Fired NY Post Editor: The Post's main goal was to "destroy Obama"

[marmar]

from HuffPost:




NEW YORK POST LAWSUIT: Shocking Allegations Made By Fired Employee Sandra Guzman
First Posted: 11-10-09 11:49 AM | Updated: 11-10-09 04:53 PM

by Sam Stein:


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."

The most outrageous charges, however, involve Allan. According to the complaint:

"On one occasion when Ms. Guzman and three female employees of the Post were sharing drinks at an after-work function. Defendant Allan approached the group of women, pulled out his blackberry and asked them 'What do you think of this?' On his blackberry was a picture of a naked man lewdly and openly displaying his penis. When Ms. Guzman and the other female employees expressed their shock and disgust at being made to view the picture, Defendant Allan just smirked... No investigation was ever conducted and the Company failed to take any steps to address her complaints." ........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/10/shocking-allegations-levi_n_352314.html

[Cirque du So-What]

1. I hope Ms. Guzman ends up owning the NY Post!

Those racist, misogynistic pricks deserve everything that's headed their way.

[DearAbby]

2. K&R

[underpants]

3. “(Getting the truth in the New York Post has been as) difficult as finding a good hamburger in Alban

http://thinkexist.com/quotes/paul_newman/2.html

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. Be still, my heart.....

Damn, that's a fine picture.

[PSzymeczek]

6. I miss him.

He was as gorgeous on the inside as he was on the outside. And damn, he was gorgeous on the outside!

[sabrina 1]

4. Rupert Murdoch owns that rag.

He has to fund it himself as its readership is so low.

Hardly surprising to read what kind of people he employs. He always manages to find the scum of the earth to work for him.

The day that monster was allowed into this country to buy up our media was a bad day for the US. Moon and Murdoch. Too lunatics who have caused incalculable harm to this country with their far right propaganda machines.

I hope she wipes that rag off the face of the earth, no one reads it anyhow ~

[rury]

7. What reasonable and intellectually honest person

is surprised that this racist rag would want to destroy President Obama?
Of course we won't let them do it!

[TheEuclideanOne]

8. In Allan's defense

Who hasn't shown a group of women a picture of your penis to try to pick them up? I would be against it, if not for the high success rate.

[TomCADem]

9. I Wonder Whether There Are Ties To Roger Ailes

It would be nice to see a direct link between all of Murdoch's properties in terms of coordinating RW talking points.

[Cali_Democrat]

10. Captain Obvious comes to mind

[Swagman]

11. Col Allan has form...he tried to destroy the Australian PM as well

took PM Kevin Rudd to a New York strip club when he was drunk and a diplomat but a potential politician. Like a honey-trap. These people are evil