We Have a Weiner
2013-06-07 - by
Every session, some legislator does something astoundingly bone-headed. This year we have Rep. Bryan Holloway, R-Stokes.
Holloway told WRAL’s Laura Leslie and Mark Binker that he had nothing to do with the embarrassingly sophomoric and allegedly sexist preppy-fantasy blog “Wasp 101.”
Leslie and Binker listed the coincidences between Stokes and blog author, “Richard.” They provided a link to the now-shuttered site, parts of which – there is a God! – live on in cyberland. The link warned about “mature content.” What I saw was pretty immature, mainly an obsession with Polo and Brooks Brothers clothing.
In the age of Anthony Weiner (insert your own appropriate wordplay joke here), you’d think politicians would think twice about this sort of thing. But in this social media age, for years to come you’ll see politicians trying to explain stupid things they posted in the past.
Holloway gave WRAL a classic non-denial denial: “I’ve just made the only comment that I’m going to make, and that’s it. I’m going to stick by what I said. I don’t really see it as news or a story, so we’re just finished with it.”
He also said: “One thing I would point out is how many brown dachshunds are out there, how many Brooks Brothers ties are hanging on the rack at a Brooks Brothers store. I’m 5’10”, I have brown hair, I’m white. There’s a hundred million people who could look just like me.”
Maybe so, but I’ll bet there’s only one who could pull off this bonehead play.
To paraphrase the old Washington-scandal line, it’s not the blog, it’s the coverup.
Posted in General, North Carolina - Republicans
We Have a Weiner
2013-06-07/
Every session, some legislator does something astoundingly bone-headed. This year we have Rep. Bryan Holloway, R-Stokes.
Holloway told WRAL’s Laura Leslie and Mark Binker that he had nothing to do with the embarrassingly sophomoric and allegedly sexist preppy-fantasy blog “Wasp 101.”
Leslie and Binker listed the coincidences between Stokes and blog author, “Richard.” They provided a link to the now-shuttered site, parts of which – there is a God! – live on in cyberland. The link warned about “mature content.” What I saw was pretty immature, mainly an obsession with Polo and Brooks Brothers clothing.
In the age of Anthony Weiner (insert your own appropriate wordplay joke here), you’d think politicians would think twice about this sort of thing. But in this social media age, for years to come you’ll see politicians trying to explain stupid things they posted in the past.
Holloway gave WRAL a classic non-denial denial: “I’ve just made the only comment that I’m going to make, and that’s it. I’m going to stick by what I said. I don’t really see it as news or a story, so we’re just finished with it.”
He also said: “One thing I would point out is how many brown dachshunds are out there, how many Brooks Brothers ties are hanging on the rack at a Brooks Brothers store. I’m 5’10”, I have brown hair, I’m white. There’s a hundred million people who could look just like me.”
Maybe so, but I’ll bet there’s only one who could pull off this bonehead play.
To paraphrase the old Washington-scandal line, it’s not the blog, it’s the coverup.
Posted in General, North Carolina - Republicans