'I raised my kids to be free thinkers,' says mom of Emma Sullivan
(NEWSER) - A Kansas teen who blasted her conservative governor in a tweet is refusing to apologize—even though she has been ordered to do so by her school. "Just made mean comments at Gov. Brownback and told him he sucked, in person #heblowsalot," Emma Sullivan, 18, tweeted to pals during a speech by Gov. Sam Brownback at a Youth in Government event. In fact, she didn't diss him to his face, but was "just joking" with friends, she explained later. However, Brownback's aides, who monitor tweets about their guy, complained to Sullivan's school, reports the Kansas City Star . But Emma is defying her principal's orders to write a letter of apology. "I would do it again," the self-described liberal told AP . "I've decided not to write the letter but I hope this opens the door for average citizens to voice their opinion and to be heard," she tweeted. More»
