RI House Republican Leader in Hot Water

[Dallasfan65]

Amazed this hasn't been posted yet.

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After he was arrested, police reported they found a small quantity of marijuana and a smoking pipe in his pocket, and a lab test found both marijuana and cocaine in his urine sample.

Ironically this was the guy that mocked marijuana decriminalization.

[Liberté]

...  a lab test found both marijuana and cocaine in his urine sample.

... Watson denied that he was driving while intoxicated or that he had taken cocaine.

Is he seriously trying to call the lab test a liar?

[Joe Republic]

It isn't truly a Republican scandal unless there's gay sex involved somehow.  The drugs will do, I guess, but it just isn't the same.

[Dallasfan65]

...  a lab test found both marijuana and cocaine in his urine sample.

... Watson denied that he was driving while intoxicated or that he had taken cocaine.

Is he seriously trying to call the lab test a liar?

This guy first gained infamy when he made this remark:

I suppose if you’re a gay man from Guatemala who gambles and smokes pot, you probably think that we’re onto some good ideas here.

Wouldn't be surprised if he was actually at Twin River while in Connecticut.

[patrick1]

...  a lab test found both marijuana and cocaine in his urine sample.

... Watson denied that he was driving while intoxicated or that he had taken cocaine.

Is he seriously trying to call the lab test a liar?

This guy first gained infamy when he made this remark:

I suppose if you’re a gay man from Guatemala who gambles and smokes pot, you probably think that we’re onto some good ideas here.

Wouldn't be surprised if he was actually at Twin River while in Connecticut.

That is in RI.  He was probably picking up a gay male, Guatemalan prostitute in New Haven and then was headed to Foxwoods;)

[TheDeadFlagBlues]

I would defend him if he didn't bash marijuana decriminalization earlier.

[Bacon King]

...  a lab test found both marijuana and cocaine in his urine sample.

... Watson denied that he was driving while intoxicated or that he had taken cocaine.

Is he seriously trying to call the lab test a liar?

For the record, drug tests for cocaine in rare circumstances may record a false positive if one has recently used amoxicillin or certain topical anesthetics, or due to certain medical conditions (diabetes, liver disease, kidney disease). Not that there's really any reason to trust this hypocrite.

[realisticidealist]

It isn't truly a Republican scandal unless there's gay sex involved somehow.  The drugs will do, I guess, but it just isn't the same.

He was probably snorting off the belly of a male prostitute. That's been done before though...

[cinyc]

Is there any high-profile Rhode Island politician who has not been arrested or is soon to be indicted?

[Ebowed]

Is there any high-profile Rhode Island politician who has not been arrested or is soon to be indicted?

Frank Caprio.

[So the Heroes Fall]

What is Chafee in any trouble? He seems pretty clean.

I suspect the real reason this wasn't really discussed earlier was because Rhode Island House Republican Leader is a position of about equal importance to Anne Arundel County, Maryland County Councilor.

[Vasall des Midas]

Amazed this hasn't been posted yet.

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After he was arrested, police reported they found a small quantity of marijuana and a smoking pipe in his pocket, and a lab test found both marijuana and cocaine in his urine sample.

So? Big effing deal.

Ironically this was the guy that mocked marijuana decriminalization.

Ah. That changes things. I demand a public execution!

[Fmr. Emperor PiT]

I would defend him if he didn't bash marijuana decriminalization earlier.

     I agree with this. It will be satisfying to watch him go down in flames.

[Dallasfan65]

Update

He's been arrested again for marijuana possession.

Former House Minority Leader Robert Watson had a can of Natural Ice, two bottles of Corona, a pipe with what appeared to be marijuana residue and a bag of pot in his car when he was arrested early Sunday morning.

[Former Moderate]

What is Chafee in any trouble? He seems pretty clean.

I suspect the real reason this wasn't really discussed earlier was because Rhode Island House Republican Leader is a position of about equal importance to Anne Arundel County, Maryland County Councilor.

Chafee has admitted to cocaine use in the past. I don't think voters in Rhode Island seriously care about this kind of stuff.

[ModerateCoward]

This is funny. Does he think being a Republican means you can have your weed in plain sight in your car unlike the rest of us?

[Senator Napoleon]

What a dumbass.

[Bacon King]

Update

He's been arrested again for marijuana possession.

Former House Minority Leader Robert Watson had a can of Natural Ice, two bottles of Corona, a pipe with what appeared to be marijuana residue and a bag of pot in his car when he was arrested early Sunday morning.

Weed? Corona? Natty Ice?

Looks like Bob Watson knows how to party!

[Χahar]

What is Chafee in any trouble? He seems pretty clean.

I suspect the real reason this wasn't really discussed earlier was because Rhode Island House Republican Leader is a position of about equal importance to Anne Arundel County, Maryland County Councilor.

Chafee has admitted to cocaine use in the past. I don't think voters in Rhode Island seriously care about this kind of stuff.

Cocaine use seems to be a prerequisite for being elected President nowadays.

[Vasall des Midas]

What is Chafee in any trouble? He seems pretty clean.

I suspect the real reason this wasn't really discussed earlier was because Rhode Island House Republican Leader is a position of about equal importance to Anne Arundel County, Maryland County Councilor.

Chafee has admitted to cocaine use in the past. I don't think voters in Rhode Island seriously care about this kind of stuff.

Cocaine use seems to be a prerequisite for being elected President nowadays.

You still need a Constitutional Amendment to spell it out explicitly.
I, for one, would be in favor.