And You Think Marion Barry Had Problems....

I have seen this article posted on some other blogs in the last couple of days. I have to tell you, I really love this story. Forget about the irony in the fact that West was outed after fighting tooth and nail for anti-gay legislation. Forget about the fact that West see’s nothing wrong with offering internships and jobs to young men he was meeting in the chat rooms as a means of making friends. Now West, who fought against giving protections to gays who lived in his city, feels that he should be protected from public scrutiny because his comments were taken out of content and not meant for public consumption.

You really have to wonder how West has the gall to say his privacy rights are being violated. One thing I have learned in this class and in the GSPM program is that you will always be held accountable for any written or verbal communication that comes from you or people that associate with you. In the primitive days of blogging, we learned that many candidates were afraid to be associated with any negative comments that anyone may post on their blogs. Politicians are still hesitant to partake in online activities as they, similar to West, may feel that their comments could be taken out of context. West should know better and do his constituents a favor by coming clean about the whole ordeal, take responsibility for his actions and move on with the City’s business rather than trying to cover his backside.