBS4.
"Carmelo has said he will take responsibility for his actions, and he does. Carmelo continues to be deeply disappointed in himself, as (he) has said before. Carmelo's actions that night were completely out of character and something he has never done before," Recht said.
First-time offenders in Colorado typically lose their driver's license for at least three months when their blood alcohol level exceeds the legal limit for DUI.
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May 1, 2008
6:56 a.m.
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Why writes:
"Two glasses of red wine"?...That must be some goooood stuff!!!
May 1, 2008
7:53 a.m.
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NWDengal writes:
it was that darn LaLa. She's driving him crazy!!!! Then she refuses to pick him up. what's up with that??
May 1, 2008
7:53 a.m.
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RockiesWin writes:
Once a thug, always a thug!
Time to say good riddance to this overpaid, pampered, and childish excuse for a franchise player. The Nuggets will never go anywhere in the playoffs with this lazy, no-defense playing whiner!
Trade him!
May 1, 2008
7:54 a.m.
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Scott writes:
This "red wine" must have been some of Anthony's home squeeze, one gallon of Everclear and two drops of Welch's grape juice ;-)
Scott
May 1, 2008
8:01 a.m.
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NWDengal writes:
stop pickin on Melo, he's just a baby with too much time and $$ on his hands!!
May 1, 2008
8:13 a.m.
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Highcountry writes:
"Carmelo's actions that night were completely out of character and something he has never done before." - LIE
"Two glasses of red wine." - LIE
"This is old news." - LIE
Hey, drunk driving happens. But when Melo "mans up," it seems what he really means is that he "weasels up." He isn't the first to lie to the cops and hire a fibbing attorney, but Melo needs to wise up. You don't call your coaches and teammates quitters when the facts suggests otherwise. Quit being a prima donna and play team ball.
May 1, 2008
8:40 a.m.
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Buckwheat writes:
Kids and Booze = Inexperience / Lack of self control, plain and simple..
May 1, 2008
8:53 a.m.
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American100 writes:
This guy is not a kid.
He's an overpaid menace to society and eww La La or is that eww gross La La?
May 1, 2008
8:57 a.m.
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gcrez writes:
ha! Guaranteed this wasn't at all out of character for Melo. He just wasn't as lucky this time.
May 1, 2008
9 a.m.
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Squatch writes:
Thanks Brian Maas! Where would we be without your great investigation skill?
Use your investigating skills and find that guy who ripped off all those people who bought cars from Castle pines autosports.
This is a dumba$$ story we already knew he had more than two glasses of wine thats why his A$$ was all over a 4 lane highway.
May 1, 2008
9:05 a.m.
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Milehighguy writes:
You gotta love that line from Melo's attorney "Carmelo's actions were out of character and something he has never done before." What a bunch of baloney that is!! What are the chances that the first time Melo drinks and drives in his life, he gets pulled over? I'd like to see the odds of that. The odds were better that the Nuggets would beat the Lakers than Melo getting caught driving drunk for the first time in his life.
May 1, 2008
9:08 a.m.
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Vector049 writes:
He's blessed with tremendous talent and golden opportunities a billion black kids can only dream of.
He blew his chance. Send him back to the hood.
May 1, 2008
9:30 a.m.
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AWM writes:
Two glasses of wine... more like two 40 oz's of Colt 45! We can only hope they make an example out of him.. At least we don't have to worry about him giving the DA's office some court side playoff tickets in exchange for a lenient plea bargin. Denver should trade this thug for some extra draft picks with more complete game.
Let this be a lesson to all pro athletes in Denver!
May 1, 2008
9:44 a.m.
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Seabreezes writes:
Wine, eh? Must be a misprint...I'm sure they meant 'moonshine'. Either way, yank his dl and give him 1480 hours (10 per number BAC) community service. That'll show him how to 'man up'.
May 1, 2008
9:55 a.m.
