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.

"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."