Solicitor’s Office Puts Internal Information / Opinions on Blog
December 4, 2007 | Filed Under State Politics, Top Shelf News
Written by The Shot
It seems that Charleston and Berkeley County Solicitor Scarlett Wilson’s Press Secretary has been leaking information from the Solicitor’s Office onto the Charleston Post and Courier Blog section under the screen name “Afternoon Delight.” Some of his comments bash victims and Wilson’s political opponent and even contain racist overtones.
Check it out:
Online comments no ‘delight’
By Glenn Smith
The Post and Courier
Tuesday, December 4, 2007As press secretary for Charleston’s top prosecutor, Frank O. Hunt prefers to stick close to his boss’ message on cases and decisions. On the Internet, however, it’s a whole different story.
After six years with the 9th Circuit Solicitor’s Office, Hunt finds himself in a sticky spot after someone traced anonymous comments posted on Charleston.net to an e-mail account that bears his name.
More than 100 comments, under the screen name “afternoondelight,” were posted in connection with dozens of articles published by The Post and Courier over several months.
From pending court cases to political races, the poster has weighed in on any number of issues, at times with harsh commentary and racial overtones. In his postings “afternoondelight” makes no secret of his disdain for criminals or his favoritism for his boss, Scarlett Wilson, who faces a June primary fight against former Deputy Solicitor Blair Jennings.
Wilson was unaware of the postings until contacted Monday by The Post and Courier. She later said she had not spoken to Hunt but would handle the matter privately. She said the comments are “one person’s views” and do not reflect the opinions of her office.
“This person certainly has the right to his opinion, though some of them are highly offensive,” she said.
Hunt declined to comment on the substance of the postings but said he was “stunned” that The Post and Courier would reveal the source of comments posted with the expectation of confidentiality. “I will never post another one, I will tell you that,” he said.
Charleston.net allows readers to post comments on stories under anonymous screen names, but the site specifically states that comments concerning stories “will not be considered confidential.”
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They might have included that only the computer administrator at the P&C could have provided the e-mail address to their own reporter.
P&C is attempting to directly influence local politics by searching their user name files.
What a sorry bunch of reporters.
And the media wonders why no one trust them.
P&C…next they will be burning books.
I hear Chris Drummond is behind this “outting”.
Sandford and His Thugs are tracking anyone that post comments that are unflattering to Sanford. Which of course is pretty much everyone.
And of course the P&C will roll for Sanford on anything…
That wouldn’t make sense because Drummond is running Scarlett Wilson’s campaign.