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RoseDesiree writes:
My question is who let this guy get into his car? At .148 someone must have seen him stumbling his behind around... and then into his car... Gross show of character on his part. God knows the cat can afford a taxi, or a car service!
May 1, 2008
9:55 a.m.
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BMat writes:
This guy is not a game changer in the mold of a Kobe, a LeBron or a younger Shaquille.
Jay Cutler plays more defense than (marsh)Melo.
Get rid of this arrogant punk!
May 1, 2008
9:58 a.m.
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twofistedmario writes:
"Posted by RockiesWin on May 1, 2008 at 7:53 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Once a thug, always a thug!"
Hmmm yes drunk driving is limited to just thugs (or black people).
May 1, 2008
10:23 a.m.
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johnson writes:
"Carmelo's actions that night were completely out of character and something he has never done before."
I think the mug shot shows quite a bit about his character. Sure looks just like the fine, upstanding, community minded young man his lawyer says he is. Can we say arrogant?
May 1, 2008
11:16 a.m.
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Lewlew writes:
Vector49, AWM, RockiesWin,
You closet racist always come out with your 2 cents when a black athlete is in the news. It's funny how a Black athlete is always a thug, and they always come from the hood. Is this because your jealous they have more money than you or is it their fame? If you had their talent, maybe you too could be hated for frivolous bs. Mickey Mantle's alcoholic a$$, Roger Clemens screwing 15 year olds, or the Rockies baseball player addicted to strippers, oh wait, Pete Rose's gambling a$$, Joe Nahmeth's addiction to alchohol and drugs and let us not forget, the Bronco's own, Bill Romanowski, the poster child for drug abuse, racism and violence. Shut the hell up and get a life.
May 1, 2008
11:24 a.m.
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BMat writes:
I love the jock-sniffing apologists like Lew-lew.
He goes on a racist tirade listing a bunch of his favorite white criminals only b/c they are white in order to prove to everyone else that they are racist.
Nice job lew-lew. How does Carmello's jock taste? Mmmmm-mmmm . . .
May 1, 2008
11:37 a.m.
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May 1, 2008
11:51 a.m.
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AWM writes:
Way to play a race card Lewlew! All those other idiots you mentioned aren't current althletes HERE in Denver. Nobody mentioned race until you broght it up...Who's the real racist? It's not profiling, its statistics!
Look at the Dumba55 punter who kept getting in trouble.... Shannon realized he was a cancer (like Melo & Martin) and let him go!
May 1, 2008
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galbrebr writes:
Lewlew,
"You go boy" hahahaha BMat.
May 1, 2008
12:01 p.m.
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Shaupeen writes:
Those were some HUGE glasses!
May 1, 2008
12:09 p.m.
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RickyLee writes:
.....jock....mmmmmmmmmmmm
LMAO!!!!
May 1, 2008
12:12 p.m.
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Lewlew writes:
AWM, are you so blind that you can't see or don't want to see that everytime a black athlete is talked about in this blog they are always referred to as "thugs". Who gives a crap about how those athletes are not in Denver, the fact holds true that white athlete are held to a different standard. I could care less about statistics. Anybody with common sense knows that the media exploits black athletes more than white athletes. You said the dumba$$ punter who kept getting in trouble, how many times did he get in trouble and how many times was it reported, because it sounds to me from your words that he was often in trouble, however, the last incident was the last straw. Funny I never heard of any other of his incidents being exploited in the news. So now Melo and Martin are Cancer? What are you? I suspect you don't live in a glass house and there may be those around you who feel the same about you.
May 1, 2008
12:27 p.m.
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views_on_news writes:
I watched Fox31 news last night, and Ron Zappolo reported that Carmelo was quoted for apologizing to his fans for his arrest.
"His arrest"? How 'bout apologizing for driving drunk and possibly risking others' lives? Great example of another self-absorbed, high-and-mighty professional athlete that doesn't deserve the good fortune he gets. These are the people our kids are supposed to look up to? But we seem to have a really hard time giving more time and attention to our men overseas that do real work for no pay.
