The craziest thing about this, is the Register didnt even release the information initially. They shared it with him and let him know they would.
He proceeded to apologize about it before they could release and got out in front of it.
I dont really get why the Register felt the need to go through all his old tweets. I get they were doing a "puff piece" on him, but seemed like the journalist was looking for something.
I dont get on them as much as some because once they found it, they certainly didnt have to give him a heads up. The writer who did this probably couldnt anticipate the backlash before the story was even published and then how his twitter would come under attack.
I hope Busch comes back to support Carson. It was stupid what he shared, but 16 year olds quoting Tosh isnt that weird.
I assume some might come back at me for my next statement, and happy to discuss this but:
I dont think the DMR is really that far in the wrong. They researched someone they were doing a story on, found some issues and brought it to his attention. They felt like it was something they couldnt ignore in sharing the story, but the story was so much more than just that part. They probably should have let it go. Carson didnt ask for this 15-minutes of fame but certainly turned it into something special. They are a newspaper and they have every right to share what they find.