By Shark Tank Investigative Reporter, Special K
Earlier this month, a grand jury investigated and indicted Texas Governor Rick Perry for his efforts to remove Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg, who was arrested for driving three times the legal alcohol limit, and drive into oncoming traffic.
Lehmberg failed a field sobriety test, acted erratically, pointed her fingers in the shape of a gun at the police officer, and needed to be forcibly restrained to ensure the safety of all involved. She then used her influence to attempt to have the sheriff release her.
She was charged with a DUI, pled guilty, and was sentenced to 45 days in jail and a $4,000 fine. She also had her license suspended for 180 days. From jail she apologized and promised to get help – but still refused to resign.
Governor Perry is accused by the grand jury indictment of abuse of power and coercion of an elected official because he used his veto power cut off funding to Lehmberg’s office in an attempt to pressure Lehmberg into resigning. Perry says he would have done so again.
Perry was booked, fingerprinted, and had his mugshot taken, and is currently awaiting trial.
But earlier this week, a image surfaced on Governor Perry’s Twitter Feed, poking fun at Lehmberg and the current situation.
“I don’t always drive drunk at 3x the legal blood alcohol limit… but when I do I indict Gov. Perry for calling me out about it. I am the most drunk Democrat in Texas,” read the image posted on Twitter.
Amid backlash from the liberal left, Perry quickly removed the image and issued the following tweet, “A tweet just went out from my account that was unauthorized. I do not condone the tweet and I have taken it down.”
Yesterday on NewsmaxTV America’s Forum, Shark Tank Managing Editor, Javier Manjarres addressed the issue and spoke about what he believes happened.
“They have plausible deniability” Manjarres said, because of their handlers but jokingly added that he was “sure [Perry] had something to do with it, or it getting out”.
“He’s got my vote so far”-Javier Manjarres
See the rest of Manjarres’ analysis below:
What do you think? Was Perry right to put out the tweet? Should he accept responsibility for the tweet? Spout off in the comments below, and let us know what you think!
