Back in May, an anonymous fellow launched a Twitter account that set out to mock the way BP was handling PR surrounding the oil spill. We conducted an interview back then with the mysterious man -- back when he had around 55,000 followers. Now he has 185,860 and has gained recognition both for raising cash for healthygulf.org and for his cutting wit.
Although homeboy is still anonymous -- he calls himself "Leroy Stick" -- he's become an Internet phenomenon. And, in true, dark style, after the oil spill he tweeted a simple message:
After the spill, we e-mailed "Stick" a simple query: "The spill is unspilled: How do you feel?"
His answer: "Well, we shall see. I'm definitely relieved. As far as BP is concerned, I have a feeling they are gonna be cutting corners like crazy with cleanup and compensation, especially since this will probably slip out of the public eye a bit. In short, I don't think my job is done, but I am very happy that the new cap seems to be working."