Monday, November 23, 2009

The Great "Gooch": A Drunk-Driving Hero

That certainly is the TONE of the piece!

(Blog editor's note: I have been where this guy is, so I KNOW of WHAT I SPEAK! I KNOW THESE GUYS INSIDE and OUT because I WAS ONE! Thank the Lord I ONLY HURT MYSELF and that I HAVE BEEN SOBER for OVER 15 YEARS)


"A 42-year-old lawyer known to many as “Gooch,’’ Galluccio is the product of a politically active Cambridge family with working-class roots.... in recent years, has spent much of his time serving as a coach and a mentor to kids...

Yeah, when he wasn't DRUNK and REAR-ENDING THEM!


He is a mentor at the City Links Program, an immigrant support group.... Galluccio helps players and their families in all sorts of ways - with finding summer jobs, low-cost apartments, and appointments with medical specialists, and,
occasionally, with
rides home
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DON'T GET in that CAR, kiddo!!!!!!!


Please see: Public Service One Long Party in Massachusetts

It SURE AS HELL HAS BEEN for this slime!

"In the days after the accident, he conducted business as usual.... He even held a political fund-raiser with an open bar, and showed up at one of US Senate candidate Michael Capuano’s “Open Mike Nights’’ in a bar.... "

Yup, NO PROBLEM, NOTHING HAS CHANGED, 'eh?


Not exactly the endorsement you wanted, 'eh, Cappy?

Btw, WHAT ABOUT the OTHER DRIVERS on the ROAD, huh?


"get help before he kills someone
"

All the AFTERTHOUGHT it is DUE, 'eh, Glob?

Yeah, did that seem like a concern in the glowing bio the Boston Globe gives him?

Have they OUTLAWED TAR and FEATHERS?


"In crisis, state senator soldiers on; Galluccio pressed to publicly explain his actions, seek treatment" by Stephanie Ebbert, Globe Staff | November 23, 2009

Multiple newspapers have called on Galluccio to seek help or resign following reports about one recent day in which Galluccio was so drunk that he couldn’t tell the bar manager who tried to drive him home where he lived. Instead, Cambridge Police drove him home. Thirteen hours later, the senator allegedly rear-ended a minivan carrying four people, leaving two with minor injuries, and drove away from the scene without stopping.

Galluccio, who has a record of drinking and driving, serves on the Legislature’s committee dealing with substance abuse....

Oh, HOW IRONIC!!!!!

And a HYPOCRITE, too!!!!!!!

Joshua Resnick, a community newspaper editor who counts himself among Galluccio's friends:

This is not just about saving a political life. This is about righting a guy who is out of control. We’re not trying to hurt Anthony Galluccio. He’s already shown a great propensity to hurt himself.’’

Oh, the POOR DEAR!

Galluccio’s troubles could not come at a worse time for Beacon Hill.

Oh, the POOR LOOTERS, 'er, LEGISLATORS!!!

WTF is this?

The Legislature last week ended its work for the year with few accomplishments to cite.

Gee, that's strange; some found many:

"Obama continued, highlighting several accomplishments of Patrick’s term, including tougher ethics laws, a push for clean energy, and an overhaul of the transportation system"

Meet the new boss; same as the lying old boss!

And four of its own are now awaiting trial: former House speaker Salvatore DiMasi and former state senator Dianne Wilkerson, who have been indicted in unrelated corruption cases; former senator J. James Marzilli Jr., who faces multiple charges of groping and harassing women; and Galluccio, who on Friday pleaded not guilty to charges of leaving the scene after causing property damage and leaving the scene after causing personal injury in connection with the Oct. 4 hit-and-run.

Yup, ALL LIBERAL DEMOCRATS!!!!

See: The Perils of One-Party Politics: Speaker's Shoes

More Dirt on DiMasi

Criminal State Senator Also a Liar

Criminal State Senator Returns For Cover-Up

Pervert's Paradise

And now THIS DRUNK!

To the chagrin of some of his friends and colleagues, Galluccio, a former Cambridge mayor, has not yet publicly acknowledged the severity of his situation.... he exited the courthouse with a public relations handler on Friday....

