A Blogger Fired-And He Had it Coming

A Blogger was fired for making some offensive statements on his blog about Tucker Carlson:

Tucker Carlson opened an account last night at my video store. I thought the name seemed familiar but I couldn’t figure out why. It was after he left that I realized he was on the list of Gigantic Cobagz. I could tell you what he and his ridiculously wasped-out female companion (wife?) rented if you really want to know. I won’t tell you where he lives, though. That would be wrong and stupid. I will also not be running around ordering 10,000 copies of America: The Book and having it sent to his place even if that would be more awesome than frozen urine treats for his home.

Paterico wrote of the post:

The Washington Post piece about this doesn’t mention that bit about “frozen urine treats for his home” — something I think Carlson could reasonably have taken as a veiled threat, coming as it did from someone with access to his home address.

I think the guy deserved to be fired.

The guy’s job is customer service. A customer can be anybody. In this case, it was Tucker Carlson. If you have people naming customers and making fun of them publicly, it’s a recipe for disaster. You not only lose Tucker Carlson’s business, but word starts spreading around Washington about a blogging employee who will attack you and make threats. I wouldn’t go to the store and I’m betting most people wouldn’t.

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