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Kansas Teen Won’t Apologize for Insulting Tweet About Sam Brownback During School Trip

Kansas Teen Tells Sam Brownback He Sucks on Twitter

(The Blaze/AP) A Kansas teenager who wrote a disparaging tweet about Gov. Sam Brownback is rejecting her high school principal’s demand that she apologize.

Emma Sullivan told The Associated Press on Sunday that she‘s not sorry and an apology letter wouldn’t be sincere.

The Shawnee Mission East senior was in Topeka last week when she sent a tweet from the back of a crowd of students listening to Brownback. It read: “Just made mean comments at gov. brownback and told him he sucked, in person #heblowsalot.”

She actually made no such comment. But Brownback’s office saw her post, and she was called into the principal’s office. Her apology is due Monday. NBC Action News on the Topeka Tweeter:

Sullivan has received a wave of support, with many saying she shouldn’t have been targeted. Her Twitter account now boasts 3,000 followers.

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  • gvblaze
    Posted on November 27, 2011 at 9:11pm

    There is this thing known as The Constitution. It lists certain rights. One is “of the press”. Screw them! They pull something like that on me and I’ll broadcast it to the world. How dare they demand an apology! I hope she holds tight to her position and, in fact, if it were me, I’d use the attention to spew more of the same. They have no right to curtail her speech. He Emma! Tell them to “Pack It In” in a way that seems appropriate.

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    • TEXASGRANNY73
      Posted on November 28, 2011 at 1:49am

      She sure can say what she likes including lying. Want to see a good one with a lot of spewing? Austin Alamo Drafthouse. Young lady is removed from theater for texting and calls back with voice mail spewing as you call it a lot. Just google. A little cursing spew. Rather a lot. Fifteen minutes of fame or a lifetime. Had to see it again myself it is that good. Freedom of speech. Yes!! Good night.

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    • JohnofOregon
      Posted on November 28, 2011 at 2:32am

      bigger government equals less freedom. When stuff like this was pulled when i was a teen, first nobody important went through our stuff to find it. We had rights. If a note or something was found it certainly didn’t become front page news. Who in the hell are the noodle brains advising this governor. Tweets are the same as personal papers. You also have to monitor them. why are school officials monitoring them and how is it being paid for.

      This will just be another teen getting a lesson on liberty. Thats good because she will grow up with conservative views. Not the faux conservative views of the governor.

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    • claymoremacm
      Posted on November 28, 2011 at 3:35am

      Go Emma Go! twitter about Obama next you will rake in millions

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    • loriann12
      Posted on November 28, 2011 at 7:26am

      It’s the double standard. If you tweet about a Democrat or this President (bush doesn’t count), you’ll have secret service all over you. Remember the teen who put something about Obama on his facebook page? Arrested and questioned without his parents there.

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    • CatholiConservative
      Posted on November 28, 2011 at 7:40am

      I am curious as to the story behind the tweet though

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    • JRook
      Posted on November 28, 2011 at 11:08am

      Ok perhaps we have given this girl her 15 mins. of fame. Let’s not produce another Palin, please.

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    • Callie369
      Posted on November 28, 2011 at 1:58pm

      Right! I called Brownback some scuzze names when he ran for president. I thought he was a totally worthless jerk!

      GO EMMA! Free speech is your right as a citizen of the U.S. Maybe the folks at your school should check out the constitution. More union dumbocrats in control!!!!

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    • Clive
      Posted on November 28, 2011 at 2:58pm

      loriann12,
      double standard? don’t be a ret@rd. and quit with the crybaby victimhood, it makes the GOP look weak. search twitter for obama, or pelosi, or any other dem, and you can see plenty of insults hurled their way. freedom of speech period, if she thinks he $ucks, she can say so.

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    • The10thAmendment
      Posted on November 28, 2011 at 3:15pm

      I don’t care what her political trim is. It does not matter, and she should not have to apologize to any public servant, or anyone else for what she believes.

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    • frodis
      Posted on November 28, 2011 at 10:12pm

      I think the girl is an ignorant idiot. She acts like a child. Kinda embarrassing to be acting like this since you think your and adult. Grow up, GET A LIFE. The fact you were “texting” stupid gibberish like this just proves your age since your trying to “act” older than your are. Did you go scream and giggle with your friends in the bathroom too? Please. Why this is news is beyond me.

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  • 408 CheyTac
    Posted on November 27, 2011 at 9:06pm

    Hard to tell who is the bigger twitt, the girl, or the gov. Wait, no it’s not. the gov is the fool. Good grief, a governor is “offended” by the comments of a HS student, and then has his staff make a big deal out of it? LOOSER.

    As far as her comment goes, it seems to fit all the criteria to be protected under 1st amendment. In the end, the speech we must protect most, is that speech that offends most.

