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Rule will not drop out of race following DWI arrest


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Herb Rule
Herb Rule
Reported by: David Goins
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Updated: 8/10/2012 5:23 pm Published: 8/10/2012 5:17 pm
LITTLE ROCK, AR - "I was not drunk,” Herb Rule said. “I was in complete control of my facilities. Refusing a blood test is a right we all have under the law."

In a quickly called press conference, the Democrat Congressional Candidate told reporters he doesn't know why Fayetteville police pulled him over.

A police report says Rule smelled of intoxicating beverages and that he failed a field sobriety test.

Rule denies it - and he denied taking a blood alcohol test on site.

He was arrested and charged with failure to use a signal, improper lane change, and DWI. The arrest is his 2nd DWI related offense in the last two years.

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TheLastHuman - 8/13/2012 1:23 PM
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Don't worry Herb the voters are smart enough to drop a scum bag like you out of the race at the polls!

itsjustme - 8/13/2012 10:32 AM
1 Vote
This clown is a loser by many means, not just the drunk driving.

ArkansasYankee - 8/11/2012 12:00 PM
0 Votes
Good work ITguy! Implied consent.

theITguy - 8/11/2012 10:49 AM
1 Vote
Um...Mr. Rule, refusal to submit to chemical test is not a right, it's a crime. ACA 5-65-205 - Refusal to submit to chemical test.

ArkansasYankee - 8/11/2012 10:30 AM
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ender; thanks for the update! Fox should hire you. Does it surprise anyone that a judge let a state legislator off? Wonder how it would have went with the judge if it had been one of us? Mabye a little greasing of the palm under the table helped ol' Herb out? Guess we'll see if it works again!

ender929 - 8/11/2012 7:15 AM
2 Votes
He was arrested in 2010 in Springdale for DWI. He refused to cooperate then and was ultimately acquited by a judge. The Ark Times article suggested that Mr. Rule knew how to get out of DWI. He complained about inaccuracies within the article but refused to comment on what they might be when questioned.

Alchemist - 8/11/2012 12:57 AM
2 Votes
The dems are really scraping he bottom of the barrel in this election.

protector20 - 8/10/2012 11:53 PM
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The fact he was cited for DWI before makes his argument fall on deaf ears. Nice try, Mr. Rule. Not that you had a chance against Tim Griffin in the first place.

jcarpe - 8/10/2012 10:43 PM
1 Vote
Pardon me but he looks like a sot.

ender929 - 8/10/2012 9:03 PM
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He doesn't state whether he had benn drinking or not, only that wasn't drunk. Doesn't Arkansas have a commercial that says buzzed driving is impaired driving? Regardless, I wonder if he was equally uncooperative during his first DWI arrest.
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