“heartless, greedy, anti-intellectual little fascists”

[donsu]

http://www.texasmediawatch.com/archives/archivenewsreviewsmar03.htm#anti

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ANTI-CONSERVATIVE STAR TELEGRAM REPORTER GONE

Steve McLinden, the Ft. Worth Star Telegram reporter who sent an e-mail to the Young Conservatives of Texas calling them “heartless, greedy, anti-intellectual little fascists” is no longer working for the newspaper.
Star Telegram officials confirmed Thursday, March 13, that McLinden is gone, although they provided no information about his departure.
Last month, the Young Conservatives contacted Ft. Worth Star Telegram executive editor Jim Witt about McLinden’s vitriolic e-mail, which also charged that the “jackbooted” Young Conservatives are trying to stamp out the two-party system in the U.S.
Witt responded to YCT, acknowledged that the e-mail was out of order and promised the matter would be investigated.
Young Conservatives president Chris Allen said Thursday he was pleased that the Ft. Worth Star Telegram had taken the action.
“We didn’t approach this with the intention of getting Mr. McLinden fired, we were just trying to have fun with the situation,” Allen said. “But the move by the Star Telegram was a brave step – we appreciate it.”
Allen said conservatives have had a lot of distrust of the media, but the Star-Telegram’s move could change that attitude.
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"trying to have fun with the situation,"

like they were "just having fun" in Abu Graib

an aside: they say that kids sexually abused many times grow up to be abusers. how many kids did the priests abuse?

[dae]

1. Well he was wrong...

his employer is evidently also “heartless, greedy, anti-intellectual little fascists”.

[Baltimoreboy]

5. How so?

Wouldn't you fire an employee who sent nastygrams to customers?

[primavera]

8. If they were sent on letterhead, maybe

But if he was simply exercising his right to free speech on his own time, then no, I wouldn't think that dismissing him was appropriate, or even lawful.

[dae]

11. Not to "heartless....fascists".

[donsu]

2. anybody know anything about this Chris Allen?

nt

[Ernesto]

3. When I read the thread title, I thought

"sounds like young reopukes" What a strange coincidence?

[troublemaker]

4. I support this dismissal in principle

The only problem is that I doubt he would have been fired for an email about "effeminate race-hustlers, traitors, and commies."

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

6. Stamping out freedom of the press

the goal of Young Republifacists.

[aquart]

7. What part did they disagree with?

[wtmusic]

9. If you need a good purge today

http://www.yct.org/ :puke:

[salin]

10. funny media watch group - claims to detect "bias" from both sides

but a quick perusal and I only saw examples of "liberal" bias. Having read a bit of news items from conservative Texas, there are more than a few examples of conservative bias to be found. Sorta makes their claim for trying to promote objective journalism... a little suspect. I have to wonder if this isn't tied into the national conservative media watch groups and/or the groups like AVOT where they have college students "report" "bias" (but only leaning left bias) on college campuses to a national database.