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Austin, TX Mayor Charged in and Admits Assault:

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Posted on Thu Mar 06, 2008 at 12:26:00 PM EST
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Austin, TX Mayor Will Wynn was charged with assault two days ago. Today, he admits it and says he has been in anger management counseling for a few years. The assault stems from an incident outside his condominium when a man made fun of his name. Wynn says he let the guy "push his buttons."

A few weeks ago, Wynn endorsed Barack Obama. Obama said he was honored to have Wynn's support. Will we see him on the campaign trail?

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    Austin, TX Mayor Charged in and Admits Assault: | 25 comments (25 topical)

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    Wynn is a hothead. He has to attend counseling (5.00 / 1) (#3)
    by Angel on Thu Mar 06, 2008 at 01:33:04 PM EST
    or do community service as part of the sentencing agreement.  He has a history of losing his temper.  About a month ago he stopped his car in the middle of the street and started screaming and cursing at some construction workers who he thought were causing traffic delays.  He is not suited for leadership.  His wife divorced him some time ago; wonder why.

    Re: Construction incident (none / 0) (#12)
    by lobary on Thu Mar 06, 2008 at 02:06:39 PM EST
    As I recall, Mayor Wynn was a bit of a Carcetti that day. That construction company was totally in the wrong and cited accordingly. They blocked all but one lane of traffic on W. Fifth Street during rush hour, causing major traffic delays in an area that's already clogged as it is. Wynn's actions may have seemed boorish to the construction workers who had to deal with him, but so what? They didn't have the proper permits.

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    Umm (5.00 / 1) (#6)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Thu Mar 06, 2008 at 01:37:55 PM EST
    ?

    Who would make fun? (5.00 / 1) (#7)
    by Steve M on Thu Mar 06, 2008 at 01:41:43 PM EST
    Will Wynn is one of the greatest names ever for a politician.  If I were him, I would be extremely proud of it.

    Heh (none / 0) (#10)
    by spit on Thu Mar 06, 2008 at 01:49:45 PM EST
    I agree. He should lightheartedly play it up instead. It would make people laugh, in a positive kind of a way, and build his recognition.

    Otherwise, I think this is a nonstory outside of Austin.

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    Well, this is pretty thin (5.00 / 3) (#8)
    by Jim J on Thu Mar 06, 2008 at 01:42:16 PM EST
    I can't fault Obama for this, no matter how much I'd like to. Politics, bedfellows, etc.

    This is indeed thin (5.00 / 3) (#9)
    by blogtopus on Thu Mar 06, 2008 at 01:49:02 PM EST
    Nonetheless if this were HIllary there would be more calls for her to quit. ;-)

    umm... (5.00 / 1) (#15)
    by mindfulmission on Thu Mar 06, 2008 at 02:15:11 PM EST
    ... I like BTD's response.

    How is this relevant to the Obama campaign?  And why are you trying to use this to attack Obama?

    I guess I'm slow today... (none / 0) (#1)
    by Maria Garcia on Thu Mar 06, 2008 at 01:29:38 PM EST
    ..cause I had to think a minute about how someone would make fun of his name.

    me too (none / 0) (#27)
    by Jen M on Thu Mar 06, 2008 at 05:18:50 PM EST
    bad hair day.

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    Add one to the disenfranchised list.... (none / 0) (#11)
    by kdog on Thu Mar 06, 2008 at 01:52:54 PM EST
    pending conviction.

    Yes, I think even hot-tempered former perpetrators of assault should have the right to vote...I'm silly that way.

    No disenfranchisement for assault (none / 0) (#13)
    by roy on Thu Mar 06, 2008 at 02:10:50 PM EST
    It's just a misdemeanor.  I'm no expert, nor even a Texan any more, but as I read it people convicted of or even serving time for a misdemeanor aren't barred from voting in Texas:

    (a) The following classes of persons shall not be allowed to vote in this State:
    (1) persons under 18 years of age;
    (2) persons who have been determined mentally incompetent by a court, subject to such exceptions as the Legislature may make; and
    (3) persons convicted of any felony, subject to such exceptions as the Legislature may make.
    (b) The legislature shall enact laws to exclude from the right of suffrage persons who have been convicted of bribery, perjury, forgery, or other high crimes. (Amended Nov. 8, 1932, Nov. 2, 1954, Nov. 4, 1997, and Nov. 6, 2001.)


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    Stand corrected.... (none / 0) (#14)
    by kdog on Thu Mar 06, 2008 at 02:14:27 PM EST
    Thanks roy.  I was thinking of aggravated assault, which I believe is a felony.

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    A tad snarky (none / 0) (#16)
    by riddlerandy on Thu Mar 06, 2008 at 02:25:05 PM EST


    hmm.... (none / 0) (#17)
    by mindfulmission on Thu Mar 06, 2008 at 02:31:43 PM EST
    ... not sure why I got deleted.

    I am seriously trying to figure out why this post relates to the Obama campaign.

    Not Deleted (none / 0) (#18)
    by squeaky on Thu Mar 06, 2008 at 02:32:29 PM EST


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    my first comment.. (none / 0) (#20)
    by mindfulmission on Thu Mar 06, 2008 at 02:34:26 PM EST
    ... was deleted.

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    OK (none / 0) (#21)
    by squeaky on Thu Mar 06, 2008 at 02:36:29 PM EST
    I thought it was this.

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    ugh... (none / 0) (#22)
    by mindfulmission on Thu Mar 06, 2008 at 02:38:28 PM EST
    ... you are right.  completely missed it.  sorry.

    i am stupid!  it has been a long couple of days...

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    Yeh. (none / 0) (#23)
    by Cream City on Thu Mar 06, 2008 at 02:42:02 PM EST
    That all-nighter stuff this week is just not something I can do anymore. Dragging ever since. . . . I think I still was awake when Clinton, as we heard later, was flying back to D.C. and slept right through a bad storm and turbulence!

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    politics...crime... (none / 0) (#19)
    by Kathy on Thu Mar 06, 2008 at 02:33:38 PM EST
    ringing any bells?

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    agreed (none / 0) (#25)
    by BrandingIron on Thu Mar 06, 2008 at 04:50:09 PM EST
    I don't understand why people don't care about the relevance to this.  I thought that this blog wasn't JUST about the 2008 campaign, it's about the politics of crime, LOL!  So even if a Clinton supporter had been the crazy hothead (like that Clinton supporter who stabbed an Obama supporter, though it looks like it might've been self defense), I'm sure it would've ended up here too, right?

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    i don't see this as an attack (none / 0) (#24)
    by cpinva on Thu Mar 06, 2008 at 02:43:05 PM EST
    on sen. obama. would you mind pointing that out for me? obviously mayor wynn has....."issues". apparently, these aren't new "issues", so presumably sen. obama knew what he was getting when he happily accepted his endorsement.

    aside from the minor detail of having no self control, i'm sure he's a top notch guy.

    And of course the whole Bill pardon issue too (none / 0) (#26)
    by riddlerandy on Thu Mar 06, 2008 at 04:52:26 PM EST


    Mmmm...Violence (none / 0) (#28)
    by slag on Thu Mar 06, 2008 at 06:13:04 PM EST
    This info will improve Obama's rep among Republicans.

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