Alexandra Kerry’s Arrest For Alleged DUI: Pick Your Outrage

by Robert Quigley | 6:17 pm, November 19th, 2009

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Alexandra Kerry, daughter of alleged 2004 Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, was arrested last night in Hollywood over an alleged DUI. Alexandra Kerry also wore a see-through dress some years ago (left; censored). When this finishes bubbling up to become the ‘big story’ that it inevitably will, how will the pundits spin it?

First: the “alleged” is because, as Wonkette put it, Kerry “reportedly refused the copper’s field DUI test. So by the time she got to the station, she was only .06, and you need .08 for DUI.” So it’s unclear if there will be any further legal precussions, and according to TMZ’s “inside word,” it’s flat-out unlikely.

Second: drunk driving is of course an awful, potentially deadly offense. But the opportunism with which the media leaps on this sort of happening is in its own way offensive. A few possible “angles” for Alexandra Kerry’s arrest:

Angle: Bush Twins-related shouting match
Connection: Kerry ran against Bush in the 2004 election; Bush’s daughters were arrested for fake i.d.’s and underage alcohol possession.

Angle: Dick Lugar’s wife-related shouting match
Connection: Republican Indiana Senator Dick Lugar’s wife, Charlene, was also arrested for a DUI last night. Though in her case, it wasn’t “alleged;” she was picked up by police after crashing into a parked car.

Angle: She’s like the Kennedys!
Connection: Alexandra Kerry’s father, like departed Senators John F. Kennedy and Ted Kennedy, is a Democratic Senator from Massachusetts. Many members of the Kennedy clan reportedly had drug and alcohol abuse problems.

Aren’t these manufactured debates and angles precious? Here’s a brief AP segment about the arrest:

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Pat Doherty

It won’t be a big story, much like Al Gore III’s pot busts weren’t big stories, since Ms. Kerry’s father has a (D) next to his name.
http://glassbead.info Magister

I’m not sure it’ll be a big story because… well… it isn’t a big story.
TfT

I agree it won’t be a big story. I’m surprised it is covered at all…..Biden’s daughters drug story wasn’t mentioned by AP at all, if memory serves me correctly.
ImNotBlue

Angle: She’s like the Kennedys!

Don’t forget Rep. Patrick Kennedy… who was caught in a DUI, but remains in Congress!
shogan83

The only reason this is being reported is because of who her father is. It reminds me of George W. Bush’s daughter and an incident in Austin. These events are treated as news (even though they’re better suited for TMZ) and a great deal of scorn and judgment are levied at the person. It’s really a shame that even the children of politicians aren’t allowed to make mistakes and be human.
libra blue

“Many members of the Kennedy clan reportedly had drug and alcohol abuse problems.”

Ha! “Reportedly”? Are you serious?????????

@TfT, You are correct, the MSM conspired to keep quiet about Biden’s cocaine snorting daughter.
http://glassbead.info Magister

@libra blue: If something was kept quiet, how do you know about it?
libra blue

@Magister, I didn’t say silent.

From the Oxford English Dictionary:

“Quiet: Making little or no noise.”
Sunnyr

Gee, I can still remember the front page coverage in ALL the Lame Stream Media when the Bush girls were caught having Margarita’s in a Mexican Restaurant before they turned 21! The Media were practically orgasmic over this story! BUT, the horse-faced BIMBO who’s Daddy is a far left wing liberal DEMOCRAT hardly warrants a mention in the media. Liberal Bias Lives! Still!!
http://glassbead.info Magister

@Sunnyr: There is a difference between the underage daughters of a sitting President violating the law in a public forum with Secret Service protection and the 36 year-old daughter of a Senator getting pulled for an expired registration, while she was almost legally drunk.
TBDave

I think the media should treat Alexandra Kerry the same way they would treat Bristol Palin. But I seriously doubt that’s going to happen.
Nachi

She could well be imitating the alcoholic Bush Family & their DUI records (official & available to all). George Duh W; Neil; Jeb; Jeb’s daughter has in excess of 12 DUI’s & multiple felonious drug charges over an assortment of years. Most of them in Fla. Shhhh. Stuff happens.