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MADem

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7. I think the entire snafu was a work of unintentional genius.

Reply to TwilightGardener (Reply #6)

Sat Nov 16, 2013, 02:51 PM

Nov 2013

He did a "spell my name right" type attention-garnering thing; and he got press attention for a cause near-and-dear to his heart.

He hopped on the Batkid bandwagon and in essence, took one for the team--slick move!

Gotta love it! Even if it wasn't 'Plan A.'

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SF Supervisor "clarifies" Batkid criticism. [View all] RandySF Nov 2013 OP

I don't know exactly what the man tweeted first; but actually, I'm not sure I want to know. IrishAyes Nov 2013 #1

Original remark RandySF Nov 2013 #2

Ungraceful to say the least. Certainly worthy of a demand for correction. IrishAyes Nov 2013 #4

I don't use twitter myself, but really, if you are a public official or celebrity, you should TwilightGardener Nov 2013 #3

That would be wise indeed. Still, please see #4. Thank you. IrishAyes Nov 2013 #5

I agree, I don't think the guy should be bashed too much, it was just a TwilightGardener Nov 2013 #6

I think the entire snafu was a work of unintentional genius. MADem Nov 2013 #7

Don't give this guy too much credit. RandySF Nov 2013 #8

Well, that's why I said "unintentional." MADem Nov 2013 #9