Article originally appeared on www.westernjournal.com.
As Democrats have made the gamble on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to run with current-Vice President Kamala Harris this November, conservatives have a long list of Walz shortcomings as an elected official to blast him for.
Additionally, Walz’s career in the military and frequent lies about his rank indicate he has a habit of distorting his past.
On Tuesday, CNN — yes, CNN — found another instance of Walz’s past being misrepresented, this time concerning a 1995 DUI arrest.
On September 23, 1995, Walz — 31 at the time working as a high school teacher and coach — was pulled over for going 96 miles per hour in a 55 MPH zone in Chadron, Nebraska.
The state trooper who stopped him smelled alcohol and transported Walz to a hospital where he was issued a field sobriety test.
Walz’s blood alcohol level was .128. The legal limit was .1.
In March 1996, Walz admitted to drinking and driving during …
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