V for Vendetta, W for Wemple?

So says Circumlocutor, who argues that “Erik Wemple is using his position as editor of Washington City Paper to avenge personal foes.”

True? No? You be the judge. We do know, however that the City Paper, under Wemple, is engaged in quite a cat fight with a certain local prominent journalist in their efforts to write a less-than-flattering profile. And Gloria Borland, mentioned in this recent City Paper article, is sharpening her pen for a pointed rebuttal to their portrayal of her, which she sees as demonstrably false.

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