Teen tweeter won't apologize to Kan. governor

[ProSense]

Teen tweeter won't apologize to Kan. governor

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas teenager who wrote a disparaging tweet about Gov. Sam Brownback said Sunday that she is rejecting her high school principal's demand for a written apology.

Emma Sullivan, 18, of the Kansas City suburb of Fairway, said she isn't sorry and doesn't think such a letter would be sincere.

The Shawnee Mission East senior was taking part in a Youth in Government program last week in Topeka, Kan., when she sent out a tweet from the back of a crowd of students listening to Brownback's greeting. From her cellphone, she thumbed: "Just made mean comments at gov. brownback and told him he sucked, in person (hash)heblowsalot."

She actually made no such comment and said she was "just joking with friends." But Brownback's office, which monitors social media for postings containing the governor's name, saw Sullivan's post and contacted the Youth in Government program.

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Did Brownback really believe it was a good idea to pick a fight with a teenager over a comment?

[treestar]

1. Yes, this is just stupid on Brownback's part

No one would have heard of this tweet except the girl's friends.

Now a much larger group of people know of it.

[bigdarryl]

2. You GO GIRL!!!!!!!

[Jennicut]

3. Any politician that thinks picking on a teenage girl is a good idea

is pretty crappy in my book. I mean, its a high school kid. He is intimidated by 18 year olds?

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

4. The girl should drag it out for a few more days and make a real spectacle

I'd ask the Governor's office if I could meet personally to apologize. Then at the televised apology I'd crawl across he floor, kiss his ring and thank his majesty for not putting her to death for having the outrageous notion she could exercise her free speech.

[Doctor_J]

5. If I were her I'd beware of pepper spray attacks

there are a lot of right-wing nuts who got inspiration from the anti-OWS terrorism.