Frank Smith Says NB: Low Plates Are A Low Point - Courant.com

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Low Plates Are A Low Point - Courant.com

4 comments:

Anonymous said...: I don't see any mention of the plates that Democrats are running around with:

Barbara Kennelly: 17
Larry DelPonte--former DMV Commissioner under Bill O'Neil: 23
The late John Bailey--brother of Barbara Kennelly and son of the former Democratic National Chairman--96

I guess when Demorats do the same thing, it isn't newsworthy?; February 5, 2011 at 10:12 AM
Anonymous said...: I have to laugh at this non-news story. But it makes me think that Terry and her camp will soon have new calls going out about Tim. "With the NB-1 plate on his car, what did he do for Jody to get it ?"
Really folks give it up, grow up, and focus on our state and its many problems. If Dannel can get the budget balenced I'd be happy. I could careless who has what plate, or who knows who.

Henry Zembko

Stewartforstatesenate.com; February 5, 2011 at 12:22 PM
Anonymous said...: Don't forget that John Larson's little brother Tim who is a Democratic State Representative has the letter "T" for his plate.

Maybe the Courant should question how he got that plate?; February 5, 2011 at 8:41 PM
my 2 cents said...: I have no problem with the story being reported with regard to the fact that the Governor authorized or coordinated the issuance of special plates to her former associates or supporters.

I do however have a problem with the fact that a state employee, whether it be at the DMV or the Governor's office, illegally accessed the motor vehicle or criminal justice computer systems in order to run the queries to identify to whom these plates were issued.

In this case it was done for political purposes, but how is it any different had it been a local police officer or dispatcher running a query to find the information for a friend or political ally? That person would face termination from his/her job and criminal prosecution for "computer crime."

The governor's office should know better, and whoever did this should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law the same way we would hold that local cop or dispatcher accountable.

The Governor's response that he is new and didn't know about the law just doesn't cut it. If he is that incompetent, he shouldn't be governor.

I wonder if the governor would be so dismissive if it were his wife's or daughter's plate number that had been published by the newspapers after being released by a Republican official?; February 7, 2011 at 6:48 PM

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