May 1, 2008
12:34 p.m.
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dilligaf writes:
Well lets talk about a good penalty:
1.Commuity service.
2.Alchoal classes
3.Suspend his licence for one year.
4.Classes on how to play defence.
May 1, 2008
12:38 p.m.
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indisbelief writes:
dilligaf...
lesson 5. Spelling
May 1, 2008
12:44 p.m.
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HolierThanThou writes:
This board is nothing more than a disgusting display of racial hatred and jealousy. You a-holes really need to find something else to do with your talent.
If his BAC was only 0.148 then he's a light-weight compared to most of you.
May 1, 2008
12:56 p.m.
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MGD writes:
There was a meet and greet at the Pepsi Center this year and Carmelo was seen drinking a lot of wine, then taking a huge (think fishbowl) glass of it when he left. Fans saw it, team mates saw it, coaches and staff saw it. He drove himself home...
Carmelo has a problem with alcohol and he needs to address it. He also needs to have people in his life address it. Hopefully this incident will be enough for him to seek help.
I also agree that part of his community service could be to learn defense. That would help the part of the community that is tired of seeing the Nuggets get their butts kicked while having too much talent to be missing most of the playoffs.
May 1, 2008
1:11 p.m.
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AWM writes:
Lewlew your are right.. Oh the struggles of the black athlete. I suppose you believe all black individuals deserve special consideration. After all, Melo probably didn't have a male role model to show him how to get drunk AND call a cab. How dare we critize anyone for getting a DUI if they can hit a jumpshot, throw a pass, or hit a baseball.
Black, white, brown, yellow ... I don't care what their skin color is. My problem is with these athletes putting the lives of innocent people at risk and getting away with it! If you our anyone else were to get a DUI or a ticket for doing 100 mph in a residental neighborhood, I'd hope for the maximum penalty.
And the punter Todd Sauerbrun was let go after he assaulted a cabbie.. Yes he was wrong, but atleast he was smart enought to get a cab.
May 1, 2008
1:11 p.m.
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CaptainObvious writes:
And you need to figure out how math works, Holier. Your satement about light-weights is way off. For a guy his size to have that BAC, it would take a lot drinks. But hey, don't facts stand in the way of you making ignorant comments.
May 1, 2008
1:15 p.m.
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ObviousOne writes:
.148 percent. I wonder if that was a career high.
May 1, 2008
1:33 p.m.
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Fresh writes:
Melo, Drop me 50 g's a year and I will be on call 24-7 to pick u up homie.
send the check
May 1, 2008
1:42 p.m.
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Lewlew writes:
AWM, once again your ignorance is exposed. Did I say they deserve special consideration, no, that's just something you pulled out your behind. And now you want to back stroke and include all athletes once you were called on your bs. Do all people that get a DUI not have father figures or is that another racist snipe? That's the problen with people that think like you, you don't know when to quit or how to. And if those cancerous player, i.e. Carmelo and Martin can invoke that much disgust in you, then don't watch their games, don't pay to see them. You see, there really is a simple solution. If only all drunks took a cab when their drunk, then the world would be a better place. But when they take a cab and assualt the driver, that's priceless. And please stopping tossing around the "race card" phrase, it's so overused and misunderstood, boo hoo.
May 1, 2008
2:48 p.m.
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huffdiver writes:
So what, sometimes you are too drunk to walk so you have to drive home LOL!!!!
May 1, 2008
3:02 p.m.
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Scott writes:
Hey Lewlew, you are the one making this a "race" thing. Only Vector049 mentioned anything about race and then it was in the vein of: what a tragic waste when a bunch of black kids dream of a chance in the pro's. I completely agree with Vector049's comments.
BTW, when I make my comments about the University of Cocaine's sexual molestation squad, err I mean NFL minor league team, err scholar athletes, I never mention race AND I have no idea as to the race of those perps. The race does not matter, but you keep bringing it up.
