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-Land of the Free
Md. county official: I was wrong to ask my name not be used
2015-01-08
[BIGSTORY.AP.ORG] A local elected official in Maryland who achieved instant Internet notoriety after he threatened to sue a newspaper for publishing his name now says he won't sue after all.
Brilliant move.
Frederick County Councilman Kirby Delauter said in a written statement Wednesday he was wrong when he told a Frederick News-Post reporter in a Facebook post: "Use my name again unauthorized and you'll be paying for an attorney."
Try it and you'll be paying damages, court costs, parking fees, and your rain tax (yes, we have one in Maryland) will double.
Delauter says the threat reflected his frustration about feeling misrepresented or misinterpreted by local news coverage. But he says the First Amendment is alive and well in Frederick County.
He just didn't want it to be.
Delauter's threat generated a sarcastic editorial response from the newspaper and an avalanche of mocking messages on social media Tuesday.
Plus today's tip o' the Rantburg hat.
Posted by:Fred

#5  There are a number of political folks that make you wonder if the voters can read or not. This fellow is one of those types.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2015-01-08 14:16  

#4  I think he has increased his visibility sufficiently to run for state-wide office. He needs to work on his incoherence and feigned outrage to make it to the show. A blue-chip prospect would have just turned up the volume of his rant rather than appogize. He still has a chance to work on his game. That's what the minors are for. He should hit the film room and study Boxer's body of work. That's an impressive career drawing to a close.
Posted by: Super Hose   2015-01-08 14:03  

#3  Delauter says the threat reflected his frustration about feeling misrepresented or misinterpreted by local news coverage.

How do you think Sara feels about her continued national coverage by the Leftest Media (aka MSM)?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2015-01-08 09:15  

#2  His problem is that he didn't ask that his name not be used. He DEMANDED that his name not be used.

Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2015-01-08 09:12  

#1  Now bandaged and minus his co-pay,
Our battered Quixote sez, "Okay,
No more tilting at mills
When a little ink spills.
Just call me Don Kirby Delauter.
Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220   2015-01-08 05:12  

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