The incident involving Mooresville Mayor Chris Carney and has outraged — and also amused — people in the town nicknamed Race City USA after its long history with NASCAR.

"The episode occurred in 2024 but is now bubbling up on multiple fronts," The Journal reported. "Three former town employees are suing Mooresville officials, alleging retaliation for their efforts to preserve the footage or investigate. Town commissioners passed a no-confidence vote this month urging Carney to quit. And a judge last week ordered the town to release video of the incident, a move the town forestalled by appealing Wednesday."

I couldn't find the video footage. Can someone link it?

Top tier excuse here

"He has publicly apologized for what he called an innocent visit to town hall, spurred by a bad reaction he had to alcohol and medication that eventually made him vomit. He has told people he took off his pants to clean them," according to The Journal.

Tonight on ...

Honesty this could win the FIFA Bastion of Integrity Medal all things considered.

I honestly don't understand why these people can't just wait til they get home, behind closed doors, to do their pervy shit.

What is the appeal of doing this in a public place? It can't be that thrilling that it's worth ruining your whole life over.

"It never goes away," Dingler said. "It's distracting."

If it doesn't go away after 4 hours, consult your physician.

Another Republican gets another mulligan. Must be America.

They’re in Marnie’s house. The pants will be returned publicly and embarrassingly.

Usual suspects

Lmao 😂 was he with a woman or a man? Or does he just treat town hall as his home when nobody’s looking,

Yikes, it's never the people you want to see pantsless, is it?

How is this shapeless adipose abomination in any position to interfere sexually with anyone?

So let's just assume his excuse is false and he was actually there having sex with the journalist. Let's be honest, he almost certainly was. If you lose respect for the guy over the act or the lying to excuse it and don't want to vote for him to represent you, I get that. If you're his wife and want a divorce, absolutely. If you're his child or family and embarrassed by his behavior and don't want to be around him, fine.

Short of that, like... who gives a shit? "He's got to pay" "It's an insult to the city." Really? Because he had casual sex with another consenting adult that isn't his subordinate? Because he did that in a (closed) government building? Why does that matter? Why does that need to be punished? Why does he need to lose his career over it? Of all of the less than righteous things someone in a leadership position could do with their power, the thing I care the absolute least about is consenting adult sex in a government building after hours. Hell I'm not even an adventurous person and I've had sex parked in a dark parking lot and in a closed store. Should I "have to pay" for those dalliances, and lose my career over it?

I don't think Mr. Potato Head ever wore pants.

Honey I dropped my pants

Some people will do anything for a scoop.

Sacha Baron Cohen been allowed back in the US has he?