1. Admit that he's an alcohol and immediately enter a treatment program...maybe Patches Kennedy can be his sponsor
2. He's a tobacco farmer...none to popular these days, even in NC..so he can announce that he recently stopped smoking, and was therefore very agitated...
My money is on 1.
Gaining traction ...
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=7496362
ABC11 has left messages with Etheridge’s office to get his side of the story about what happened. We’re waiting to hear back.