Craig Wants an Apology… Good Luck.

Craig Craig Craig… This was a real glimmer of weakness from an .org that seemed untouchable. Of all the responses to a statement by a redneck/right-wing hillbilly complaining about online porn, you use classified competitors as an example? Huh? What about imgonnadoyourmominthebutt.com? Jeesh Craig, I expected more from a beatnik SF hippie.

bizjournals.com – Jim Buckmaster, CEO of classified ad business Craigslist, asked for an apology from South Carolina’s attorney general, who threatened to prosecute him because of sex ads on the site.

In a blog entry on Monday, Buckmaster said Henry McMaster’s threats of “criminal investigation and potential prosecution” were unwarranted and also unconstitutional.

McMaster, who is considering a possible run for governor in his state, made his threats against both Buckmaster and Craigslist founder Craig Newmark, as well as other employees of the San Francisco business. He said in a letter to Craigslist that the ads constituted prostitution and were therefore illegal.

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