Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander has reportedly suffered a mildly harassing comment on his official Facebook profile.
The offending remark was in response to an article the Senator posted which warned against the dangers of the looming fiscal cliff.
The following is a direct transcription of the comment:
“Dear Senator Alexander,
I just wanted to agree with you that heading toward a fiscal cliff is absolutely terrifying. Unless, of course, you have a fiscal hang glider. Then it would be pretty fiscally radical. Have a nice day.
-BDF”
The actual comment can be found here:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/405187662880509/.
The Extreme Sports League of America’s spokeswoman, Laurie Greatstone, has come out in protest against the remark.
“Fiscal hang gliding is a stupendously dangerous,” announced Ms. Greatstone at a recent press conference called in response to the post, “Dozens of amateurs died during last year’s fiscal cliff debacle. Encouraging others to take part in a sport that takes decades to master by calling it “pretty fiscally radical” is not only stupid, but also criminally irresponsible.”
Asked about the comment, Senator Alexander had this to say:
You damned kids with your newfangled roller blades, and walkmans, and fiscal hang gliders! Get the hell off my porch! (We were standing in the middle of the Capitol rotunda at the time of that quote)
The only known suspect, one Bobby D. Foster, who posted the comment, remains at large. If you have any information that could lead to his capture, please inform the Internet Police immediately.