-- Dale Peterson became famous in his campaign for Alabama Agriculture Commissioner when he promised to name names and take no prisoners in

, but for the second time in a year he has been

.

And on Wednesday night

to tell his side of the story.

Peterson questioned on Twitter how the politics blog

knew about his arrest before his wife did, and he said that his arrest had been an honest mistake after he had eaten from a container of cashew nuts at a Hoover Sam's Club store and put the container back without paying for them.

after he said he pushed through a Hoover Walmart checkout line with a cart full of beer and paper towel. Then, Peterson said he needed to use the restroom beyond the checkout line, and when he emerged from the bathroom, he was arrested.

In addition to alleging a media conspiracy for his Wednesday shoplifting arrest, Peterson lashed out at Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard about Common Core curricula standards in Alabama public schools.

Read Peterson's Tweets below.

@Dale_Peterson It sounds rational to me Dale, but after 2 of these incidents maybe it is time to let Kathy do all the shopping. — Brandon Moseley (@Brandonm2222) March 28, 2013

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