Posted on 11/21/2015 12:49:58 PM PST by Republican Wildcat
People are outraged after the Herald Leader published political cartoonist Joel Pett's recent cartoon about Governor Elect Matt Bevin. The cartoon has been viewed by many as an attack on Bevin's adopted children.
The Governor Elect is calling Pett a racist and some people are demanding that the paper fire Pett and the entire editorial staff at the Herald Leader. The cartoon, published Thursday, shows Bevin under his desk, shivering with fear. The caption reads, "Sir, they're not terrorists...they're your own adopted kids!" The children referenced in this cartoon are the four Ethiopian children the Governor Elect and his wife adopted in 2012.
The political cartoonist has been critical of Bevin's stance on the Syrian Refugee crisis. Bevin has advocated closing the state to refugees until better background checks are in place.
Since the cartoon came out, there has been a wave of outrage from both Republicans and Democrats.
Bevin's transition team was quick to condemn Pett and the paper, Bevin released this statement:
"They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Indeed, today, the Lexington Herald-Leader chose to articulate with great clarity the deplorably racist ideology of "cartoonist", Joel Pett. Shame on Mr. Pett for his deplorable attack on my children and shame on the editorial controls that approved this overt racism.Let me be crystal clear, the tone of racial intolerance being struck by the Herald-Leader has no place in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and will not be tolerated by our administration."
Senator Whitney Westerfield went to Twitter saying, "This is wholly inappropriate, @hearldleader. You should acknowledge that and issue an apology." Even Sports Radio Host Matt Jones, a Democrat, tweeted, "Matt Bevin and I disagree on a lot and who knows what kind of Governor he will be...but his adoptions should be praised, not mocked."
(Excerpt) Read more at lex18.com ...
I’m confused. I thought all of our God-given rights were
subject to registration, licensing and background checks?
Well played.
Like Saul Alinsky said, ‘make the opposition live by its own rules.’
(or something close to that)
Take the right to protest as an example. If you want to publicly protest you have to register and apply for a license. You have to pass a background check to get the license. If you’re caught protesting without a license it’s off to court you go ... hi ho!
Who would have a bigger problem with that, right or left?
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