It is CALLED DENIAL!!!! Why can't you SAY IT, Globe?!

He's an ALCOHOLIC in DENIAL that JUST VOTED to RAISE TAXES on BOOZE!!

He must have been drunk when he cast the vote.

In the days after the accident, he conducted business as usual, voting on the floor of the Senate and testifying on legislation to address bullying. He even held a political fund-raiser with an open bar, and showed up at one of US Senate candidate Michael Capuano’s “Open Mike Nights’’ in a bar. To the puzzlement of many, a politician known for his relentlessness - who ran for the Legislature three times before succeeding - seems to be simply soldiering on....

Related: Ballad of the Green Beret

Galluccio has been down this difficult road before.

Oh, the poor baby!!!

He was first convicted of drunken driving when he was 17, in 1984. Governor William F. Weld pardoned him nine years later, so when he was suspected of drunken driving a second time in 1997, he was charged as if it were the first. After both instances, he was ordered to undergo alcohol treatment programs, according to records at the Registry of Motor Vehicles.

Then, in 2005, he was blamed for a four-car accident near Faneuil Hall, and witnesses claimed he was drunk. He was never tested for sobriety on the scene, and a clerk-magistrate, while concluding that he had been drinking, did not find enough evidence to charge him, leading witnesses and members of the public to decry what they viewed as political favoritism.

Seems like he has had a PROBLEM for a LONG TIME, huh?

A 42-year-old lawyer known to many as “Gooch,’’ Galluccio is the product of a politically active Cambridge family with working-class roots.

SO WHAT?!

He's a LAW-BREAKING DRUNK!!!

His father, an Italian immigrant who went to Harvard on a scholarship, met John F. Kennedy at college and went on to serve as his congressional campaign secretary. He then worked on Kennedy’s Senate campaign and later served on the Cambridge School Committee.

Galluccio’s father died when he was just 11 and some close to him say he had a tough time as a result.

AWWWWWWWWWW!

Yeah, THAT EXCUSES EVERYTHING!!!!!

So WHEN was the LAST TIME the BOSTON GLOBE WORKED SO HARD to defend a DRUNK DRIVER, huh?!!!!

He is single (gay, or the ladies just won't have him), and in recent years, has spent much of his time serving as a coach and a mentor to kids. In addition to his work as a lawyer, he founded Galluccio Associates Inc., a nonprofit that sponsors athletic teams and awards college scholarships to players. He is a mentor at the City Links Program, an immigrant support group, and a strength and conditioning coach for the football team at his alma mater, Cambridge Rindge and Latin.

“The kids respect him - they look up to him,’’ said Rindge and Latin head football coach Joe Papagni, who said Galluccio helps players and their families in all sorts of ways - with finding summer jobs, low-cost apartments, and appointments with medical specialists, and, occasionally, with rides home.

Well, maybe not anymore!!!

They can count on him,’’ Papagni said, noting many of the young people are disadvantaged....

Yeah, WHAT a HERO, huh?

Did they END UP THAT WAY because of one of his ACCIDENTS that he FLED FROM?!!!!!!

And about the bullying and the football, please see: State Shuts Down For Year

Now, even as a Charlestown lawyer has stepped up to run against him and others are contemplating a challenge, some of his constituents - who know him as a tireless advocate - are hoping he can make a political and personal turnaround....

UNREAL!!!!

Oh, YOU STINK of GOD-AWFUL HYPOCRISY, Glob!!!!!

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So what do you have to say for yourself, "Gooch?"

"Galluccio stays silent on traffic accident" by John R. Ellement and Stephanie Ebbert, Globe Staff | November 21, 2009

MEDFORD - State Senator Anthony D. Galluccio vowed yesterday to focus “on a number of life issues and personal issues’’ as he left court, but continued his silence about why he allegedly sped away from a crash last month after rear-ending a minivan carrying a family of four.

Yeah, 13 HOURS LATER -- which means he was BROUGHT HOME, PASSED OUT, and UPON AWAKENING, STARTED DRINKING -- he CRASHES INTO SOMEONE and FLEES the SCENE!!!!