Scott
May 1, 2008
3:11 p.m.
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Lewlew writes:
Scott, yes it is a race thing when people are called "thugs" because of their skin color. And why is it only a dream that black kids can dream. White kids don't dream of playing pro-basketball? Or maybe that's the only thing black kids should dream about, you know, you cant' be lawyers, doctors, teachers, politicians, scientists, etc....... You keep pretending that race doesnt matter in this world. One day you'll wakeup, but by then it may be to late.
May 1, 2008
3:16 p.m.
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DeimosJB writes:
Firstly, I will say that in my initial postings on the topic, I upheld the American ideal of innocent until proven guilty. The numbers have now come back, he's guilty, and he should be punished accordingly.
Secondly, let's get passed the name-calling and stupid arguments. LewLew and others claim Melo is being called a thug because he's black. On the contrary, Melo is being called a thug because he appeared in an underground "stop snitching" video. He's a thug because he sucker-punched a person during a sporting event. He's a thug because he showed a blatant disregard for the law by driving while ridiculously intoxicated.
Race has nothing to do with it. Tiger Woods is black. He's not a thug. Elvis Dumervil is black - not a thug. Feel free to add to the list. Melo is not a thug because he's black. He's a thug because he's a thug. Don't be so paralyzed by racism that you're afraid to hold a black person to the same standard as a white person. Giving a black b-baller free passes, that's racism.
May 1, 2008
3:21 p.m.
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Scott writes:
Who said that this Waste of Human Genetic Material (WoHGM), Anthony, was called a "thug" because he is black? Besides you that is. You're stretching for an "issue" on this one.
Oh, BTW, when I give science/engineering talks to fifth and sixth grade kids darn near all of the black boys want to be pro-sports stars. It's quite pathetic. These boys think that the only role models that they have are pro-sports figures. It's too bad that SOME OF THEM are WoHGM like Anthony. I try to encourage these boys to look at other professions, but who knows if any of it sinks in.
Scott
May 1, 2008
3:22 p.m.
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LeLo writes:
Ah, Lewlew, thank you. I too recognize thinly veiled racism when I see/read it. "Thug" this, "punk" that. "Must have been drinking Colt 45". "Send him back to the hood". Blah, blah, blah. AWM, BMat, you should probably drag your caveman asses back to the Stone Age. White, black, young, old, rich, poor, these mistakes are made by people of all walks of life. Remember, (y)our president and that fine upstanding Colorado citizen, Pete Coors, both have DUIs on their record. Would you call them thugs? Suggest that they need to be sent back to the hood? Everytime a young, rich, black athlete gets in trouble these blogs are full of this racist drivel. And Lewlew isn't supposed to notice? I'm not supposed to notice? Screw that. I'll let a racist know I recognize them for what they are ... a stinking, lowlife, caveman racist ... every chance I get. Deal with it AWM. Deal with it BMat. And like you, Lewlew, I am white. I am also educated, well-compensated, a corporate executive raising my family in a comfortable middle-class neighborhood. I have nothing in common with Melo, nothing, but I will continue to defend him and others in a similar position from crap spewed by rebrobates.
May 1, 2008
3:50 p.m.
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Lewlew writes:
LeLo, you are absolutely right. As for you Scott and DeimoisJB, anything that I say in this blog I can say in front of a crowd of all races, But you couldn't because you'd be afraid of the response. Funny how you said Tiger Woods wasn't a thug, hummmm. You don't know squat about Tiger Woods. Why is it that every time he plays, white sports announcers love it when he looses or looks like he's about to loose? What I'm saying is, for those of you with all that bs your talking, don't matter what kind of black athlete you are, or who you are, your still black and you will suffer the wrath of racism in some shape or form. And Scott, I don't know where you teach but all the young black boys I know desire to be more than an athlete. But you probably pulled that out your @$$ to try to make your point. Very pathetic.
