Max Potter, the Executive Editor of 5280 Magazine, Tweeted today to challenge the importance of our Sal Pace criminal record story, asking if it's "much ado about whizzing and Snickers jones." Potter is a respected journalist from a magazine we rather like, and we've been wrong before, so loyal readers tell us, is Sal Pace's public sprinkler problem a serious issue for his candidacy?
On the one hand, people have grown cynical about their politicians. On the other hand, Anthony Weiner.
If the story was just about two stupid moments in college then we'd agree with Potter that the story is much ado about nothing. People act stupid before they graduate college, grow up and get jobs. Fine.
What we added to great investigative reporting already done by The Denver Post is that Pace had a second arrest for public urination — this time as an adult and high ranking Democrat party operative. Then he failed to show up for court, causing the judge to order a warrant for his arrest.
The second arrest seems to suggest that Pace has been dropping trow in public far more than two times.
The fact that it occurred at 700 E Colfax Ave in Denver raises even more questions. Who whips it out along one of the most policed streets instead of seeking a bush, or better yet, an actual bathroom? What state of mind would cause someone to do that?
The Anthony Weiner saga centered mostly around the bad judgment Weiner's XXX tweets revealed. While the tawdry angle helped give it legs outside the political section of the paper, it was his poor judgment that caused more serious journalists to say the story had merit.
When he was arrested in 2003, Pace was long out of college and was working as a high level Democrat Party operative, leading to what we think are serious questions about his judgment.
An even bigger, and more serious question, is why Pace concealed the second arrest, bench warrant for failure to appear, and his driving charges from the press when they asked about his other criminal issues? Is he hiding anything else?
Or is this a dog bites man story? A politician behaving badly just doesn’t impress people any more.
What say you, loyal Peak readers? Is there something there, there to the story?
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How does going pee outside compare to a congressman sending taxpayer dollars to his immediate family? What rancher or farmer in the 3rd probably doesn’t pee outside on a regular basis?
Yeah exactly..
If he peed on a farm he wouldn’t have been arrested and charged. He pulled it on Colfax for Christ sake.
Google maps is your friend. Colfax ain’t the farm.
The guy was obviously drunk and stumbled out of a bar and peed against the wall when a cop rolled by.
It’s a case of unbelievable stupidity. Since it was his second arrest for public pissing he gets double points for dumbassness.
isn’t comparing Sal P-PPace to Anthony (see my) Weiner.
The fundamental problem here is judgement and responsibility, allowing alcohol to dictate your judgement and causing you serious legal troubles, COMBINED with a complete failure to ignore the horrible ramifications of your drinking patterns, causes me (and others I’m sure) to question your ability to judge and take responsibility for leading our country.
Times today and challenges we face are a little too important to allow some drunken frat boy to step up and run the ship, he just can’t lead without answering for his poor judgement and habitual drinking patterns.
Public urination is just so silly maybe we should repeal the law.
What say you, Denver City Council? 😉
Political news is usually so boring. I think this story matters because it’s hilarious.
Can you imagine Pace trying to explain it in public? I guess he’d find an understanding audience at old folks homes, but outside them, who else will be able to relate? Maybe college students, but they don’t vote.