MaggieD
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that's not beyond the pale
certainly not for well connected supporters
he makes the argument that the policy was effected AFTER he made the headline edit. the veracity of that should be easy to assess. He said he edited a placeholder headline; not an unusual edit.
And then there is the argument that the headline was too raunchy ... 'shove it' ... really?!
it was an obvious play on an old CW hit, take this job and shove it, which was on the public airways for a long time, but the theme is somehow too raunchy now for the president's delicate ears. don't think so. then there are those who wrongly point to this as a free speech violation. clearly they have no understanding of our Bill of Rights. but they also tend to be those opposed to unionization and supporters of an employer being able to fire employees at 'free will' except if the fired employee is one who appears to share their political point of view.
what is evident here is the wholesale ignorance of civics by much of our population
Ho boy. Ha! First, we have him saying he didn't go against policy and the newspaper saying he did. Who's right? Well, I guess we're assuming he is, right? Next, we have a defense of a headline he added that said, "Take your jobs plan and shove it (up your ass)" as the headline. And that's supposed to be okay because it references an old country-western song that goes, "Take this job and shove it (up your ass)" -- well. I guess it's okay then. Then we have your assertion that only people opposed to unions would find his firing acceptable. I just don't know where to begin. So I'll just stop here and let others be the judge of your ridiculous post.
Name one reporter who was ever fired for being critical of Bush?
He wasn't fired for being critical of Obama. He was fired because of the headline.
THIS White House ? Yes.
And if he was fired because he exceeded policy, why is the News Paper now offering up excuses ? That their decision was influenced by pressure ?
Sure I understand the need for inter company rules and regulations, but with this President and his administration chosing to not abide by the rules and regulations placed before every President prior, I'm learning to not be a stickler.
How is the newspaper offering up excuses other than to say he was fired because he violated policy? Oh, and that they received a number of complaints? When you tell the President of the United States to shove something up his ass in print? Expect there to be repercussions.
That reporter didn't have a brain cell working.