Lib Who Prank Called Gov Walker Says 'f*** the Troops'

The Buffalo Beast blogger who prank-called Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker, falsely posing as billionaire David Koch, has written some edgy - some may say offensive - articles in the past. For the publication he edits, Ian Murphy has written such pieces as "F*** The Troops," a dissertation explaining why he thinks, "the nearly two-thirds of us who know this war is bullshit need to stop sucking off the troops," and "Let There Be Retards," an exclusive look inside a Kentucky creationism museum - while Murphy was falsely pretending to have Asperger's Syndrome.

The Walker storyline has blown up on the left-wing blogosphere, and several mainstream publications like the Washington Post, NPR and USA Today have run with stories on the prank call as well. Most mainstream publications that have published articles about the prank call have left out mention of Murphy's journalistic past.

Murphy gave an interview to the left-leaning Salon.com, and said that he was "wildly unprepared" for the conversation he was about to have with Walker while falsely masquerading as David Koch. Salon.com did mention Murphy's Asperger's story, but didn't mention the story he wrote slandering American soldiers.