So, I called the Editor of the local paper to complain about his response to an Obama supporter.

[LibraLiz1973]

Here is the thread I posted about it earlier: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=7106333&mesg_id=7106333)



I was specifically complaining about this sentence:

(Ed. Note: Barack Obama Sr. had the second wife in Kenya, about whom he neglected to tell Barack Obama Jr.'s mother before her own hasty teen-aged marriage. It's just something about which those misogynistic Obama supporters who made it a point to attack Sarah Palin about her daughter's problem should be aware.)




The editor got defensive, of course. First, he asked me if I was the wife of the man that wrote the letter he commented on.
I'm not, so we moved on from that. He told me that Editorials are opinions and are not regulated or endorsed by paper, so he is allowed to say what he wants about the candidates. I told him I could care less what he says, as long as he was using the facts & not creating conflict where there did not need to be any. I think it was irresponsible for him to bring Barack Obama's father in to this. Barack's father has no bearing on this election.
The editor said, "You don't have any problem with the fact that Barack Hussein Obama was married before, I understand that".

Let's go back and look at that last sentence. He MADE SURE to use the Hussein. It pissed me off.

I told him I thought his response was poorly written and off topic. What Barack's father did has NOTHING to do with Barack. In totality, Barack probably knew his father for less than a year. Comparing Barack's father to Bristol Palin's teenage pregnancy is RIDICULOUS at best. I told him that Bristol Palin's mother is an elected official who DOES NOT BELIEVE in sex education & believes in Abstinence Only teachings. I said, "clearly that did not work in her own family, so people are entitled to comment & expect her to admit that Abstinence only CLEARLY DOES NOT WORK".

He couldn't respond to that.

He tried to tell me he is entitled to his opinion, and I agreed that he is... I said that I just find it shameful that a "news" publication is willing to put lies and propaganda in their paper. In the end we agreed to disagree & I informed him that I would no longer be buying the paper.

They really don't care- it is a tiny local rag run by Republican hacks.

I won't be reading that shit again.

[gateley]

1. Barack Hussein Obama. Whenever that comes out of somebody's mouth,

I want to get a gun.

[LibraLiz1973]

5. His office is about a minute and a half from my work.

I wanted to go down and smack him.

[gateley]

8. Boy, I can sure identify with you on that! nt

[KathieG]

9. IA. I'm going to start calling McCain, "John Sidney McCain" when I talk to republicans who use

"Hussein" just to annoy them and let them know how stupid they sound.

[LibraLiz1973]

10. Thank god no one here is saying I'm over reacting to that. It REALLY made me mad

[Speck Tater]

2. Nrewspapers are getting irrelevant, so who the hell cares?

I haven't read on in 6 or 7 years now.

[LibraLiz1973]

4. As I told him, the reason I care is that people are IDIOTS

Some moron will read that and start telling people that Barack has another wife in Kenya.
Millions of people "skim" the news (at the very best) and wont notice the Jr. or Sr. thing.

Plus, his comment was just fuckin rude.

[PBS Poll-435]

11. ---> Unintentional Humor Alert

I haven't read on in 6 or 7 years now.

[Kookaburra]

3. Good for you Liz!

On both issues: 1)taking on that right-wing idiot, and 2)not paying your hard-earned $$ on their bird-cage liner anymore, I congratulate you!!!

Well done!!!

[1corona4u]

6. Clearly he's a racist.

I still don't think it's appropriate for them to "tag a note" to ANY letter submitted. It should stand on it's OWN, and if HE felt the need to make a statement, then HE should do his own OPED.

Fucker.

(jesus, I can not type today!!)

[LibraLiz1973]

7. I think he is a racist piece of shit too.

I hope other readers called to complain too.