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    • dontbotherme
      Posted on November 27, 2011 at 9:51pm

      408- The Governor is not the one who issued the complaint about this little girl’s inappropriate behavior on a school outing. The school did. I choose to refer to her as a little girl because she is acting like one. She has no manners or respect for others.

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    • Modawg734Blue
      Posted on November 27, 2011 at 11:04pm

      Dontbother, In case you didn‘t catch it the Governor’s office initiated the schools response. Yes, her comments were immature, but, right or wrong she does have the right to voice her opinion. My question is which is supposed to be the “mature party?” Leave the kid alone, at least she has an opinion.

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    • Walkabout
      Posted on November 27, 2011 at 11:50pm

      Modawg734Blue

      She has a right to say it.

      To have no opinion when one is needed is a criminal (not prosecutable nor should it be but criminal)

      To have a crappy opinion that you pull out your $$ is the same.

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    • John 3:16
      Posted on November 28, 2011 at 7:38am

      Our Constitution does not require “RESPECT” IT does require FREEDOM of speech. You don’t just get respect because you are you and you are special, you earn it. Brownback and the school officials are TWITS period!!!!

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  • TommyGuns
    Posted on November 27, 2011 at 9:00pm

    For those of you who would censor this young woman’s speech because it was disrespectful of the Governor, have you asked yourself what the hell they were doing checking on the contents of the tweet in the first place?

    Isn’t the essence of free speech that you can freely express yourself, even if what you say is unpopular? We have generations of men and women who have given their lives to defend that right. If you would deny that right to someone because you don’t like the content, wouldn’t that cheapen those sacrifices?

    If we are to censor speech that we find distasteful, aren’t you going down a slippery slope to having the government come out with guidelines as to what constitutes protected speech?

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    • BuckeyeWithA45
      Posted on November 28, 2011 at 5:50am

      I may not agree with what you say but I will fight to the death for your right to say it.
      Voltaire

      The essence of free speach.

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    • Tea Party Animal
      Posted on November 28, 2011 at 11:24am

      Unless you didn’t know, tweets are public…no one “checked her tweets”

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  • mrsalvage2
    Posted on November 27, 2011 at 8:45pm

    Strange how Brownback’s Girly-man thin-skinned Machine’s actions proved her tweet like a prophecy, and made her comment broader in scope of exposure than had she actually said it.

    Hm…

    Yes that is a pretty litle head of mush. She just has a big heart for now.

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  • Dr. Joel Fleischman
    Posted on November 27, 2011 at 8:40pm

    no question on who she’s voting for in 2012.

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  • macpappy
    Posted on November 27, 2011 at 8:25pm

    Boy, our public schools are really producing are they not? He sucks alot? I guess the little lady does not have much of a vocabulary.

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    • calijohn
      Posted on November 27, 2011 at 9:28pm

      you need to get current on rules of punctuation.

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    • SouthSideLib
      Posted on November 27, 2011 at 9:37pm

      Also, I think you mean a lot, not alot, which isn’t a word.

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    • Chuck Stein
      Posted on November 28, 2011 at 12:01am

      Shawnee Mission is probably the richest part of Kansas. Their students are notoriusly liberal and dim-witted, too. Case in point: many years ago, they had a “Peace Day” at the school. They used lime to make a “peace sign” in the grass on a hill. Problem: their “peace sign” was actually a Mercedes-Benz logo. When the error was pointed out, they had a “Mercedes-Benz Day” the following day. The parking lot was FULL of Mercedes-Benz cars. So, while rich, left-wing & stupid, they DO have a sense of humor. Maybe Gov. Brownback’s folks could pick up on some of that humor and stop trying to enforce a speech code.

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  • Dougral Supports Israel
    Posted on November 27, 2011 at 8:22pm

    “Her Twitter account now boasts 3,000 followers.”

    I wonder if one of her followers is Anthony Weiner.

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  • Dougral Supports Israel
    Posted on November 27, 2011 at 8:21pm

    I don’t believe she should apologize if she said what she meant to say. The school should have nothing to say about her words and their only reason to discipline her should be if she broke a school rule by tweeting during a school event. If that’s the case then it should be a punishment directed at the tweeting and not what was tweeted. She is 18, legally an adult and now subject to whatever consequences come from her words. That said, I don’t think her comment had any substance. I hope that someday she learns the difference between empty words and a reasoned and reasonably stated opinion.

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    • TommyGuns
      Posted on November 27, 2011 at 8:43pm

      My sentiments exactly. Asking or coercing her into an apology denies her right to free speech. She is entitled to her opinion. If there is a penalty to be imposed, it should be for the tweeting, not the tweet.

