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yellowcanine

(36,817 posts)
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 06:45 AM 2 hrs ago

Pantless in the Town Hall GOP mayor refuses to resign.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-mayor-refuses-to-resign-despite-being-caught-pantless-in-town-hall/ar-AA21GaIl

Video footage has resurfaced showing Mooresville, North Carolina, Mayor Chris Carney without pants inside the town hall after hours with a female journalist, according to The Wall Street Journal on Friday.

The 2024 incident is now generating significant controversy as three former town employees sued officials, alleging retaliation for preserving footage and investigating.

Town commissioners passed a no-confidence vote this month, urging Carney to resign.

A judge ordered the town to release the video, though officials appealed the decision on Wednesday.

Carney publicly apologized, describing it as an innocent visit resulting from a negative reaction to alcohol and medication that caused him to vomit, explaining he removed his pants to clean them. Residents are divided, with some calling for his resignation, though Carney shows no indication of stepping down. His term ends in 2027.

Commissioner Eddie Dingler acknowledged the incident continues to distract the community.


Nothing as funny as a mayor caught without pants in the town hall! You can't make up shit like this.
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Pantless in the Town Hall GOP mayor refuses to resign. (Original Post) yellowcanine 2 hrs ago OP
The lies GOP politicians tell are ridiculous PJMcK 2 hrs ago #1
Da fuck. You ain't never throwed up on yourself? 3Hotdogs 50 min ago #11
ummmm, no. Not even when I had food poisoning. niyad 7 min ago #16
Negative reaction to alcohol StoolPigeon 2 hrs ago #2
Yes and drunk to the point of puking. yellowcanine 1 hr ago #3
I am thinking more like 'drunk and belligerent'... OldBaldy1701E 1 hr ago #5
Well, to be honest, you can be allergic to alcohol (2% or less of the world population) mwmisses4289 50 min ago #12
Yep, I'm allergic to alcohol. I break out in handcuffs. multigraincracker 36 min ago #14
Mooresville or Mayberry? Sancho 1 hr ago #4
My giggle of the day! So happy to read this before I have my coffee.... CTyankee 1 hr ago #6
Dingler is one of the town commissioners in the "no confidence" vote. niyad 1 hr ago #7
"Pantless Drunk Mayor"... yellowcanine 1 hr ago #8
True!!! niyad 1 hr ago #9
Dingler and Carney! Sounds like an old vaudeville act. CTyankee 52 min ago #10
yes!!! niyad 23 min ago #15
His Honor should listen to Tom Waits Kid Berwyn 38 min ago #13
The Hunting Wives is filmed in Mooresville. yardwork 22 sec ago #17

PJMcK

(25,073 posts)
1. The lies GOP politicians tell are ridiculous
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 06:55 AM
2 hrs ago

He should just man-up and admit he shagged the journalist.

Let’s see…

He said he was meeting with a woman journalist while he was drinking. He had an adverse reaction to medication and threw up on himself. So, the mayor puked in front of a reporter but she didn’t write about it? Sure, Jan.

yellowcanine

(36,817 posts)
3. Yes and drunk to the point of puking.
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 07:12 AM
1 hr ago

Or what my Daddy used to call “falling down drunk.”

OldBaldy1701E

(11,347 posts)
5. I am thinking more like 'drunk and belligerent'...
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 07:36 AM
1 hr ago

Has anyone asked about just how the female employee got there?

She just happened to be working at midnight at City Hall? On this particular night?

And, if what he says is true, why has he not asked the employee make a statement to that effect?

He knows that he is caught, but like any true rethug, he is going to die on this hill.

Hell, he will probably convince himself that it never happened if it never progresses beyond this point.

They are that delusional.

mwmisses4289

(4,485 posts)
12. Well, to be honest, you can be allergic to alcohol (2% or less of the world population)
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 08:19 AM
50 min ago

or any of the ingredients that go into the making of any alcoholic beverage, and have a negative reaction. However, I remember when this story first came out, it was pretty obvious that this was an after hour asignation and the mayor was having an affair.

CTyankee

(68,323 posts)
6. My giggle of the day! So happy to read this before I have my coffee....
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 07:45 AM
1 hr ago

And his name is Dingler! What could be better....

niyad

(133,325 posts)
7. Dingler is one of the town commissioners in the "no confidence" vote.
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 07:52 AM
1 hr ago

The pantless drunk mayor is carney.

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