Help the editor who wrote: "Taser This.... Fuck Bush!" editorial

[flowomo]

they have a poll up on the Rocky Mountain News website about whether he should be fired. The "yes" votes are winning big.

http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2007/sep/25/300-csu-urge-firing-editor-over-anti-bush-profanit/

[babylonsister]

1. Gladly - done! And Rec'd! Here's a video of

the same young man two years ago-David McSwane (I think they're the same):

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=385&topic_id=56843

[Cha]

9. They are..

Amazing young activist!

[Richardo]

2. You won't like my answer.

But don't worry - I don't do internet polls.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

3. Why not?

[Richardo]

8. Because I would support his being fired

Not for the sentiment, mind you, but for expressing it in such a juvenile, attention whore manner. Not really qualified to be an editor, in my opinion.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

12. Well that strikes me as rather juvenile.

But I won't support you losing your job.

[Richardo]

13. Thanks

:patriot:

But I demonstrate my qualifications for my job everyday, in exactly the way he didn't.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

18. I disagree.

I think you're totally unqualified for whatever it is that you do.

[Richardo]

19. Well you would be wrong.

Probably not the first time.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

20. Well then that makes two of us.

[Kelly Rupert]

21. You're both wrong?

It's a logical paradox! :crazy:

[FARAFIELD]

23. I agree

I was a student editor myself and we covered a quite explosive story at the time and found a way to actually say something without resorting to saying FUCK, the bad part is it looks like its supporting the Prez, but its not its just not the way that editors should be expressing themselves in public. Id cringe if i was this persons High School Journalism teacher.

[mark414]

25. it's a college newspaper fer chrissakes

not the new york times or anything

god forbid somebody uses a dirty word in public, to express the sentiment that a great many people around the entire world are feeling

[Richardo]

26. You don't need to be an editor to do that...you only need a Sharpie and a blank wall.

...let a more serious journalism student have the job.

[Fierce]

4. No thanks.

His writing is crap.

[Kelly Rupert]

5. It was a stupid editorial,

utterly devoid of any journalistic integrity. Out of respect for the OP, I refrained from voting.

[SacredCow]

10. Have to agree....

I'll pass on this one.

[Cha]

6. I voted but if David McSwane gets

fired then a big ol window of another opportunity will, no doubt, open for him!

Yes 83% 660 votes
No 16% 134 votes
794 total votes

[AX10]

16. True.

[Rocknrule]

7. I signed a petition opposing his firing today

[Cha]

11. So you're there in Colorado?

Sweet!

[mbperrin]

14. Done and done! After all, if Big Dick cheney can tell

a senator to go fuck himself, then it certainly is acceptable, because neither Big Dick nor Little Bush (yeah, he's a major league asshole) would commit a social faux pas, right?

[Enrique]

15. imagine all the talented students that could hold that job

something fucked up about the system that this guy got it.

[me b zola]

17. done

the result of the poll is alarming.

[Senator]

22. K&R&D

[Joanne98]

24. 78% yes KEEP GOING!