From the desk of: ‘No S–t, Sherlock’ … Murdoch’s Post out to ‘destroy Obama’
Well there’s a surprise. And now, there’ll even be discovery! From Sam Stein at the Huffpo:
The New York Post editor fired after speaking out against a cartoon depicting the author of the president’s stimulus package as a dead chimpanzee has sued the paper. And as part of her complaint, Sandra Guzman levels some remarkable, embarrassing, and potentially damaging allegations.
Guzman has filed a complaint against News Corporation, the New York Post and the paper’s editor in chief Col Allan in the Southern District Court of New York, alleging harassment as well as “unlawful employment practices and retaliation.”
As part of the 38-page complaint, Guzman paints the Post newsroom as a male-dominated frat house and Allan in particular as sexist, offensive and domineering. Guzman alleges that she and others were routinely subjected to misogynistic behavior. She says that hiring practices at the paper — as well as her firing — were driven by racial prejudices rather than merit.
And she recounts the paper’s D.C. bureau chief stating that the publication’s goal was to “destroy [President] Barack Obama.”
There’s more on the sexual and racial harassment allegations in the story, and the 36-page complaint delves deeper into the Obama side of the equation. Per Politico:
Huffington Post has the 36-page complaint, which details instances of sexual harassment involving top editor Col Allan. While those charges will likely get the most attention, Guzman — who spoke up against a controversial Post cartoon earlier this year — claims that the paper is out to get Obama.
“The Post’s decision to publish the racist cartoon was part of a concerted effort at the Company to undermine President Obama’s authority and attack the first African-American President in this country’s history.”
Guzman also claims that D.C. bureau chief Charlie Hurt “and a high ranking journalist at the newspaper had confirmed to [her] that the Post had such a policy in place, telling her that the Post’s ‘goal is to destroy Barack Obama. We don’t want him to succeed.’” (Hurt didn’t respond to HuffPo.)
“This lawsuit has no merit and is based on charges that are groundless,” a Post spokesperson said in a statement to POLITICO. “As previously stated, Ms. Guzman’s position was eliminated when the section she edited was discontinued due to a decline in advertising sales.”
but the latest development, per Olbermann, is that Rupert Murdoch may be added as a defendant in the suit. And wouldn’t that be interesting. Meanwhile, in the other corner of Rupert’s empire, over at Faux News, the anchors appear to be trying to burnish their “fair and balanced” image (stop laughing!) … by “fact checking” Sarah Palin! Unfortunately, they’re also in the business of faking crowd sizes at the Washington D.C. rally/press conference held by the even crazier than Palin — Michelle “The Nanny” Bachman, and getting busted by a comedian. You win some…
Meanwhile, Murdoch and his team are working on a possible defense: Aussies are not at all racist …
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