Day: July 9, 2010

Scarborough’s Twitter Snit Revives His Own 2001 Dead-Intern Scandal – Ignored by Media Then And Forgotten Until Now

Jon Ponder

Moulitsas, left, and Scarborough
Moulitsas, left, and Scarborough
Remember the scandal from the summer of 2001 about the congressman and the dead female staffer? No, not the Chandra Levy murder, the other one — the one involving Lori Klausutis, the young woman who was found dead in the district office of Joe Scarborough, then a Republican congressman from Florida, now MSNBC’s token right-wing host, the star of “Morning Joe,” an unwatchable live show that airs at the crack of dawn on the East Coast.

Klausutis’ death was largely ignored at the time and has been all but forgotten since, and it is in Scarborough’s interest to keep it that way. Unfortunately for him, however, the incident is back in the news, and Scarborough only has himself to blame.

It started when DailyKos founder, Markos Moulitsas, made a reference to the incident on Twitter. Scarborough could not let it pass and reacted negatively. Now the death of Lori Klausutis is back in the news.

More about the Moulitsas-Scarborough Twitter war below, but first, in case you’ve forgotten, here’s a recap of the two scandals from the summer of 2001.

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