 telling the truth may get you fired  it has always been my understanding that an ldquo oped rdquo piece was an opinion and that the news media should always present opinions from all sides of the political spectrum to allow for discussion and an honest dialog but in our day and age any opinions that are not of the progressive ilk are suppressed by the main stream media to gain approval and favor from those in power ie the progressive politicians to see the latest suppression of opinions other than those that meet the ldquo acceptable standards rdquo set by the liberal left media click on the following link  http wwwthenewamericancom usnews item 16187tennesseenewspapereditorfiredforopedcriticalo 