Please help me FReep this "cartoon"...

The Philadelphia Daily News ^ | 02/04/03 | Signe Wilkinson

[Fintan]

You make the call.

I don't usually get my boxers in a bunch, but I find this cartoon offensive.

Unfortunately, the Philadelphia Daily News doesn't provide an e-mail address for Signe.

If any of you Philadelphia area FReepers know how to contact and respond to this, let me know

[Fintan]

Maybe you guys can help me with this...

[Eva]

Was is it on the editorial page? If so, contact the editorial dept. Maybe contact the editorial dept, anyway. I think that political cartoons are under the auspices of the editorial page regardless of where they are found in the paper.

[twyn1]

The only addy I have is the editor of the opinion section...

Opinion
Frank Burgos
burgosf@phillynews.com

They also have a "feedback" form
here...

[petuniasevan]

Cagle has the nasty harridan's email addy.
Here you go...

wilkins@phillynews.com

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

I have seen alot of Bush toons pokin fun but this one is tactless.

[twyn1]

you wanna see tactless--check out the ones they did after the State of the Union speech -- almost every one was critical and very nasty -- most implying that the President was a "cowboy warmonger" and/or a "moron" who is a Cheney/Poppy "puppet"

[blam]

I happen to like this one from the Mobile Register.

[Vigilantcitizen]

I like that too.

[Fintan]

I have seen a lot of Bush toons pokin fun but this one is tactless.
 

Odd, but when the sainted and beloved JFK ordered the Bay of Pigs invasion, I don't recall any slimy, gutless cartoons such as this.

Ooops....almost forgot. It was Eisenhower's fault....

[Fintan]

Absolutely beautiful...

 

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

I saw them. But this one goes over the line with it making Bush look like he does not care about such a tragedy just because he is doing his job regarding Iraq. It is SICK!

[Tamzee]

I agree with you... it was disgusting :(

It probably won't do any good, but I did send letters stating that, in my opinion, this cartoon was in the poorest taste I've ever seen.

Very sad when professional journalism decays so badly into simple obvious hatred and viciousness.

[Tamzee]

I heard back from the paper about my letter on the cartoon... they stated they will be publishing my comments in their letters page :)

This is will I wrote them:


As a Pennsylvania resident, I am embarrassed to have your paper represent our state. I absolutely support political cartoons, but there is an ethical standard that should be met. Your cartoon showing Bush pushing a war button was vicious, in poor taste, and extreme in its obvious hatred for our elected President.

Your paper was not supporting political free speech by that cartoon, instead it was totally unprofessional and crossed every boundary of good taste.

signed with name...

[Gopher Broke]

FLINTLOCK HARKENFARKER....liberal distrupter...member since 1/31/03

[Gopher Broke]

My complaint got this reply.....

If you'd like your letter printed in our letters page, please let Michael Schefer know at views@phillynews.com Thanks Signe Wilkinson

> ----------

> From: Gopher Broke Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2003 8:03 PM
To: wilkins@phillynews.com
> Cc: burgosf@phillynews.com
> Subject: Offensive cartoon of President Bush

I do NOT appreciate your offensive cartoon with BUSH and his hand on the button while speaking of the Shuttle accident, by Signe.

I think Bush bashing by the liberal media has gotten WAY out of hand. I will no longer ready your newspaper.

[lodwick]

bttt

[Lynn]

Unfortunately, your response will fall on deaf ears more than likely. Maybe someone could draw up a sketch of Monica sitting at the former Impeachident's desk with Clinton in the background (bulbous pimply nose smoking a wet cigar eating a big mac in his undershorts and all...) with Monica sitting in a thong with a "stained" half cut t-shirt with the words "Piece not Whore" centerd on the front, sitting in front of a similar button with an "asteroids" game like style computer screen with pictures of a camel, an obliterated aspirin factory, and a tent, with the caption..."in crimes like these...whores must move on..." ought to get someone's attention....

...but it will never get printed, I'm sure..