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yellowcanine

(36,819 posts)
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 06:45 AM 11 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 11 hrs ago OP
The lies GOP politicians tell are ridiculous PJMcK 11 hrs ago #1
Da fuck. You ain't never throwed up on yourself? 3Hotdogs 10 hrs ago #11
ummmm, no. Not even when I had food poisoning. niyad 9 hrs ago #16
Negative reaction to alcohol StoolPigeon 11 hrs ago #2
Yes and drunk to the point of puking. yellowcanine 11 hrs ago #3
I am thinking more like 'drunk and belligerent'... OldBaldy1701E 11 hrs ago #5
Well, to be honest, you can be allergic to alcohol (2% or less of the world population) mwmisses4289 10 hrs ago #12
Yep, I'm allergic to alcohol. I break out in handcuffs. multigraincracker 10 hrs ago #14
Dang! If I'd only known about that excuse back in the day! paleotn 9 hrs ago #19
Mooresville or Mayberry? Sancho 11 hrs ago #4
My giggle of the day! So happy to read this before I have my coffee.... CTyankee 10 hrs ago #6
Dingler is one of the town commissioners in the "no confidence" vote. niyad 10 hrs ago #7
"Pantless Drunk Mayor"... yellowcanine 10 hrs ago #8
True!!! niyad 10 hrs ago #9
Dingler and Carney! Sounds like an old vaudeville act. CTyankee 10 hrs ago #10
yes!!! niyad 9 hrs ago #15
His Honor should listen to Tom Waits Kid Berwyn 10 hrs ago #13
The Hunting Wives is filmed in Mooresville. yardwork 9 hrs ago #17
and this little piggy (allegedly) went BARRRRFFF and took his pants off. Uh huh... CurtEastPoint 9 hrs ago #18
Dingler ... really? live love laugh 9 hrs ago #20
Cleaning a spill on a guy's pants is the classic porn plot. JohnnyRingo 9 hrs ago #21

PJMcK

(25,077 posts)
1. The lies GOP politicians tell are ridiculous
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 06:55 AM
11 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

(36,819 posts)
3. Yes and drunk to the point of puking.
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 07:12 AM
11 hrs ago

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

OldBaldy1701E

(11,352 posts)
5. I am thinking more like 'drunk and belligerent'...
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 07:36 AM
11 hrs 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

(4,490 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
10 hrs 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.

paleotn

(22,492 posts)
19. Dang! If I'd only known about that excuse back in the day!
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:18 AM
9 hrs ago

I'm not drunk. I'm just having a negative reaction to alcohol.

CTyankee

(68,325 posts)
6. My giggle of the day! So happy to read this before I have my coffee....
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 07:45 AM
10 hrs ago

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

niyad

(133,348 posts)
7. Dingler is one of the town commissioners in the "no confidence" vote.
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 07:52 AM
10 hrs ago

The pantless drunk mayor is carney.

CurtEastPoint

(20,067 posts)
18. and this little piggy (allegedly) went BARRRRFFF and took his pants off. Uh huh...
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:15 AM
9 hrs ago
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JohnnyRingo

(20,944 posts)
21. Cleaning a spill on a guy's pants is the classic porn plot.
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:31 AM
9 hrs ago

"Oh no, I spilled it on you". "Let me clean it it for you".
At least he didn't say he was delivering a pizza.

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