The other night a family in Ankeny, Iowa were woken up when someone was busting through their back door at 3 a.m. What sort of sick and disgusting criminal was attempting to break into the room of a 15 year old girl? Was it a drug smuggler? A felon? An illegal alien? A sexual predator?
Nope. It was a Tim Pawlenty consultant!
His arm was in my back door, trying to get in and I screamed and went upstairs to my parents room and I continued screaming," said Chloe Steward.
The family then called police.
Police said Benjamin Foster was arrested and charged with public intoxication and trespassing. He was taken to the Polk County Jail.
Iowa political strategist Eric Woolson is a consultant for the Pawlenty Exploratory Committee. He confirmed to KCCI that Foster is employed by the Pawlenty Exploratory Committee. He declined comment at this time on the incident.
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Turns out Ben Foster was drunk to the gills and puked on the property during his assault on the house. He's lucky to be alive since under Iowa law, the minute he had his hand through the door, Chloe Steward could have shot him to death - like they do zombie on Walking Dead that attempt to break into houses.
Luckily the cops arrived and carted this guy away to jail. Although how did the guy get to the house since he was staying miles away form the house? Did he drive drunk and endanger Iowans on the road?
What's disgusting is that instead of immediately firing this guy for his criminal action and bringing disgrace on the campaign, Tim Pawlenty is merely suspending him for two weeks.
"Eric Woolson, speaking for the exploratory committee, said, "Governor Pawlenty is extremely disappointed in Ben’s actions and his behavior does not meet the standards he expects of his employees. Therefore, the committee is placing Ben on a two-week unpaid suspension and expects him to bear the legal consequences for his action.'"
How much softer on crime can a man be? The guy is drunk, doesn't care about Iowans and busts in a door. But Tim Pawlenty can't be truly outraged by his actions. Just give him a two week break till things cool down. Is this what Tim Pawlenty plans on doing to other criminals in America? Or only the ones that get busted with his campaign sticker on their car.