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Columnist Bates quits weekly
BatesLine —
... wrote a weekly column for The Reporter , a weekly paper based in the southwest suburbs of Chicago. As for his political philosophy, this other Michael Bates outflanks me: "As a lad, Mike distributed Goldwater campaign literature and since then has steadily moved further to the Right." Bates quit in protest over the headline placed over his January 22 column . He gave the column, a counterpoint to the inauguration-induced Obamamania, the title, " ...
Paper Editor Alters Column To Say Writer is ‘Bitter Conservative’ That ‘Can’t Wish US Well’
Stop The ACLU —
... conservative. Worse, there is no way that the reader could be aware that this headline and the added subhead wasn’t something that the writer wanted included in his column. To the casual reader, it looked as if Bates was calling himself a bitter conservative that wants the U.S. to fail! What else can be said here? This editor, in print, without previously alerting the columnist, attacked his own employee , making him look as bad as possible. Needless to say, columnist Bates has quit his job of over 20 years at The Reporter for being so badly treated. Who can blame him? ...
