Lawmaker's Facebook Rant Threatens Media For "Unauthorized" Use of His Name

An anonymous reader points out that Frederick County Councilman Kirby Delauter may be in need of a First Amendment lesson. "Apparently, a local Maryland politician ditched his civics class the day press freedoms were discussed. How else to explain Frederick County Councilman Kirby Delauter's recent Facebook rant in which he threatened a local newspaper with litigation because—wait for it—his name was used in print without his permission. 'Use my name again unauthorized and you'll be paying for an Attorney. Your rights stop where mine start,' Kirby Delauter, the councilman, posted on his Facebook page. He added: 'So let me be clear.........do not contact me and do not use my name or reference me in an authorized form in the future.'"

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Delauter Effect

[Anonymous Coward]

I didn't catch his name. What was it again?

Dear Kirby Delauter,

[Archangel Michael]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S...

That is all

Re:Dear Kirby Delauter,

[thornmaker]

The newspaper-in-question's response is a great read (note the first letter of each paragraph too): http://www.fredericknewspost.c...

Frederick County Councilman Kirby Delauter

[140Mandak262Jamuna]

This guy Frederick County Councilman Kirby Delauter does not seem to understand the basic first amendment. How else can we explain Frederick County Councilman Kirby Delauter threatening to sue a newspaper for calling him Frederick County Councilman Kirby Delauter? He is Frederick County Councilman Kirby Delauter right? How else can the newspaper refer to Frederick County Councilman Kirby Delauter?

BTW Frederick County Councilman Kirby Delauter is prohibited from using my name without my express written consent. If he wants to sue me, Frederick County Councilman Kirby Delauter has to first contact me and get my permission to use my name to file the suit is a court. How about that Frederick County Councilman Kirby Delauter, he should follow what he preaches, right? By "he' I mean Frederick County Councilman Kirby Delauter.

Re: Frederick County Councilman Kirby Delauter

[Krishnoid]

How else can we explain Frederick County Councilman Kirby Delauter threatening to sue a newspaper for calling him Frederick County Councilman Kirby Delauter?

You're right -- he's pretty much FCCKD however you describe it.

Quit printing my name!

[Anonymous Coward]

I already wrote saying not to print my name. Prepare for my lawyer's wrath. Posted as a Anonymous Coward for obvious reasons...

- Kirby

Irony

[Galaga88]

The real irony is that the article he's so upset about painted him as an emotionally unstable and clueless twit with a propensity for going on tirades and rants.

We need to Santorum him

[gurps_npc]

Something nice stupid to go with the name "Delauter".

I propose the act of eating vomit.

As in "Oh my god, that dog just Delautered!"

Or "Oh look, those baby birds are delautering, what caring mother bird."

Is it wrong of me...

[euroq]

Is it wrong that I guessed that this guy was a conservative, and I was right?