Arrr, the scurvy dogs at USA Today be sneaky, deletin' the GOP senator's blather without a word!
2024-05-24
Arrr, mateys! 'Tis said that them scurvy dogs at the USA Today Network be removin' an op-ed by Sen. John Kennedy o' Louisiana about them transgender athletes. Looks like they be walkin' the plank for speakin' their minds! Aye, me hearties!
In a scurvy tale fit for the high seas, it be revealed that several Louisiana newspapers under the USA Today flag quietly scrubbed an op-ed from Sen. John Kennedy, a salty dog from Louisiana, without a whisper to the man himself. The scallywags at Gannett be claimin' that Kennedy's words were too hot to handle, full of fire and brimstone that didn't meet their lofty standards.The vice president of standards and ethics at Gannett, Michael McCarter, defended the decision, sayin' that Kennedy's missive didn't pass their sniff test for respect. Aye, the editorial team walked the plank and removed the column from their site, givin' Kennedy a chance to scrub his words clean to their liking.Kennedy, not one to back down from a fight, accused the USA Today Network of playin' judge and jury over his words, claimin' they be actin' like the speech police. The rogue senator argued that folks should be free to speak their minds, even if it ruffles some feathers.The op-ed in question asked whether transgender inclusion be more important than women's sports, arguin' that biological differences between the sexes make it an unfair match. Kennedy's words may have hit a nerve, but he stood firm in his beliefs, callin' for fair reporting of both sides of the tale. In the end, Gannett's treatment of Kennedy's words be in stark contrast to how they handled another op-ed from Stacey Abrams, showin' that even in the world of media, fairness be as rare as a mermaid's tear in a bottle.