More About The Interview

Dear >Rockville Central readers:

You may already have watched the video interview I posted earlier with council member John Britton. I have gotten a few comments and direct emails from people who took exception to my attire.

I interviewed John while wearing jeans and a t-shirt, which might have been fine in itself, but the jeans had a rip in them. Some folks have said to me that this was inappropriate. A friend pointed out to me, the jeans were OK, but not the rip.

Let me just say here that I meant no disrespect to either our readers or, more importantly to my interview subject Mr. Britton. I want to be clear that I have worn suits for most of my career. I do know how to dress for work — I thankfully do not now typically need to do so. In any event, what I wore was not a mistake of ignorance, but a conscious choice. It was a misjudgment for which I have rightly been criticized. I was trying to make a statement and went too far.

As you may have read, I have been interviewing other members of Our Fair City’s governing body. Those interviews have been conducted without rips or tears. Since he was the “guinea pig” and bore the brunt of my poor wardrobe choice, I want to publicly apologize and offer Mr. Britton another interview, this time with me more suitably clothed. My chief concern here is that my choice not reflect on my interview subject’s judgment — the interview is about him, it should not be about me.

Thanks for reading and, for those who did, for speaking up.

–Brad Rourke
Publisher

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