There’s Something About Mary. You Won’t Want to Miss This Video From a California Contest.

Here’s Mary Hayashi. She’s a California Democrat who was convicted of shoplifting $2,500 in merchandise from Neiman Marcus in 2011. She’s running in Tuesday’s California primary for the state Senate. Her opponent has dubbed her “Mug Shot Mary”, and made her the subject of this devastating webpage.

Take three minutes and fifty-one seconds to witness how an editorial board interview can go wrong in a way she should have anticipated. What could be in those notebooks?

She offered to pay. What’s the problem? She said she was sorry.