Charleston Daily Mail fires writer who called Michael Brown an animal that was put down
Source: JimRomenesko.com
Charleston Daily Mail has fired Don Surber over his blog post calling Michael Brown an “animal” that was put down.
Editor and publisher Brad McElhinny says of his dismissed staffer:
It’s his own blog, but still, he’s known as a Daily Mail editorial columnist and many readers seemed to perceive the views stated to reflect on the Daily Mail’s editorial policy.
They don’t. And this newspaper is working to rebuild the community’s trust.
Read more: http://jimromenesko.com/2014/10/30/charleston-daily-mail-fires-editorial-writer-who-called-michael-brown-an-animal-that-was-put-down/
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He/she should have went first.
have more faith that people understand and definitely agree with you. Just be careful with wording. You can offend some people here very easily with ANY type of truth. To be effective for the ones who need it, wording is everything. I had to learn that here. Not dilute the message, that only helps the offenders feel justified, just words that are carefully chosen. Use language against them.
many millions of people simply cannot stomach the objectionable racism and bigotry that came out in the open in 2008. Yet it was not unexpected by me. Been fighting these idiotic and ignorant type of people for 51 years. Been demanding my human dignity for the same. I will keep fighting. I hope you do also. Actually with your passion for what is right, you're a cue ball knocking the hell out of ignorance and stupidity as exhibited by the open and not so open racists and bigots. They won't realize it till you run the table. One of my favorite games. 
I love to play the game.
Wanna hear funny story? The best I ever played I was living in Jackson Hole, WY running whitewater raft trips down the Snake River, well mostly driving the bus but I got a few trips in 
and down the road was a beer and wine bar with several tables.
One night I was tending bar as we kind of took turns back then, in this place called Hoback Junction
http://www.jacksonholenet.com/nearby_towns/hoback_junction.php
and I happened to have, how do we say, smoked a joint before I played, and I ran the table on challenger after challenger.
I have not done it since, something about the stars aligning that night, I bet the pot helped.
I bet you're right. Keep on keepin' on.thanks for the info.
As stated in a couple of other posts,it was Subers own blog.Therefore no editor can touch
the jerks thoughts/posts.Stay cool.
Glad you're here! Must say I'm intrigued by your screen name...
When vulgar speech like this pops up in the public domain, I am reminded of my Mother's saying that "foolish names and foolish faces always show up in public places." As a Buddhist, more and more, I don't get angry and outraged by such hateful speech. Rather it simply strikes me as vulgar. "Vulgar" was not a word that used to occur to me very often, if at all. But now, I find myself regarding so much of what I hear from the RWers as simply "vulgar." More importantly, I am reminded to reflect on the Buddhist precepts of "Right Speech." And so I share some excepts about Right Speech written Beth Roth from tricycle.com
The Buddha was unequivocal about the importance of how we employ our human capacity for speech and verbal interaction. Right Speech, also called Wise Speech or Virtuous Speech, is speech that gives rise to peace and happiness in oneself and others. The word “Right” is not a moral judgment to be contrasted with bad or wrong, but means “leading to happiness for oneself and others.
The Buddha was precise in his description of Right Speech. He defined it as “abstinence from false speech, abstinence from malicious speech, abstinence from harsh speech, and abstinence from idle chatter.” In the vernacular this means not lying, not using speech in ways that create discord among people, not using swear words or a cynical, hostile or raised tone of voice, and not engaging in gossip. Re-framed in the positive, these guidelines urge us to say only what is true, to speak in ways that promote harmony among people, to use a tone of voice that is pleasing, kind, and gentle, and to speak mindfully in order that our speech is useful and purposeful.
Right Speech is a mindfulness practice. By undertaking this practice, we commit to greater awareness of our body, mind, and emotions. Mindfulness makes it possible to recognize what we are about to say before we say it, and thus offers us the freedom to choose when to speak, what to say, and how to say it. With mindfulness, we see that the heart is the ground from which our speech grows. We learn to restrain our speech in moments of anger, hostility, or confusion, and over time, to train the heart to more frequently incline towards wholesome states such as love, kindness and empathy. From these heart states Right Speech naturally arises.
