Sorry BG,

This is not even close to newsworthy – any more so than reporting on the 12 other people nabbed that night for DUI.

Don’t get me wrong I’m glad that all 13 drunks were taken off the road that night. But, doesn’t reporting on just one of them, because of his purported local celebrity status, considerably lower the venue’s credibility by pandering to some people’s prurient interests?

Just let the tabloids cover this junk, they’re better suited for it.

P.S. It seems the real story is how local law enforcement manages to get these folks off the road before they hurt other people.

EDITOR NOTE–George, we sort of agree. But when these same people report on new babies they bear and the Daily Paper reports on anchors taking new jobs out of town or across town, we figured it was worth the mention we gave it–without judgement and with a dose of sympathy.
We also notice both the Daily Paper and KTVB have also posted stories on line now.

To George:

What about if the mayor got arrested? Or the governor? A city councilor? They are all public figures. So is Mark Johnson. Sadly, more people probably know his name and face than that of the mayor, governor or Boise city councilors.

To George:

What about if the mayor got arrested? Or the governor? A city councilor? They are all public figures. So is Mark Johnson. Sadly, more people probably know his name and face than that of the mayor, governor or Boise city councilors.

Sorry no sympathy here. Mr. Johnson chose to drink. He then chose to get in his car and drive. He is lucky that the police put his sorry rear end in jail.(At least till he sobered up). I have a friend whose son was killed by a drunk driver. Don’t tell me that because 12 other DUI’s were nabbed that Mr. Johnson gets a pass on the public hearing about it. His tv station spends massive amounts of money on shameless self promotion so the public will watch “Idaho’s News Channel”. He is a public figure and like it or not that is NEWS in this country now days. I hope the judge puts him in the county jail for 30 days so he can have some time to think about what he did.

Some of the old-timers will remember Bob Holland who once had the same gig as the esteemed Mr. Johnson. If I’m not mistaken, he was drummed out of the corps after he was busted for DUI. Why, oh why, couldn’t Mark get his cell phone out and call Dee and ask her to come pick him up and drive his sorry carcass home?

Maybe Mark won’t lose his job over this… but if you’re looking at a new blow-dry talking head in the not-too-distant future, don’t be too surprised. We like our talking heads clean and sober in these parts.

On a related note… there are still frequent letters-to-the-editor, advising citizens not to vote for Butch Otter because of his “Jack Daniels Chew / tight-fittin’ jeans-contest” faux pas… and that incident took place more than 20 years ago. Evidently there’s no statute of limitations on driving while impaired, at least in some folks’ minds.

I’m with the posters who are thanking our law-enforcement people for trying to deal with this very real threat to citizen safety. (Not just Mark… ALL drunk drivers.)

Seems like lots of folks don’t want to kick the guy when he’s down. I wonder “what if” his imparement had caused injury or death….I say kick em hard…like a punter, so it don’t happen again.

Anybody that thinks drunk driving is a victimless crime is part of the problem. One of the biggest in this country. G; do you have any stats on this?? It’s a huge killer folks and widespread…read the stats! and hope it’s not you or your’s next.

Amen to Robert. Sometimes cops concentrate so much on the DUIs that they seem to ignore all the other idiots weaving in and out of traffic, passing where there’s no room to pass, with a cell phone in one hand and a cup of coffee in the other.

By the way, do you know the difference between a reporter busted for DUI and most other reporters? Yep, one got stopped and tested; the others didn’t.

As for this guy being a celeb — give me a break. He’s a nobody who just happens to have a job that puts his mug on the screen. So? Not that I care if they want to hang him out to dry (out), I just can’t see that he’s any more important to the community than the plumber, electrician, garbage collector, field hand or any other person who got DUIed. In fact, he’s a heckuva lot less important — we NEED the plumbers, electricians, garbage collectors, etc.. Think about what our lives would be like if they weren’t around. But if this guy was in the lockup instead of on TV, well … yawwwnnnn.

If I had a nickel for every time I heard this pompass jackass say, “Alcohol was a factor in the accident,” I’d be a wealthy man. So long Mark, take your BSU lovin’ ass and swerve on down the road.

If I had a nickel for every time I heard this pompass jackass say, “Alcohol was a factor in the accident,” I’d be a wealthy man. So long Mark, take your BSU lovin’ ass and swerve on down the road.

Amen Tam.