Alabama senator demands resignation of newspaper editor who called for return of KKK

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

Alabama Sen. Doug Jones (D) called for the resignation of a local newspaper editor for publishing a "disgusting" editorial urging the return of the Klu Klux Klan (KKK).

“OMG! What rock did this guy crawl out from under?” Jones tweeted Monday.

“This editorial is absolutely disgusting & he should resign -NOW! I have seen what happens when we stand by while people-especially those with influence- publish racist, hateful views,” he continued. “Words matter. Actions matter. Resign now!”

Jones’s comments came in response to an editorial published by The Democrat-Reporter in Linden, Ala., on Thursday that was written by the newspaper’s publisher, Goodloe Sutton.



Read more: https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/430532-alabama-senator-demands-newspaper-editor-who-called-for-return

[Beakybird]

1. And his Republican counterpart?

[irisblue]

2. The Richard Shelby of Alabama who went to Moscow on July 4th, '18?

That guy?
I 'spect that issue isn't an issue.

[alp227]

3. Or Roy the Predator Moore? nt

[47of74]

4. I sometimes think our local paper would too if they thought they could get away with it.

[jberryhill]

5. Lol, "resignation" - it's a one-man business that doesn't make any money

The piece below is from 2015. The guy is looking for attention. We are giving it to him.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2015/08/03/weekly-newspaper-woes/31080825/

Financial problems have forced Sutton to move the paper’s office that since 1965 had been across the street from the Marengo County Courthouse. It was where Sutton did his best work, pounding out hard-hitting editorials and coming up with headlines that alternately amused and angered readers.

His office now is in a former barbecue restaurant a block away, where pieces of paper are taped to windows carrying the paper’s name.

...

Today, it’s down to 3,000, and Sutton is doing all he can to stem the red ink.

[BumRushDaShow]

6. "OMG! What rock did this guy crawl out from under?"

The same one that the rest of the GOP crawled out from under.

(it's a huge boulder for sure)

[Jake Stern]

7. This guy owns the paper. There is no resigning.

Best anyone can do is try and convince advertisers to stop buying space in the paper.

[kwassa]

8. "the community was first known as Screamersville"

Settled prior to 1818, the community was first known as Screamersville, due to the cry of wild animals that could be heard during the night.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linden,_Alabama