The AP has more on the story of top Romney aide Jay Garrity’s exploits as a phony police officer. Garrity, who is currently “on leave” from the campaign (meaning, notably, that Romney has not fired him), allegedly made fake badges while working for Romney in Massachusetts:
An aide to Republican Mitt Romney used fake badges so he and other members of Romney’s advance staff could gain access to closed areas and, in one instance, avoid paying a highway toll, according to a published report.
Jay Garrity, a Romney aide who is on leave for allegedly impersonating a law enforcement officer in two states, manufactured the silver badges with a Massachusetts state seal while Romney was still governor, the Boston Herald reported, quoting unnamed campaign sources. Garrity then gave them to at least two fellow logistics aides, both of whom remain with Romney’s presidential campaign.
Under Massachusetts law, it is illegal to use a badge without authority, an offense punishable with a fine up to $50.
Again, is there anything about Mitt Romney that isn’t phony?
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WND agrees. See the post
“Three Jeers for Mitt Romney” at the blog.
Like Mormonism, the blog isn’t what it seems.
(Funny Photos too.)
Oops – blog site mentioned above didn’t publish.
No www but rather http:// only
romneyforpresident.townhall.com/
There is more to this than just Garrity’s fake cop persona. I knew Mitt at Stanford. He had his own fake cop car, a white Rambler with a siren and a police light on the package shelf. He kept this covered with a hat when not in use. He also had a cop or security cop uniform which he used in a gag to pretend to arrest an unsuspecting classmate.
None of this would be relevant except that Garrity may have learned these tricks from his mentor. I can’t believe that Mitt didn’t know what Garrity was up to, and might have even instigated it. Old Timer
Something to say?
Answer: NO.
Left by james
July 22, 2007 at 3:42pm