By GottaLaff
Cornyn aide David Beckwith, aka "Buck Smith", is a blog troll. Snicker... giggle... bwahaaa... GUFFAW!!!
However, by Monday a new controversy had arisen around Beckwith, with his unmasking by Burnt Orange Report as "Buck Smith," who had been posting both there and at other sites since 2007 in support of Cornyn's campaign.There have been so many delightfully embarrassing Republican stories today. A virtual plethora!
Glazer wrote, "Many of you have become familiar with user Buck Smith's abusive comments that troll the site, attack and personally insult users and writers, and impugn the integrity of our community, our Democratic candidates and our Democratic values. . . . In the interest of full disclosure, and in order to keep everything fair, and since Buck Smith has not disclosed who he is, we thought we would clue you in that he is David Beckwith, John Cornyn's senior staffer. We found out his identity because Mr. Beckwith's email on file with the site is the same email listed on the webpage for his high school reunion class."
"That's unethical at best," [Matt] Glazer explained to KVUE-TV in Austin, "because he was trying to do it as a paid staffer for the campaign. ... Buck Smith time and again comes in, makes fun of people, challenges them to a duel."
I'm sure Big Bad John Cornyn's people are being appropriately gracious and classy about this:
A Cornyn spokesperson, asked by Burnt Orange Report for comment, responded sarcastically, "I am shocked...next thing I know you'll be saying the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus aren't real either."
Well, that's just one person. Certainly, they don't condone this kind of unethical behavior.
The campaign had no comment on whether he condoned Beckwith's actions.Happy trails, Buckaroo Blogger.
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