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Jan 07, 2015 14:20

Kirby Delauter, Who Didn't Want His Name In A News Story, Is Now A Story

Frederick County, Md., Council Member Kirby Delauter threatened a local reporter with a lawsuit for using his name in a story without permission.Delauter was mentioned exactly once in that article about parking issues. We could explain what he said in his Facebook post on ( Read more... )

social media, fucking valuable thing, oh shit the internet is here, not intended to be a factual statement, #gurrrrrrrrrrl, this is why we cant have nice things, facepalm, let me tell yall what its like, how to win friends and influence people, internet/net neutrality/piracy

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spyral_out January 10 2015, 01:53:25 UTC

Fun story: The rest of Maryland refers to Frederick as Fredneck.

And now you know, and have an extra layer to laugh at this guy for.

bethan_b_bad January 10 2015, 02:06:12 UTC

That editorial is a thing of genuine beauty.

Only one flaw: I felt it was a little unclear on the name of the, er, gentleman in question. Could someone clarify that point for me?

ducttapeninja January 10 2015, 02:43:04 UTC

I think they were trying to reference... What's his name, Kirby Delauter? I'm not sure. Kirby Delauter sounds right, but at the same time I'm not totally sure Kirby Delauter was the right name. It could have been something other than Kirby Delauter, but for some reason Kirby Delauter keeps sticking in my head.

Something something Kirby Delauter something something.

Kirby Delauter.

moonshaz January 11 2015, 18:03:01 UTC

*DEAD*

mercystars January 10 2015, 05:01:45 UTC

LOLOL

scolaro January 10 2015, 18:44:16 UTC

It would be even more hilarious if he actually decided to sue the reporter. XD

stainedfeathers January 10 2015, 20:42:10 UTC

Oh please please please let him hire Charles Carreon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Carreon), oh pleeeaaaasseee! I would LOVE to read the massive amount of hilarious fuckery that would ensue. Since The Oatmeal vs Funny Junk/Carreon fiasco has died out, I'm lacking recent hilarious legal battles to read about. My popcorn is growing stale...

(I'm considering sending an email to Delauter HIGHLY recommending Carreon as a umm great lawyer for internet legal cases. Haha)

silver_apples January 10 2015, 21:15:32 UTC

Here is his response“The first amendment is alive and well in Frederick County. As a public figure working to maintain and improve the county, it can be very frustrating to feel misrepresented or misinterpreted by a local media outlet ( ... )

joiedumonde January 11 2015, 01:24:14 UTC

Well someone hired a publicist/campaign manager.

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