Did you hear the latest from Dan Johnson? Not the kooky, racist politician from Bullitt County running to be a state representative by posting offensive Facebook messages. No, this is our own Metro Councilman Dan Johnson, who got himself banned from GLI events (this seems to be an unprecedented action) for something he apparently said to a GLI female staff member during a group trip to Austin, Texas attended by several Metro Council members.
Asked by the newspaper, no one else on the trip seems to have been aware of whatever it was Johnson did, though some think that the incident should be made public -- an eventuality GLI seems determined to keep in-house. Council member Angela Leet told the C-J she felt that whatever happened should "require immediate disclosure."
Meanwhile, Johnson, whose career highlights include getting himself sued by Gus Goldsmith for writing bad checks (the case was settled) and pushing for a moratorium on the construction of gas stations, provided the C-J with a quote illustrating how clueless he must be regarding the incident:
“It is certainly not in my character to be offensive, so I do apologize if I came across that way in Austin. GLI has not contacted me personally about any incident during the Austin trip. At the time, I was not aware that my words were offensive to anyone. I wish someone had brought this to my attention a month ago so I could have apologized."
Johnson's term as a councilman ends with this election.
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Stripper Scandal: The big story of the week was the NCAA's release of allegations after its year-long investigation of the U of L basketball program. You can't turn on your radio without hearing someone's take on it - and here's mine. Andre McGee was a rogue employee, and created an elaborate system to provide prostitutes for basketball recruits, thinking it would both advance his career when those players signed to play at U of L, and advance some perverted ideas he had about sex.
As a result, at a press conference, Pitino made an emotional plea about the importance of Billy Minardi Hall (where it all took place) to him personally and convinced everyone, including the NCAA, that he had no knowledge of the shenanigans going on there. The NCAA report provided little new info, but did mention Pitino's "failure to monitor" an employee as a Level...
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