ROSWELL, Ga., May 21 (UPI) -- A Georgia newspaper publisher says he won't be intimidated by the outcry over an illustration showing Barack Obama in the cross hairs of a sniper rifle.
The weekly Roswell Beacon itself became a target of the political blogosphere over the cover art on a story about threats against Obama made by white supremacist groups.
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"Good, bad or ugly, we tell the truth," publisher John Fredricks told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Wednesday.
The May 15 article was spotted by bloggers who encouraged readers to complain to the Beacon and to its advertisers. Fredricks denounced the move as "liberal blogger thuggery."