Did White House Have Something To Do With Chattanooga Editor's Firing?

Investors.com ^ | August 2, 2013 | Editorial

[Old Yeller]

The narcissist cannot handle criticism.

[null and void]

Dis is a nice newspaper you got here, it would be a pity if you had NRLB problems, an IRS audit or you wife and kids found out what the NSA knows about your little indiscretion with the pool boy...

[jazusamo]

conservative owned GM dealerships being shuttered for political reasons seems much more believable.

Absolutely, that was no coincidence, IMO.

Obummer was in the middle of that bailout and conservative owners were axed no matter their superior sales.

[Mark17]

nothing from this administration does anymore. If Obama put hundreds of teapartyers in gulags it wouldn’t surprise me.

Putting them in Gulags would be tame, compared to what they would really like to do. I think that friend of Odumbo said they would like to eliminate 30 million of us. If they did that, it wouldn't surprise me either. Would 30 million people go quietly into the night? I am not sure one way or another.

[Vendome]

I don’t think of Chattanooga as being particularly liberal...

[jy8z]

The narcissist cannot handle criticism.

I'm going to try and find out. Obama...take your job and shove it. That is if Reggie isn't occupying the hole.

[nascarnation]

I read the book by Caliph Baraq’s “auto czar” Steve “the rat” Rattner who oversaw the GM and Chrysler bankruptcies.

Funny thing was the Congress critter who gave them the most pushback on the dealer closures was Gabby Giffords.

[meyer]

I don’t think of Chattanooga as being particularly liberal...

The "Times Free Press" is pretty liberal, despite having an opposing view page. They do a left-right wing on the editorial page, but the rest of the paper is pretty much AP-liberal.

The city itself - while it's somewhat conservative, it has plenty of liberals just waiting in the wings to turn Chattanooga into the next Detroit. Fortunately, we have some really alert and attentive conservatives around town.

Lest we forget, RINO Senator Corker was previously the Mayor of Chattanooga.

[Norm Lenhart]

Changing headlines at any time is totally common. I did it at our paper daily. You WANT attention grabbing headlines. That’s the whole freaking POINT of a headline.

This is the result of someone, either local advertizers or political operatives turning the screws.

Period.

[Vendome]

Love that outlet mall there and taking in the views at the top of the hill and pretending I can see 5 states.

Beautiful area.

[jazusamo]

Thanks for your concise post, most interesting.

[jazusamo]

Bump.

[bboop]

If they pick them off one by one, each individual/paper/ news outlet will back off and be intimidated. IF they all got together and announced, from the skies: “WE were intimidated by Obama” they would outnumber ALL the Chicago thugs in the WH.

“They came for the editor in Chattanooga, but it didn’t affect me, so I did nothing.”

[Taxman]

YES!

It simply amazes me how many people let themselves be bullied by Ophonybama!

[Norm Lenhart]

Headlines are changed/redone for all kinds of reasons. Size primarily to fit available space with the layout. But just because you are given i=one by whoever, AP included does not mean you are obligated to use it. Most people don’t know how a paper works so it’s not surprising this is a ‘controversy’. In truth it is being MADE into one.

[NonValueAdded]

“If Obama were any more thin skinned, he’d have a reservoir tip,” joked Dennis Miller

[BenLurkin]

If so it backfired. Now the whole country has seen the headline.

[Forward the Light Brigade]

I bet there were a few un-traceable calls put in-—I bet some from the Oval Office.

[headsonpikes]

“If Obama were any more thin skinned, he’d have a reservoir tip,” joked Dennis Miller

Ba-da-bing!

[jazusamo]

Yes! :-)