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2011-12-10 11:59:52 PM
Well, he is a Democrat.
 
2011-12-11 12:10:28 AM
It's time for a PA tag.
 
2011-12-11 12:20:44 AM
feckingmorons: Well, he is a Democrat.

i1020.photobucket.com
 
2011-12-11 01:26:48 AM
His punchable face makes me think more of a cable news pundit, but there's no reason he can't do both.
 
2011-12-11 01:38:34 AM
Are those eyebrows real?
 
2011-12-11 01:39:15 AM
Looks like one of Delonte' West's dependents.
 
2011-12-11 01:39:27 AM
www.mcall.com

I'm not one of those wacky people who believe that our government leaders are all lizard people, but there is no way that this kid is not some reptile with a poorly fitted outfit of skin wrapped around him.
 
2011-12-11 01:39:47 AM
Wow you weren't kidding. What a find, subby. Thumbs up for you
 
2011-12-11 01:41:39 AM
feckingmorons: Well, he is a Democrat.
 
2011-12-11 01:42:22 AM
Wow. That kid sounds like a real freaking winner.
 
2011-12-11 01:42:33 AM
Hmm...

Third time he's been arrested. Says he wants a second chance.

Let's see, divide by zero, then...oh shi-
 
2011-12-11 01:42:40 AM
So he's a booze hound and Straight........ Sounds like a fun loving Democrat. And no dead female in a car accident, so I'm ok with this.

/About two weeks until the next Republican gets outed, so carry on..
//Oh Wow, thats Just in time for X-mas.... Awesome!!!!!

What a Republicans rentboy may look like...
i.imgur.com
 
2011-12-11 01:44:24 AM
feckingmorons: Well, he is a Democrat.


He'll switch parties before he runs for a State level office. The cheapo one-size-fits-all phony Christian patriot Ayn Randroid thing is still quite fashionable.
 
2011-12-11 01:45:32 AM
My hometown had a 19-yr old mayor once. He did alright. The only amusing thing I remember is him presiding over a big debate on expanding the city's liquor licenses when he himself could not legally drink.

/CSB
//Well...SB.
 
2011-12-11 01:48:53 AM
Teenage city council member gets head

And here I was sure some underage oral sex would be involved.


feckingmorons: Well, he is a Democrat.

Of course. Why else is there no mention of snorting meth off a male prostitute's ass?


95629: Are those eyebrows real?

My money's on Juggalo.
 
2011-12-11 01:51:47 AM
blog.zap2it.com

I have a bad feeling about this...
 
2011-12-11 01:51:51 AM
25.media.tumblr.com
 
2011-12-11 01:52:56 AM
Damn you, Strolpol! Four seconds!
 
2011-12-11 01:53:00 AM
"I wish he would stick by his original story" of not accepting the seat, said Council President Steven Hill, who has served since 1993. "I think the man has trouble. I don't think it's appropriate for him to hold office right now with the arrests that he had."

Hill said there rarely has been competition for borough council seats in recent years. Bower was a shoo-in to win on Election Day because he was one of only four people competing for four seats on the Nov. 8 ballot. He finished in fourth place with 136 votes.

Current Republican Councilman Tom Miller, a previous appointee who didn't file paperwork to get on the ballot, waged an unsuccessful write-in campaign.

"It's unfortunate that people don't pay attention to who they vote for," Hill said.


It occurs to me, that in the light of that statement, that it might just be possible that folks did in fact know exactly what the choices were and made their decision accordingly.

That speaks volumes.
 
2011-12-11 01:54:13 AM
Jonathan Hohensee: [www.mcall.com image 351x510]

I'm not one of those wacky people who believe that our government leaders are all lizard people, but there is no way that this kid is not some reptile with a poorly fitted outfit of skin wrapped around him.


revjim.net
Has know idea what your talking about...

/pops
 
2011-12-11 01:54:40 AM
Jonathan Hohensee: [www.mcall.com image 351x510]

I'm not one of those wacky people who believe that our government leaders are all lizard people, but there is no way that this kid is not some reptile with a poorly fitted outfit of skin wrapped around him.


That space between his eyebrows is the width of most safety razors. Talk about "manscape."
 
2011-12-11 01:56:24 AM
Xenomech: [25.media.tumblr.com image 500x281]

Hah, beat you.

Now, I just need to find the right thread to use this picture.

26.media.tumblr.com

/hot like April
 
2011-12-11 02:01:25 AM
I love his Florida-esque grifter facial hair. To be fair though, who amongst us hasn't been busted by cops for underage drinking and then trying to run. I jumped over more back fences in college during parties than I can remember.
 
2011-12-11 02:02:09 AM
I'll take a politican who buys alcohol underage, is drunk in public, resists arrest, and provides false ID over one accepts bribes, steals government funds, and overall brings actual disrespect to the office.

I wonder if the police would have been asking for ID or trying to arrest if he hadn't been under 21 ie., are all of his crimes related to the 21 drinking age?
 
2011-12-11 02:02:31 AM
Strolpol: Xenomech: [25.media.tumblr.com image 500x281]

Hah, beat you.

Now, I just need to find the right thread to use this picture.

[26.media.tumblr.com image 500x281]

/hot like April


It was used in the Rolling Stone top 50 album thread earlier.
 
2011-12-11 02:03:43 AM
Funny as hell. From TFA:

"It was pretty much just a situation that involved drinking. That was pretty much it," Bower said, adding "everyone deserves a second chance."

It was the third time he's been arrested since 2010, court records show. All three cases allegedly involved alcohol, according to police.


Now, *that's* good reporting/newswriting.

/former journalist
 
2011-12-11 02:06:18 AM
Jabberwookiee: Hmm...

