Newspaper chain votes to drop Doonesbury (Continental - 38 papers)

[scottxyz]

The Continental newspaper chain, consisting of 38 newspapers located predominantly in the Southeast, has voted to drop the Doonesbury comic strip.

"It was not a political statement of any kind," Continental Features President Van Wilkerson {said}. "I personally don't have an opinion about 'Doonesbury' one way or another."

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000581723

[nosmokes]

1. "It was not a political statement of any kind," and * is the

peace president.

[scottxyz]

7. I was going to say "Queen of Romania"

Apologies to Dorothy Parker.

[JohnnyRingo]

2. I wonder if "Mallard Filmore" is featured in their rag

...Wouldn't surprise me.

[against all enemies]

3. Replacing it with "George Bush Superman"

With a red W on his chest, our hero saves America from the Constitution. Is every one south of the Mason Dixon line a dick? Can't have a cartoon with injured soldiers, they don't exist in the world of W.

[opihimoimoi]

4. The Pubs invite retaliation with suppressive shit like this....

[wickerwoman]

5. They aren't the first to try it.

The last newspaper that dropped Doonesbury was the subject of an enormous letter writing campaign and they had to reinstate it.

It doesn't matter much to me. Print newspapers are dinosaurs anyway and I can get all the Doonesbury I want online.

On edit: hey, my Mark of the Beast post is in defense of Doonesbury. Sweet.

[Guaranteed]

6. Kick nt