‘I am not a witch’: Buffalo Beast editor running for Congress to replace Rep. humiliated on Craigsli

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‘I am not a witch’: Buffalo Beast editor running for Congress to replace Rep. humiliated on Craigslist

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By Stephen C. Webster
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011 -- 9:55 am

Exclusive interview: Journalist behind prank on Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is on the ballot in New York's 26th congressional district

Ian Murphy has been at the lonely work of gonzo journalism for a while now, but it's only recently that he's achieved a level of national notoriety from his perch atop New York publication The Buffalo Beast. Others might call it infamy.

You may remember his last hit: prank calling Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, pretending to be billionaire tea party supporter David Koch.

Well, Murphy has a new project: He's running for Congress.

When Gawker published shirtless photos that New York Republican Congressman Chris Lee sent a woman he contacted on Craigslist, Murphy didn't see red like so many other voters living in New York's 26th congressional district. He saw green.