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Dr. Eowyn posted: "Are you still under the delusion that there is
freedom of speech and freedom of the press in Amerika? A Tennessee
newspaper, the Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times Free Press, just fired an
editorial editor, Drew Johnson, for writing this headline: Take your "
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Censorship]<http://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/censorship.jpg>Are
you still under the delusion that there is freedom of speech and freedom of
the press in Amerika?
A Tennessee newspaper, the *Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times Free
Press*<http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/jul/30/take-your-jobs-plan-and-shove-it-mr-president-your/?opinionfreepress>,
just fired an editorial editor, *Drew Johnson*, for writing this headline:
* Take your jobs plan and shove it, Mr. President: Your policies have
harmed Chattanooga enough.*
Jeff Poor reports for the Daily
Caller<http://dailycaller.com/2013/08/01/tennessee-newspaper-fires-editorial-editor-for-anti-obama-headline/>,
Aug. 1, 2013, that the headline greeted the POS when he visited
Chattanooga, Tenn. earlier this week, as part of his PR blitz on the
supposed "recovering" economy.
The editorial began:
*Welcome to Chattanooga, one of hundreds of cities throughout this great
nation struggling to succeed in spite of your foolish policies that limit
job creation, stifle economic growth and suffocate the entrepreneurial
spirit. Forgive us if you are not greeted with the same level of Southern
hospitality that our area usually bestows on its distinguished guests. You
see, we understand you are in town to share your umpteenth different job
creation plan during your time in office. If it works as well as your other
job creation programs, then thanks, but no thanks. We’d prefer you keep it
to yourself.*
In a story published on Thursday, the *Chattanooga Times Free Press* announced
the
firing<http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/aug/01/free-press-editorial-page-editor-no-longer-times-f/>of
editor Drew Johnson and called his headline "inappropriate":
*The headline was inappropriate for this newspaper. It was not the original
headline approved for publication, and Johnson violated the normal editing
process when he changed the headline. The newspaper’s decision to terminate
Johnson had nothing to do with the content of the editorial, which
criticized the president’s job creation ideas and Chattanooga’s Smart Grid.
The Free Press page has often printed editorials critical of the president
and his policies.*
If you go to the *Chattanooga Times Free Press* editorial
<http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/jul/30/take-your-jobs-plan-and-shove-it-mr-president-your/?opinionfreepress>now,
you'll see this headline instead:
*President Obama's policies have harmed Chattanooga enough*
In effect, Mr. Johnson was fired for these "inappropriate" words:
*Take your jobs plan and shove it, Mr. President.*
The *Chattanooga Times Free Press* really should change its name to
the *Chattanooga
Times Unfree Press*.
Here's contact info for *Chattanoogan Times Unfree Press*:
Address: 400 East 11th St., Chattanooga, TN 37403
President: Jason Taylor <[email protected]> (423) 757-6370
Editor: Alison Gerber <[email protected]> (423) 757-6408
I wonder what Obama's NSA has on Jason Taylor?
*~Eowyn*
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