We basically created a campaign controversy out of a pretty dumb joke.” “We almost backed our way into the national conversation that way. Before we even realized that it worked, we woke up and he was talking about it on Meet the Press,” Gawker Media executive editor John Cook told POLITICO. “We had a silly idea about creating a bot to tweet Mussolini quotes at Trump. ( POLITICO did, too.)įor, it was a dream come true.Īs editor in chief Alex Pareene later explained in a blog post, the website had decided in late November to create a Twitter bot that exclusively tweeted quotes from Mussolini that were attributed to Trump, in the hopes that Trump might eventually mistake one of them for something he actually said and retweet it to his followers. Perhaps that should have been Sargent's first warning that his article would bomb with everyone.The exchange dominated the political news cycle for the rest of the day, with outlets from The New York Times to conservative blogs picking up the story. Still, it is funny to think Cruz has emerged a hero in a Gawker article, which is typically left-leaning. There's no word yet if Cruz's office has severed ties with Ryan because of last night's article. " given the chance gawker will always report on married c-suite executives of major media companies ****** around on their wives."
Gawker's editor-in-chief Max Read defended their story on Twitter. This Astros prospect earned a major endorsement from GM Dana BrownĪfter publishing, Twitter outrage peaked all around because, in their thinking, Gawker aided a person's blackmail attempt and they outed someone who wouldn't otherwise be considered a public official or celebrity.University of Texas regents approve creation of new college to house Civitas Institute at UT-Austin.Get ready for PlantCon, the first major gathering of Houston plant-lovers.'Swimming pool it is': Large shark reeled in 100 yards away from shore at Texas beach.The 10 best hitters in Houston Astros history.cities for 'nude gardening,' which exists Damaging hail, winds threaten Houston area Thursday evening.The former customer says he does not know who Ryan is, despite evidence to the contrary, and says this is nothing more than a shakedown. For his part, Ryan claims he simply wants to publicize his dispute with his landlord. Feeling slighted, Ryan reached out to Gawker who went ahead and published the story. Ryan's customer backed out of their arrangement when Ryan emailed him the details of his situation. "It seems as if Cruz, in the midst of his Presidential campaign, sees an opportunity to help a veteran with PTSD who has been crushed by Washington bureaucracy." "He says that an employee of Cruz's called him this afternoon to say that the senator had personally called the HUD director on his behalf," Sargent writes. Unfortunately, nothing could be done but Cruz has maintained contact with Ryan. Ryan had sought the freshman senator's help earlier, and on April 7, 2015, Cruz's told him they had begun discussions with the landlord on his behalf. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, was also involved in Ryan's housing dispute. Apparently Ryan is a war veteran who suffers from PTSD and was allegedly kicked out of his Texas luxury apartment home due to owning a service dog, according to legal documents, although Ryan claims it was because his landlord learned he was a gay porn star. While initially a simple tryst, things escalated when Ryan figured out his customer's identity and attempted to coerce him into helping out with a housing dispute.
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