Just Weird and Icky

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Just Weird and Icky
Josh Marshall | March 1, 2011, 2:13PM

This is a totally Washington story, incestuous, double-dealing, perhaps a much bigger story lurking behind the firing. And the firing is top House GOP investigator Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) having to fire his own chief deputy and spokesman Kurt Bardella over some weirdness with emails and Politico. Give it a read. You'll learn a lot how the town operates, though some of it will probably be between the lines. At least for now.



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Issa Fires Spokesman After Email Controversy
Eric Lach | March 1, 2011, 1:28PM


Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) has fired his spokesperson, Kurt Bardella, after Politico raised concerns that Bardella had shared emails from other journalists with The New York Times' Mark Leibovich.

"While our review of allegations raised by Politico is not yet complete, it has become clear that the committee's Deputy Communications Director Kurt Bardella did share reporter e-mail correspondence with New York Times journalist Mark Leibovich for a book project," Issa said in the statement. "Though limited, these actions were highly inappropriate, a basic breach of trust with the reporters it was his job to assist, and inconsistent with established communications office policies. As a consequence, his employment has been terminated."

Politico Editor-in-Chief John F. Harris first raised the issue in a letter sent to Issa on Sunday, asking the Congressman to investigate whether e-mails or phone calls from journalists were shared with other journalists.

"The practice of sharing reporter e-mails with another journalist on a clandestine basis would be egregiously unprofessional under any circumstances," Harris wrote.

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[elias49]

1. 'Icky' I don't get.. I don't get 'weird' either.

Inappropriate, stupid, unethical...yeah. But I don't see 'weird' here.
Maybe I'm missing something.