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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 e xplained 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 of wine,” he said

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Sleepless Benadryl-Crazed PR Man Just Wanted Some Wine, Officer