May 1, 2008
3:58 p.m.
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my3pugs writes:
Treat him like any other DUI, take his license, sentence him to jail (suspended), and impose the max community service.
May 1, 2008
4:02 p.m.
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DeimosJB writes:
Um, lewlew, I just said what I said in front of a crowd of all races. Further, I actually use facts rather than rants. Further, all of my black friends would rather be treated as equals, and the responsbility that entails, rather than being pooh-poohed.
Further, I watch Tiger all the time, I've read his biography, and can confidently say I know a lot more about him than you. I don't see people desire for him to lose - rather if you will look back in the Denver Post, there were articles from Paige and Armstrong (both white writers) cheering him on to win the TigerSlam. But what do I know, I just use facts rather than rants...silly me.
May 1, 2008
4:08 p.m.
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LeLo writes:
DeimosJB, I am at a loss as to how Lewlew has suggested Melo should be treated preferentially. Lewlew did recognized racist key words and phrases for what they are. He never said Melo should be let off lightly. I would agree with my3pugs. Melo should be treated like any other first-time DUI offender. Nothing more. Nothing less.
May 1, 2008
4:15 p.m.
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Lewlew writes:
DeimosJB, seriously, you just need to stop. When I say in front of people I mean in person, not hiding behind a blog. Like I said, you don't know squat about Tiger Woods. Wow! your black friends want to be treated equally! Go figure.
May 1, 2008
4:19 p.m.
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DeimosJB writes:
LeLo, I never said LewLew was treating Melo preferentially. I said that LewLew was race-baiting, that is, that LewLew wrote of a belief that Melo was being referred to as a thug due to his race rather than his actions. I laid out three of Melo's actions, among many, highlighting why I believe Melo is being called a thug for his actions rather than his race. I complimented my citations by pointing out that black people are not thought of as thugs by default, and gave some examples from within our society - rather, I noted that they must perform thuggishly to earn that distinction.
Simply, I noted that calling Melo a thug was not an indicator of race, but an indicator of behavior.
Secondly, I am in agreement with you that Melo should be treated like a first time DUI offender, no more, no less. If you read my first post, I have actually defended Melo's innocence, choosing to withhold judgment until evidence comes in. Said evidence has now come in.
Blessings to you!
May 1, 2008
4:22 p.m.
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DeimosJB writes:
Thank you LewLew for proving my point that you rant, rather than making a logical claim based on reality, evidence or reasons.
Blessings to you regardless!
May 1, 2008
4:34 p.m.
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AWM writes:
Well said DeimosJB.
Look at Melo's Mugshot.. that is a thug. It is a combination of his attitude & behavior (see the snitch video, cheap shot, DUI, Marijuana possesion), not his skin color. Unfortunately the race issue ALWAYS festers to the surface whenever a person of color receives critism. It is ironic how derogatory remarks critizing one's character/behavior are instantly construded as racism. Some people love to breed hate and just won't let the facts speak for themselves.
Where did this notion of sports announcers preferring it when Tiger Woods loses come from? When Tiger is in the field the announcers don't give any of the other players any attention or chance of winning. Besides, almost everyone is pulling for him to rewrite the record books...
May 1, 2008
5:38 p.m.
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American100 writes:
When are we going to stop expecting overpaid jocks to be decent human beings?
As soon as we do we won't be disappointed all the time.
May 1, 2008
8:12 p.m.
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Shaupeen writes:
I'm not taking sides here, but i think it was funny when LeLo asked if, because he has a DUI, we would think the President of the US is a thug. In my head I could hear half of the regulars on these RMN blogs shouting "YES!" And then I imagined the response from the other half.
I mean, c'mon, sometimes you have to laugh at us, right?
May 2, 2008
7:38 a.m.
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Lewlew writes:
The dictionary meaning of "thug" a brutal ruffian or assassin : gangster, tough