Congressional Candidate’s Apparent Porn Post Going Viral

A screenshot posted on the Mike Webb for Congress Facebook page is going viral for all the wrong reasons.

The post was intended to suggest that an Arlington County Republican Committee officer might have had something to do with a prank call Webb received. Instead of getting that point across, as of 3 p.m. the post had some 80 shares and 60 comments on Facebook due to an apparent inadvertent inclusion: the screenshot shows two web browser tabs associated with pornography websites.

Webb, an Arlington resident, was soundly defeated in his recent bid for the Republican nomination to challenge Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.), but has announced his intention to run as an independent. In his voluminous press releases and social media posts, Webb has blamed the local Republican establishment for his defeat. There’s no evidence, however, to support the suggestion that the individual named in the post might have prank called him.

A Google search for the web page titles in question — “LAYLA RIVERA TIGHT BODY” and “IVONE SEXY AMATEUR” — point to a number of pages on various porn websites. Webb has not responded to a request for comment sent earlier this afternoon.

Some of those commenting on the Facebook post seemed incredulous that it had not yet been taken down.

“Still up 2 hrs later. Priceless,” said a post from more than an hour ago.

Some commenters, however, suggested the post might be a stroke of inadvertent genius.

“Refreshing for a politician to air their vices publicly instead of trying to hide it till a leak,” said one. “Keep up the good work.”

“What if he was desperate to take his social media platform to the next level?” asked another. “Genius. Tight booty porn for the win.”

While many comments were critical, others took a somewhat more forgiving tone.

“We all f–k up from time to time,” said a Facebook user, “but I’ve never used Yahoo instead of Google.”

Last month ARLnow.com reported that Webb had failed to file a report to the Federal Election Commission on time and had blamed the failure on a “cyber attack.”

Update at 12:25 a.m. — Webb said in an email to ARLnow.com that he was testing the porn sites for viruses.

Photos via Facebook