Posted on 02/01/2006 11:02:04 AM PST by pajama pundit
Washington Post Editor-- As a military verteran, I am starting a grass-roots campaign that I plan to spread throughout the entire Washington DC metropolitan area: that is to have every single service member and veteran that currently receives the Post to UNSUBSCRIBE as a direct result of your callous, disrespectful decision to publish Mr. Toles' editorial cartoon on 29 January 2006. To place a wounded American soldier in the context of that cartoon was nothing less than a raging insult and a spit-in-the-face to every military member that has fought, is fighting or will fight for democracy. Can you even comprehend the pain that the mothers of every wounded service member felt when they saw that cruel cartoon? Mr. Toles may not agree with the war and he has his freedom of speech right to draw what he wants and you have your freedom of the press right to publish what you want -- but the active-duty service members, veterans and supporters have rights also -- and we will display our rights where it will hurt you the most -- in the profit margin. I think you will see how much of an economic impact that the miltary families have in this area. The only solution to prevent what I hope will be financial disaster for you is: (1) Mr Toles should publically apologize to all miltary members, veterans and the American public and explain that he was purposely disrespectful and cruel -- and that he will never draw anything again that degrades the sacrifices that our fine service members make (in fact- it may be best that he take a leave of absense for a while); (2) You, as the editor, need to apologize to the same in regards to your poor decision-making in allowing such a tasteless cartoon to be published; and (3) The owner of the Washington Post needs to apologize to all of the readers for allowing such poor performance and decision-making to exist on the Post staff.
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Dr. James S. Wasek
Give 'em hell, Doc!
What was the cartoon?
T1B8ZS needed help posting but yall acted like idiots..PilloryHillory is working on it
Way to go, Dr. Wasek!!
What in the heck are you talking about?
I like Dr. Wasek a lot....even though I don't know him.
I did not see the offending cartoon. But I can tell you that Mr. Toles wouldn't lift a hand to defend his country. You want to make Toles angry? Defend your country. That, apparently, really angers him.
Putz.
When was the cartoon published? Can you post it? I have been a thirty year plus subscriber to the Post and If I agree with Dr. Wasek I will cancel my subscription and inform the Post why.
I'm also a veteran.
Strange is your language and I have no decoder.
Please, puh-LEASE let the Washington Dumb-As-A-Post decide to stand up for its "journalistic integrity"!
Thanks. There goes my subscription.
Huh?
Hey, if we are going to go apeshit over this cartoon, we are no better than the Muslims flipping out about the Mohammed cartoons... come on... sure, that cartoon is tasteless, but the artist has a right under the Constitution to draw it.
That is disgusting.
God Bless our troops.
Sadly, the Post has become more and more one sided in its news and editorial content. I no longer like to read it, and frankly, there is no longer a need to read newspapers. I spend a lot of time reading on the internet.
Wish I could help. However, I canceled my subscription to the Washington Lying Thieving Post over 10 years ago.
I guess I could subscribe again so I could cancel again. ;-)
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