Maybe Osama Bin Laden Was Hiding on the New York Times' 12th Floor?
Climbing for publicity

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A third man, and second copy cat, has climbed the New York Times building in the name of attracting publicity. Why someone cannot climb this building quietly, on his own time, and without narcissistically attracting the media's attention is a question we'll never answer. But Connecticut resident and college drop out David Malone spent the early hours of the morning climbing up the building's facade, making it only to the 11th floor so he could hang a banner over the first "T" the the newspaper's logo; the banner showed Osama Bin Laden holding George Bush like a puppet with the words "Bin Laden's Plan," which just so happens to be the name of his book and website ("CRUSADER BAITING IS AMERICA'S GREATEST NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT"). The NYPD showed up and, bowing to Malone's request, had a reporter from the New York Daily News, and not, um, the Times, come on over for a brief interview as Malone climbed down to the fifth floor to shout his talking points. The same ones you could've read on his website. [NYDN]

Jul 9, 2008 · Link · Respond
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