[RightOnTheBorder]

People are free to condemn her, and her employer was free to fire her.

The problem is that those "freedoms" only work in one direction. Try firing someone for mocking a conservative Icon and see how fast it becomes a lawsuit.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

The problem is that those "freedoms" only work in one direction. Try firing someone for mocking a conservative Icon and see how fast it becomes a lawsuit.

I'm not a lawyer but as far as I know, most private-sector jobs in the US are "at will" - the employer can terminate employment for any reason, and the employee can terminate employment for any reason. Neither has to show just cause, with the exception of discrimination on the basis of sex, race, etc.

Someone fired for mocking a conservative icon would be just as SOL as this woman. If you want to mock a subject involving the death of a human being, that's your First Amendment right. But the First Amendment does not obligate your employer to defend the things you say, or take a financial loss for you.

[cradle of freedom]

I remember hearing on the radio how a black woman mocked the assasination attempt on Ronald Reagan—at her place of work!