billkeller's Blog

Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak driving on a suspended license.  This story was a big talker in our Friday morning editorial meeting. 

Say what you want about the reporter's ambush... what made this story newsworthy was not the question being asked but the answer.

The same thing happened to me 20 years ago so I have some sympathy for R.T.  In my case the state was in the wrong.  I paid a ticket... but someone must of forgot to push some button and all of a sudden I'm driving on a suspended license.  They don't send a bounty hunter to track you down... but when you get pulled over for a broken tail light... GAME OVER. 

Not everyone was in agreement on whether we needed to do a follow up story... but I think the mayor was lucky to get a mulligan.