This juvenile “columnist” was fired because she screwed over the people she quoted — you know, the ones she supposedly respects? That is the offense. She deceived them. They should be offended about that. As for the acerbic nature of the column, it was over the top and in my opinion ineffective, but I can still handle that.
Coletta probably overreacted by firing her, but I take him at his word that he did so because of her transgression, not because of her views. And yes, a more aware editor probably would have addressed that transgression up front. But I haven’t seen anything yet that tells me Coletta is insincere about his stated reasons for letting her go, or that he is just caving in to the P.C. pressure.
