Well, if the story is true, then her former employer deserves to be sued into bankruptcy: when working there, she was selling her work, not her soul (or mind, or opinions). It appears that her former employer demanded way more than was due to him.
If the guy is really that stupid, yeah, he deserves to be sued, but I doubt she'd get more than a few grand.
I'm willing to bet she did not get fired - words may have been exchanged and she may have walked out.
I don't see any effort in the print articles to contact the guy for his side.
Isn't Alabama a right-to-work state?
Sued for what? discrimination? political affiliation is not a protected designation under the law.