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Skidmore

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Thu Jun 19, 2014, 03:23 PM Jun 2014

Troll on Democratic Blog for Arizona trapped. You'll never guess who it is.



http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/06/19/az-schools-chief-outs-himself-as-anonymous-internet-troll-who-calls-poor-people-lazy-pigs/

AZ schools chief outs himself as anonymous Internet troll who calls poor people ‘lazy pigs’

By David Edwards
Thursday, June 19, 2014 12:55 EDT

Arizona state schools Superintendent John Huppenthal admitted this week that he was the person who had been posting controversial anonymous messages on Internet websites, including one that likened poor people to “lazy pigs.”

For several months, writers at the Democratic Blog for Arizona have suspected that Huppenthal was the commenter that had been posting inflammatory comments at their site and others.

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“The anonymous Internet is revealing,” the op-ed noted. “It shows us what a person really believes, what he holds deep in his heart. What he dares not say publicly.”

“But once you take the oath of office, a higher standard of accountability applies,” the editorial board concluded. “Citizens should know who they are voting for. Someone who truly has a passion for public policy would understand this.”

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Troll on Democratic Blog for Arizona trapped. You'll never guess who it is. (Original Post) Skidmore Jun 2014 OP
I'm beginning to wonder is anyone in this country still *works* while at the office Blue_Tires Jun 2014 #1

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)
1. I'm beginning to wonder is anyone in this country still *works* while at the office
Thu Jun 19, 2014, 03:29 PM
Jun 2014


And I'm taking the 5th Amendment before anyone asks...
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