Third time he's been arrested. Says he wants a second chance.

Let's see, divide by zero, then...oh shi-


Oops. Dammit. I thought I read the whole thread before I posted. Sorry, Jabberwookiee.
 
2011-12-11 02:08:54 AM
He sure looks like a self-satisfied douche in that photo.
 
2011-12-11 02:11:21 AM
chookbillion: He sure looks like a self-satisfied douche in that photo.

To be fair, that's true of every photo of every modern politician.

The facial hair is not doing him any favors, however.
 
2011-12-11 02:12:49 AM
The United States congress can't even balance a budget. What do you expect from local governments in the United States?
 
2011-12-11 02:17:27 AM
chookbillion: He sure looks like a self-satisfied douche in that photo.

Yes, he does, so very much, as if he's thinking, "Your rules are STOOPID. I am TOO going to be a council member! Hmph."

Have you seen that black LOLcat sitting with its arms folded, glaring at the camera? This guy reminds me of that.
 
2011-12-11 02:24:51 AM
i907.photobucket.com
 
2011-12-11 02:32:42 AM
Wow, what a winner.
 
2011-12-11 02:33:49 AM
pedrop357: I'll take a politican who buys alcohol underage, is drunk in public, resists arrest, and provides false ID over one accepts bribes, steals government funds, and overall brings actual disrespect to the office.

I wonder if the police would have been asking for ID or trying to arrest if he hadn't been under 21 ie., are all of his crimes related to the 21 drinking age?


Or. mebe, just to being a mean drunk?

/"Actual disrepect" indeed. Democrats unite: situational ethics are situational.
 
2011-12-11 02:38:27 AM
"When someone shows you who they truly are, believe them."

Stalking an ex girlfriend is soo out of bounds it's not funny, no matter how wronged you think you are. Even "I only stalked her for two weeks and then I woke up to myself." I justn't could trust a mind that would go down that path, even briefly. The man's a dickhead.

A couple of drunken texts are OK. BUT THAT'S ALL!

OK, OK, and one slap to the face if she gets all up in your biz.
 
2011-12-11 02:40:13 AM
ezkool.com

All Hail our first Bajoran congressperson!

/pro-diversity
 
2011-12-11 02:40:58 AM
"It's unfortunate that people don't pay attention to who they vote for," Hill said.

No. There were only four people running for four seats, so he would have got the job if he got a single vote (including his own)
What is unfortunate is that there aren't more people interested in running in the position that can get their paperwork filed on time.
 
2011-12-11 02:42:45 AM
Hill said there rarely has been competition for borough council seats in recent years. Bower was a shoo-in to win on Election Day because he was one of only four people competing for four seats on the Nov. 8 ballot. He finished in fourth place with 136 votes.

I really need to look into my new towns history. Shucks I might be able to get a seat if we fit the same track record. Shucks the dumbass in the cubical next to me can be a town councilman because 5 people wrote him in as a joke, why can't I?
 
2011-12-11 02:46:34 AM
MadAzza: "It was pretty much just a situation that involved drinking. That was pretty much it,"

Who amongst us here at Fark can't empathize with this?
 
2011-12-11 02:48:43 AM
Get Lost:
What a Republicans rentboy may look like...
[i.imgur.com image 215x184]


No fair, that's obviously the same dude.
 
2011-12-11 02:56:15 AM
Leskay: "When someone shows you who they truly are, believe them."

Stalking an ex girlfriend is soo out of bounds it's not funny, no matter how wronged you think you are. Even "I only stalked her for two weeks and then I woke up to myself." I justn't could trust a mind that would go down that path, even briefly. The man's a dickhead.


What the f? Just couldn't trust.

ps: Phone stalkers...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM4mHO3XwI4

i42.tinypic.com
 
2011-12-11 02:57:09 AM
Scumbag Steve got elected!
 
2011-12-11 03:18:50 AM
Wyalt Derp: MadAzza: "It was pretty much just a situation that involved drinking. That was pretty much it,"

Who amongst us here at Fark can't empathize with this?


Pretty much
 
2011-12-11 03:24:06 AM
The first criminal charge Bower will have to defend is from July 10, when he was accused of going to his ex-girlfriend's house in Macungie and throwing bricks and rocks at it, police said.

Officers tried multiple times to take him into custody, but Bower left and returned to the property three times, each time throwing rocks at the house and at a car, according to a complaint filed in district court in Emmaus. He was charged with loitering and prowling at night, and stalking, both misdemeanors, and four summary offenses - harassment, criminal mischief, disorderly conduct and criminal trespass - court records say. His next scheduled court appearance is Jan. 4.


This is why you don't drink alone, especially when you have a broken heart.

While police were doing a background check, Bower managed to get out of his handcuffs and run away, the complaint says.

How did he manage to do that?
 
2011-12-11 03:39:01 AM
A 19-year-old politician who doesn't know how to drink yet? This is great. House too close to the side line? A variance will run you a twelve-pack. Want to open a topless bar next to a daycare? That's a fifth of Jager, dude.
 
2011-12-11 03:44:59 AM
He sounds like a long lost Kennedy.
 
2011-12-11 03:48:23 AM
I'm actually not sure if he could look more like a douche bag.......
 
2011-12-11 03:50:24 AM
Alcohol related issues......... check
Abuse of a woman.............. check
Smug Attitude.................... check
Arrogant Pose.................... check
Democrat........................... check
Legal Issues....................... check
Ignores rules and laws......... check


Meet our president in 2028
 
2011-12-11 03:51:26 AM
Goddamn that is one punchable face.
 
2011-12-11 03:59:22 AM
Don't Troll Me Bro!: Goddamn that is one punchable face.
 
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