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    • marinedad3
      Posted on November 27, 2011 at 10:51pm

      Freedoms, like a lot of things, require training to use them properly, anyone here would think it insane to put her behind the wheel of a car without teaching her to drive, why should Freedom of speech be any different? If you want anything and all things that a certain person wants to say to be considered as freedom of speech I could simply hold the letter B key down on my keyboard, reboot at the end of my allotted words, and repeat, effectively preventing any type of meaningful discussion and blocking all of you from posting your thoughts. Free speech, to be meaningful, includes the responsibility of saying something worthwhile that will add to the discussion, not resorting to vulgar name calling, which, in the end, weakens our republic.. The principal is trying to teach his student the proper, and constructive us of her freedom so she can contribute, not tell her what to think!

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  • abbygirl1994
    Posted on November 27, 2011 at 8:19pm

    Brownback is a rrogant peice of work.. get over it dude.. you just proved you do suck by acting like you are a God.. God help us we are losing our freedom of speech!

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    • dontbotherme
      Posted on November 27, 2011 at 9:57pm

      Abbygirl- As stated yesterday, the complaint was made by the school for this girl’s inappropriate behavior at a school outing. As an aside, were you drinking when you posted your comment?

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    • LibertarianForLife
      Posted on November 27, 2011 at 11:48pm

      dontbotherme, can you read, whatsoever? Not one article has expressed anything of the sort you foolish person. The governor’s office is the one making the fuss, pay attenion.

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  • LeadNotFollow
    Posted on November 27, 2011 at 8:09pm

    Looks as if we’ve already lost our freedom of speech in America.

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  • ares338
    Posted on November 27, 2011 at 8:09pm

    It’s a teenager…..it never does anything anyone wants it to!

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    • TEXASGRANNY73
      Posted on November 27, 2011 at 8:37pm

      No kidding. Even old grannies were teenagers once although no one sees that and my mom wished me 3 times the grief but I can never recall lying–lying wasn’t allowed no time no how no way. But it as you say never does anything you want it to is befitting.

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  • brickmoon
    Posted on November 27, 2011 at 8:09pm

    Sure, she has a right to stand up for her right to make an insult (a lie, at that).

    And for that, she picks up 3,000 Twitter followers? I hope they get their money’s worth. I’m proud to have but a handful of Twitter and YouTube followers.

    “He blows a lot”?

    It’s that kind of thoughtful, insightful commentary that will likely land her a gig at MSNBC or Current TV.

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    • orionreplay6607
      Posted on November 28, 2011 at 5:40am

      Think they are waiting for nudie pics which will invariably come out as she gets enamored with having so many followers. Once the fervor dies down, she’ll need to do something to keep those followers.

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  • 82dAirborne
    Posted on November 27, 2011 at 7:51pm

    It would seem that she is a twit and a liar. BUT in this country you have every right to be an idiot and say most anything you care to.

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  • Secessionista
    Posted on November 27, 2011 at 7:49pm

    And another thing – someone needs to investigate a stalking charge against the governor and the principal. Hunting down kid’s tweets is an invasion of privacy, and creepy at best.

    Maybe Obummer can call a beer summit… And then pivot back to jobs.

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    • BubbaCoop
      Posted on November 27, 2011 at 7:59pm

      “ someone needs to investigate a stalking charge against the governor and the principal”

      I guess you’re not aware that people can subscribe to lists that email links when they mention certain words or phrases. I‘m sure that’s all the office has done. Used to be called a news clipping service. Now you can do it on Google for free.

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    • mdalton_5117
      Posted on November 28, 2011 at 12:53am

      Jobs passed away.

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  • neckcarjim
    Posted on November 27, 2011 at 7:48pm

    Why should she apoligize. I won’t apoligize for my comment about Obama.

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    • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
      Posted on November 27, 2011 at 7:57pm

      I have to agree with you there; I will never apologize to Mr Obama for my freedom to express myself as I see fit, as should no one elses rights be infringed upon so long as they do not become open threats or intimidation, etc. There is a line that cannot be crossed, like many of the OWS bands of protesters have done in calling for rebellion and murder.

      The crux of the matter is though, why is a teen girl in school being hunted down by the governors own staff members? What is up with this?

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    • TEXASGRANNY73
      Posted on November 27, 2011 at 8:23pm

      @NCJ Ok, did you tell everyone you told Obama to his face He Sucks? She said she made that up. Still it seems the governor’s office should have let it slide. Even a lie is free speech unless it is fraud. Just makes her look silly (my opinion) but even silly has it’s place.

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    • NOT A CRAZY
      Posted on November 27, 2011 at 8:34pm

      Ditto! I would not apologize either. B.O. sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    • 82dAirborne
      Posted on November 27, 2011 at 8:53pm

      I would happily tell Mr. Obama what I think of him if we were ever face to face. My words would be more colorful however. Not threatening but certainly truthful. I am unable to use that language on this site.