Do you know what would happen if YOU FLED the SCENE of an ACCIDENT, Massachusetts citizen?!!!

The Cambridge Democrat, who has been convicted twice of driving under the influence of alcohol, has refused to say whether he had been drinking alcohol shortly before the crash the afternoon of Oct. 4 in Cambridge, which left a 13-year-old boy with minor injuries.

Well, the THIRD TIME means NO MORE LICENSE!!!!

I was made WELL AWARE of THAT!!!

“You know, the legislative session has concluded,’’ Galluccio said, speaking to a dozen reporters and photographers as he left Cambridge District Court after a brief hearing in his case. “It gives me an opportunity to focus on personal issues. I am committed to doing that.’’

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In the new report, police said the manager of the Basha Cafe on New Street said Galluccio “entered the cafe at 2 a.m.’’ The nightspot is licensed to stay open until 1 a.m., according to city records. The report does not say where Galluccio was before 2 a.m.

That is ILLEGAL and I SMELL a COVER UP!!!

He was THERE ALL NIGHT, wasn't he?

Police said the manager told them that Galluccio “did not look well, so he made him something to eat, but did not serve him any alcoholic beverages.’’

Yeah, this is a COVER UP!!!!!!!

Believing Galluccio was too drunk to drive, the manager decided to drive Galluccio home, was given the keys to Galluccio’s car, and spent a frustrating half hour trying to locate Galluccio’s home on Sunset Road. “While trying to locate his house, Mr. Galluccio kept falling asleep, and they were unable to find his residence,’’ police said.

He was SO DRUNK he DID NOT KNOW WHERE his HOUSE WAS?!

RESIGN NOW, scum!!!!!

Frustrated, the manager, whose name was redacted from the police report, pulled over at a Fresh Pond gas station and called police. Two officers then drove Galluccio to his home on Trowbridge Street, about 3 miles away from where they first encountered him.

Why?

Why all the PROTECTION that NEITHER YOU or I would be AFFORDED!?!

The cops HARDLY SEEMED FORGIVING when they BUSTED ME!!!!

Galluccio, 42, appeared in court in a dark blue suit and plaid tie with two women at his side.

Then he is a playboy, huh? Living off your tax dollar, Bay Staters!

His attorney, George Hassett, said that yesterday’s hearing allowed prosecutors and the defense to exchange discovery. Galluccio’s next scheduled appearance is a status hearing Dec. 18.

Four protesters stood in driving rain outside court yesterday, saying they were trying to pressure the Legislature and the courts to hold the senator accountable. They held signs in clear plastic bags that read, “No more special favors’’ and “No more free passes for Galluccio.’’

GOD BLESS THEM!!!!

“We’re worried that the type of justice that should be given to people who do drink and drive . . . should not be shrugged off just because he’s a politician or because he promises to deal with his personal issues or talk to the senators behind closed doors,’’ said one of the protesters, Alan Ashbaugh, 27, a Web designer from Needham....

While in the courthouse, Galluccio visited the Probation Department. The senator has pleaded not guilty to charges of leaving the scene after causing property damage and to leaving the scene after causing personal injury. "

Related:

“It was very poor judgment, and I have to accept responsibility for it,’’ Galluccio, a former Cambridge mayor and city councilor, said in a nine-minute interview at his State House office last month after the crash"

And then he pleads NOT GUILTY and GOES BACK to the SAME BEHAVIOR!

But he's SICK!!!

Okay, then SHIT-BAGS like him can STOP MORALIZING to the REST OF US!!!!!!!

Galluccio’s driving record includes two DUI convictions: in 1984, when he was 17, and in 1997. In December 2005, he triggered a four-car accident at a downtown Boston intersection at 2 a.m. No sobriety test was administered. A clerk-magistrate ruled that he had been drinking but that there was not enough evidence for a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol....

Translation: HE GOT SPECIAL TREATMENT neither you or I would get, readers.

I know, I HAVE BEEN ON THAT END TWICE!!

NEVER AGAIN!

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