Horror writer Stephen King offended upstate New Yorkers after comparing the speakership of the U.S. House of Representatives to a stay in Utica.
- including some lawmakers - who may have agreed that the 15-round speakership battle was a"mess," but rejected the author's comparison. "Utica is a great city!" Utica councilman Delvin J. Moody tweeted."I am a utica native and proud to be so. The speakership is a whole over cluster mess.""Utica is far from ‘The Dead Zone’ these days Mr. King. Come and see how #OneidaCounty has grown," Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr. tweeted.
Stephen King attends a special screening of "IT" at Bangor Mall Cinemas 10 on September 6, 2017, in Bangor, Maine. Several others said that King must have never tried some local delicacies like"chicken riggies," tomato pie, Utica Club beer, while others suggested he get some shopping done at the Sangertown Square Mall.
The city of Utica's own Twitter account replied with one word,"mid," which is considered slang for"trashy" or mediocre.
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