Editor fired for anti-Obama headline says bosses responded to pressure

Discussion in 'The Red Room' started by Muad Dib, Aug 2, 2013.

  1. Uncle Albert

    Uncle Albert Part beard. Part machine.

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    No, no, what matters is who has the right to decide what gets printed in a newspaper.
  2. John Castle

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    The printer of the newspaper does, of course. Until it comes to stifling criticism of the powers that be, and stifling that is the act of a traitor, for which said traitor should be punished.

    The first loyalty of a free press is to the people, not to the power structure.
  3. Clyde

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    President Obama?!

    Naw, I'm good, go on ahead.




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  4. Dinner

    Dinner 2012 & 2014 Master Prognosticator

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    Why? The editor fired one of his employees because he didn't like his work output and because customers complained. That sounds like a fair business decision to me.

    Of course the numb nut is going to claim he's the victim of some vast conspiracy and that it just couldn't be that he was crap at his job but I see no reason to believe that nonsense without actual hard proof.