Posted by
The New THOMA$ REPORT on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 5:58:23 PM
Doonesbury was once asked why he did cartoons about
politics, using themes that were patently false. His answer? This is a cartoon
strip. I don't have to stick to the truth! Unfortunately, that's true. But
impressionable kids AND adults read his drivel and believe it. His recent output is a repeat of a series he did some time ago where he pushed two ideas:
that WE are responsible for the "recruiting increase" in terrorists in Iraq, and
that WE "created" the Muslim extremists and terrorists who have been
killing people who don't believe the same way they do for thousands of years.
The strip involved tells us the terrorists "are new at this--you only just
created us." What a load of bullpoop! It also creates the idea that we
"can't beat these bozos," which is a fantasy, We ARE "beating
these bozos," but the liberal press won't report it. I'm getting very
tired of correcting this kind of crap. It amazes me that otherwise intelligent
people BUY it. I probably shouldn't be surprised, since most people are proud
of the fact that they "don't pay attention to politics," so why would
I be surprised that they know nothing? They may not pay attention to politics,
but they are fed this kind of stupid crap every day on the comics pages, not
just by Doonesbury strips, but in other strips, as well. What amazes me is the
editors put "Mallard Fillmore" on the editorial pages while leaving
this where it is. That tells me more about the editors than anything else.
"What is 'Mallard Fillmore?" Maybe you should look his strip up and
find out. (Doonesbury)