Pacifist Patriot
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Wed Mar-01-06 09:47 AM
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The final Death Knell of a free press |
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will be the suppression of political cartoons. Keep your eye on the editorial cartoonists. They are our last bastion of free expression in the press. More than any other group in the media, they have done the best job of shining a light on the malfeasance of the Bush administration.
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Wed Mar-01-06 09:49 AM
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Is this in reference to the Danish Cartoons? Or is this just a generalized statement (in which case I somewhat agree)? Bryant Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com
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Arkansas Granny
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Wed Mar-01-06 09:53 AM
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2. First they came for the Danish and I did not speak out. . . . |
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Once they get their foot in the door, they will take it as far as they can.
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Pacifist Patriot
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Wed Mar-01-06 09:53 AM
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3. Just a general statement... |
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Bad me, the Danish cartoons didn't even enter my consciousness when I wrote this.
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LiberalEsto
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Wed Mar-01-06 09:54 AM
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4. The WaPo announced Boondocks is ending |
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Just this morning I read in the Washington Post that Aaron McGruder, the creator of the "Boondocks" comic strip, will stop doing the strip in a couple of weeks.
It's supposed to be a creative sabbatical like the ones taken by Gary Larsen - "The Far Side" - and the guy who draws "Opus" and used to do "Bloom County."
I hope this is what the artist says it is, and not the result of political pressure.
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Wed Mar-01-06 09:59 AM
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I didn't see "Tom the Dancing Bug" in last Friday's (February 24) WaPo "Weekend" magazine. What's up with that? Donald Graham unhappy?
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Wed Mar-01-06 10:07 AM
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7. My family usually grabs the Weekend section |
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before I can read "Tom," so I don't know what's happened.
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mahatmakanejeeves
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Wed Mar-01-06 10:17 AM
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8. Well, you can't argue with family values. |
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Wed Mar-01-06 10:19 AM
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sometimes resemble those of the Addams Family
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Wed Mar-01-06 10:36 AM
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10. One man ... one woman ... |
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Wed Mar-01-06 09:59 AM
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6. What a shame --- "Boondocks" was finally starting to grow on me. |
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Wed Mar-01-06 11:22 AM
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11. The death knell of freedom of the press is when the government arrests |
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reporters and shuts down media outlets, like the Perons did to La Prensa.
Corporate press may fall to pressure from politicians to not criticize, but there will always be alternative outlets telling the full story. If there aren't, and it's because the government shut them down and took away their staff, then freedom of the press is over.
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Wed Mar-01-06 01:18 PM
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12. There's a literalist in every room. |
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