Sleepless Benadryl-Crazed PR Man Just Wanted Some Wine, Officer
Washington, DC PR man David Bass has a perfectly good
explanation for why he was charged with a felony for disrupting
a flight: He was all hopped up on Benadryl! He was awake
traveling for five three days! He wanted wine!  Much props to
David Bass—who now works with plugged-in political PR firm
Qorvis, [UPDATE: Bass actually left Qorvis a couple years ago,
and is now with Raptor Strategies] after serving as deputy
publisher at the Weekly Standard—for not hiding behind a "no
comment." You can see how he might be embarrassed by the fact
that the FBI said he "appeared drunk and abusive on the flight,
demanding alcohol and refusing flight attendants' orders to sit
down." Bass explained to Politico the stunning confluence of
events that led up to his totally misunderstood behavior on the
flight:  Bass said he wasn't drunk on the flight, but rather had
been taking Benadryl for an allergic reaction. "I didn't see any
reason why I couldn't get a glass o