a:3:{s:16:"field_story_body";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:1033:"<span style="font-size: larger;">It has always been my understanding that an &ldquo;op-ed&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.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: larger;">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 i.e., the progressive politicians.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: larger;">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:</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/16187-tennessee-newspaper-editor-fired-for-op-ed-critical-of-obama"><span style="font-size: larger;">http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/16187-tennessee-newspaper-editor-fired-for-op-ed-critical-of-obama</span></a><br />";s:6:"format";s:1:"2";}}s:17:"field_story_image";a:1:{i:0;a:10:{s:3:"fid";s:4:"3426";s:4:"list";s:1:"1";s:4:"data";a:3:{s:11:"description";s:0:"";s:3:"alt";s:0:"";s:5:"title";s:0:"";}s:3:"uid";s:1:"1";s:8:"filename";s:9:"nouse.jpg";s:8:"filepath";s:36:"sites/default/files/images/nouse.jpg";s:8:"filemime";s:10:"image/jpeg";s:8:"filesize";s:4:"6164";s:6:"status";s:1:"1";s:9:"timestamp";s:10:"1375795067";}}s:12:"field_weight";a:1:{i:0;a:1:{s:5:"value";N;}}}