"President's wife" charged with drink driving

Reuters via Yahoo ^ | 1/26/05 | Reuters

[jalisco555]

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Stockard Channing, who plays the fictional president's wife on the NBC political drama "The West Wing," has been charged with drunken driving, police say.

Channing, 60, was stopped on a Los Angeles freeway last month in her black Porsche after driving through a roadblock by highway patrol officers to clear away an accident.

Officers said they smelled alcohol on her breath and when she failed a sobriety test, she was arrested and charged with driving under the influence. A February 9 court date has been set in the case.

Channing, a prolific film and television actress, is best known for her role as first lady Abigail Bartlet in the Emmy-winning drama "The West Wing".

[jalisco555]

This is the article's actual title. Not sure whether to be furious or to just chuckle.

[PilloryHillary]

What should one expect from Reuters......anything for a catchy headline. I can't believe Stockard Channing is 60! With all of the soft focus lenses and plastic surgery she looks 50. Hope she gets her act together.

[RetiredArmy]

Actress Stockard Channing, who plays the fictional president's wife on the NBC political drama "The West Wing," has been charged with drunken driving, police say.

Wonder if the charge will be called fictional by her lawyers as they blame the police for this. Actually, working with that creep Sheen would drive me to drink or go postal.

[Mamzelle]

Channing's donation history...

[Semper Paratus]

"Do you know who I am!"

Yeah and never-has-been actress.

[bd476]

LOL, "President's wife charged with drink driving."

Sounds as if the reporter had had a few when called to type up the story. And the reporter is a totalled tee err who doesn't pass the test.

[MisterRepublican]

That's how Brits describe it, "Drink Driving".

[TChris]

...charged with drink driving

Say, lady, just how fast will that double scotch go, anyway?

[Sassy_Sissy]

They spell alot of things wrong....I work with someone who catches almost all of them and forwards them around....

[Bommer]

Come on, she plays someone married to Martin Sheen. Even if its fictional, thats enough reason to drive you to drink!

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Apparently, one manifestation of excessive drinking is blind support of liberals and left-wing causes.

[bmwcyle]

You have to drink to watch the crap "West Wing". I guess you have to drink to act in it.

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

Is this Stockyard Channing related to the world's greatest female impersonator, Carol Channing?

[Chi-townChief]

Marty Sheen IS president for a lot of these demented liberal a-holes.

[CaptainK]

Will Sheen refer to her as a "white-knuckle drunk"?

[Phsstpok]

She gave money to John Anderson, Kerry and Conyers, but not to Billary? Interesting. She may be a leftist, but she may also be able to spot a rapist when she sees one.

I actually voted for Anderson back in 1980. I was standing in line near our home in California waiting to vote for Reagan when Jimmy Carter came on the radio and conceded. I got into the voting booth a few minutes later and decided to vote for Anderson so the poor schlub would qualify for matching funds and could pay off his campaign debt.

[petro45acp]

EF reuters and EF yahoo! That title is offensive!

stooooooopid reuters and yahoo

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[ProudVet77]

Marty Sheen IS president for a lot of these demented liberal a-holes.

Now that Sheen is going away, I'm actually curious what the liberal a-holes will do. While Alan Alda may be a favorite of libs, if he plays a republican you know he'll be a real a-hole. Not sure that will appeal to their audience. My guess is that they will go with Jimmy Smitts, as the young idealistic and charismatic democrap.

[em2vn]

Could it be that they just spell things differently than we do. They have the Queen's English and we use American English.

[bubman]

how many kids does she have??