{"id":1585,"date":"2016-12-01T21:16:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-02T02:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yuriar.com\/conservakat\/?p=1585"},"modified":"2022-04-02T02:22:05","modified_gmt":"2022-04-02T06:22:05","slug":"rushern-baker-councilman-franklins-dui-this-is-a-blip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yuriar.com\/conservakat\/rushern-baker-councilman-franklins-dui-this-is-a-blip\/","title":{"rendered":"Rushern Baker: Councilman Franklin&#8217;s DUI &#8220;this is a blip.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pgctv.org\/\">PGCTV<\/a> reporter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RochelleReports\">Rochelle Metzger<\/a> tracked down Prince George&#8217;s County Executive Rushern Baker this morning, and asked him about <a href=\"https:\/\/redmaryland.com\/2016\/11\/councilman-mel-franklin-arrested-for-dui-fled-the-scene\/\">Councilman Mel Franklin&#8217;s recent DUI arrest<\/a>. His response:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>He has a bright future, I mean, this is a blip.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PrinceGeorges?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PrinceGeorges<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CountyExecBaker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CountyExecBaker<\/a> reacts to Councilman Mel Franklin&#39;s DUI arrest after crashing his govt issued vehicle into a car. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ad17z61LkA\">pic.twitter.com\/Ad17z61LkA<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rochelle Metzger (@RochelleReports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RochelleReports\/status\/804376460014325760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 1, 2016<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PrinceGeorges?src=hash\">#PrinceGeorges<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CountyExecBaker\">@CountyExecBaker<\/a> reacts to Councilman Mel Franklin&#8217;s DUI arrest after crashing his govt issued vehicle into a car. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ad17z61LkA\">pic.twitter.com\/Ad17z61LkA<\/a><\/p><p>\u2014 Rochelle Metzger (@RochelleReports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RochelleReports\/status\/804376460014325760\">December 1, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Baker then went on to say that the county needs to evaluate policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CountyExecBaker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CountyExecBaker<\/a> on Council&#39;s decision to deny Mel Franklin access to govt-issued vehicles, after charges he drove drunk in his county car. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4RnyhUr0Q6\">pic.twitter.com\/4RnyhUr0Q6<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rochelle Metzger (@RochelleReports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RochelleReports\/status\/804382126900674560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 1, 2016<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CountyExecBaker\">@CountyExecBaker<\/a> on Council&#8217;s decision to deny Mel Franklin access to govt-issued vehicles, after charges he drove drunk in his county car. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4RnyhUr0Q6\">pic.twitter.com\/4RnyhUr0Q6<\/a><\/p><p>\u2014 Rochelle Metzger (@RochelleReports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RochelleReports\/status\/804382126900674560\">December 1, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>So CE Baker, the man who wants to be Maryland&#8217;s next governor, believes that driving drunk, totaling two vehicles, sending a couple to the hospital, and fleeing the scene all equal nothing more than a blip. 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