Teen Refuses to Apologize to Kansas Governor: Admirable or Stubborn?
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2011/11/28 14:00:00
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Emma Sullivan didn't think Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback would see her derisive tweet, but someone on his staff did. Now she's at the center of a real-life dispute with the governor. According to The Associated Press, Brownback's office contacted the school about the tweet, and the principal immediately ordered Sullivan to write an apology.
Sullivan refused.
Last week, the 18-year-old Shawnee Mission East senior tweeted, "Just made mean comments at gov. brownback and told him he sucked, in person #heblowsalot." Though she says she was joking about the "in person" part, she's not joking anymore. She told AP, "I would do it again ... I think it would be interesting to have a dialogue with [Brownback.] I don't know if he would do it or not though. And I don't know that he would listen to what I have to say."
Sullivan refused.
Last week, the 18-year-old Shawnee Mission East senior tweeted, "Just made mean comments at gov. brownback and told him he sucked, in person #heblowsalot." Though she says she was joking about the "in person" part, she's not joking anymore. She told AP, "I would do it again ... I think it would be interesting to have a dialogue with [Brownback.] I don't know if he would do it or not though. And I don't know that he would listen to what I have to say."
Top Opinion
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Rebel Uke 2011/11/28 05:52:14
Her comment was plain trash and out of line, because she made a false statement, and then backtracked.
Since her idiocy is protected by "free speech" and was not written on school property,
the principal should not have been involved.
It's a lot of hoop-de-doo about an ignorant high school student who lied when she made a derogatory comment about a governor, who should have ignored the pond scum remark!
Idiot, rude teenagers are better off avoided and not given a platform!
There is a thing out their Called the US Constitution. To have brought something like this is stupid of the Govner. It lookls like the Democrats are trying to furthur shrink our Freedom of Speech much like yelling fire in a croewded theathjer. So when was the last time that happened. The Democrayts are out dated.
And it was the principal of the school who demanded she apologize, not the Governor nor his staff.
However, the reason she called him names is because he revoked public funding for the arts throughout the state, something that seems very reasonable to me. In these harsh economic times, states must be lean and mean. The spoiled union members in Wisconsin were outraged that their Governor had the cajones to ask that they pay the same as people in the private sector, not unreasonable at all. Sorry, the arts doesn't warrant the priority at the taxpayer's expense. This little girl needs to learn that.
In the future he just doesn't to make to a toilet but some public place.
Obviously, this is a non-issue. I just didn't think it was portrayed accurately here.
Yes, I meant the girl.
I say Obama sucks all the time and I'm not apologizing....