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Protesters want Newsday editor fired over "Mallard Fillmore" cartoon
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What about the issue touched on in the cartoon?
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Algerco Algerco
11/20/2009 10:58:03 AM
Shouldn't we have a serious discussion of the issue? Does hate crime legislation punish thought, not action? Matthew Shepard's killers were sent...
Shouldn't we have a serious discussion of the issue? Does hate crime legislation punish thought, not action? Matthew Shepard's killers were sentenced to life in a state with no hate crime legislation. James Byrd's killers were put to death in Texas, but not under a hate crime law. They were all punished for their actions. And Newsday is suggestion that political cartoons should never offend? What does that mean? For an interesting analysis: http://www.prorev.com/free.htm
Bruce Tinsley's real problem
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Corey Pein
11/19/2009 11:56:05 AM
A week after the anniversary? Seems like a stretch. It's always a week after the anniversary of something awful. Problem isn't just that Mallard...
A week after the anniversary? Seems like a stretch. It's always a week after the anniversary of something awful. Problem isn't just that Mallard Fillmore is insensitive, it's that the strip isn't funny. Tinsley found a market with editors desperate to "balance" Doonesbury.
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