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    • Clive
      Posted on November 28, 2011 at 3:09pm

      agree with you snow leopard, when you think about how the senator has someone searching twitter to see what people are saying about them, and then demanding apologies, its creepy.

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  • tromso
    Posted on November 27, 2011 at 7:46pm

    So, the governor or one of his minions called the kids high school principle? How lame is that? What kind of nazi outfit do they run down there? Seriously. And at least the kid is honest, if the apology wouldn’t be sincere, why fake it?

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  • blaaaaackwoman
    Posted on November 27, 2011 at 7:45pm

    Bravo bravo! It’s political correctness that will allow the Muslims to take control of the entire earth and destroy human consciousness forever..

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  • Secessionista
    Posted on November 27, 2011 at 7:45pm

    It doesn’t matter how good the governor is, or what party he is from, this girl has a right to speak her mind freely, and the principal of this school is just a nazi wannabe. He or she needs to feel the weight of the american people in her email box and in her regular mail box once she suspends this girl. It is up to the girl’s daddy to take her cell phone away for a week as a punishment.

    This world has gone nuts, and public schools have officially passed the barrier into nazi land. NO ONE should send their kids to public school. And if you see someone taking their kids to public school, you should call CPS immediately!

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  • YepImaConservative
    Posted on November 27, 2011 at 7:45pm

    And all that support from nitwitted adults and peers just propogates a lack of respect in children towards people in general… not just politicians. The only thing she will learn fom this incident is that she can call YOU whatever she wants from here on in. This might motivate her to go beyond tweeting to getting in your face at college, or on the job. Good luck with that mentality.

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  • decendentof56
    Posted on November 27, 2011 at 7:42pm

    Is that a Univ of Arkansas sweat? Looks like another little socialist in the making. Just wait till the left-wing Prof’s get hold of her!

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  • lukerw
    Posted on November 27, 2011 at 7:42pm

    In America… there is Free Speech… and everyone is entitled to an Opinion!

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    • snooop1e
      Posted on November 27, 2011 at 7:48pm

      She said that she did/said something that she didn’t say/do. Lieing is lieing, has nothing to do with free speech or her opinion. She can tweet that Brownback “sucks” but saying that she said that to his face when she didn’t is lieing…..

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    • LeeroyJenkins
      Posted on November 27, 2011 at 7:59pm

      @snoop1e lying is lieng thanks

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    • Locked
      Posted on November 27, 2011 at 8:36pm

      “She said that she did/said something that she didn’t say/do. Lieing is lieing, has nothing to do with free speech or her opinion. She can tweet that Brownback “sucks” but saying that she said that to his face when she didn’t is lieing…..”

      Before using your freedom of speech, I humbly recommend that you learn how to do so properly.

      PS: Lying is lying.
      PPS: Lying is protected by the first amendment, providing it doesn’t cause harm (libel/slander).

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  • 4GODUSAANDISRAEL
    Posted on November 27, 2011 at 7:41pm

    there’s human life in Kansas? It’s her right to state how she feels, however, she did lie about actually saying those things to the gov. she‘s a lying dink who’s going to get 15 minutes of airtime to flip her little ponytail on tv and tell how “the man” is trying to keep her down even though she’s the one who tried to fabricate a lie. Idiot

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    • 4GODUSAANDISRAEL
      Posted on November 27, 2011 at 8:32pm

      I didn’t know that d i n k was an editable offense on the blaze

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    • lodgerat
      Posted on November 27, 2011 at 10:28pm

      I was edited for writing the word h-o-m-o. The person I was talking about was gay. There for he was one.

      Report Post » lodgerat  
    • Chet Hempstead
      Posted on November 28, 2011 at 2:59am

      lodgerat
      You are allowed to write therefore. You don’t need to change the spelling and put a space in to get that past the censors.

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  • destrecht
    Posted on November 27, 2011 at 7:37pm

    Sam Brownback’s the best governor I can remember having. That being said, I don’t like the idea of this girl being harassed over this. I want the ability to do the same if we over get some horrid waste of human skin like Sebilius here again.

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    • CynicalPatriot
      Posted on November 27, 2011 at 8:20pm

      I don’t live in Kansas and I know nothing about his performance as a governor, but I remember he was one of the more liberal RINOs when he was a senator. Back then, he sucked a lot.

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  • Got2bRoni
    Posted on November 27, 2011 at 7:37pm

    Lol. What? Am I back in a communist media controlled country? I thought I lived in the USA?

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  • texasfarmer
    Posted on November 27, 2011 at 7:36pm

    A pretty little head of mush.

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