The Pussy Pages
Hire this kid -- Acton H. Gorton -- to edit your newspaper. Unlike so many editors, he ran the Jyllands Posten cartoons -- as he should have, because they're news -- and got supended, then fired for doing it:
Acton H. Gorton was suspended, with pay, from The Daily Illini days after the Feb. 9 publication of the cartoons, which sparked Muslim protests around the world after they first appeared in a Danish newspaper.At the time, Daily Illini publishers said the action was taken against Gorton not for publishing the cartoons, but for failing to discuss it with others in the newsroom first.
The Illini Media Co. board of directors, which comprises students and faculty, voted unanimously to fire the editor after a review "found that Gorton violated Daily Illini policies about thoughtful discussion of and preparation for the publication of inflammatory material," according to a statement.
Gorton has said he sought out advice from The Daily Illini's former editor-in-chief and others before deciding to run the cartoons. He has said that accusations he tried to hide his decision were wrong.
On Tuesday, he called his firing a blow against free speech on college campuses.
Unfortunately, Acton, they're looking a lot more like the rest of the world every day.
Acton deserves more than just a good job. He deserves a good blowjob. What a great kid.
Lena at March 15, 2006 12:05 PM
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