Cartoons sink to new low; must be a slow news day.

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I absolutely agree with Jeff Carter who has called The Citizen one of the finest local papers he's read. That is why I'm always dissappointed when they stick cartoons in issues, such as the 4 May PTC Citizen, that aren't even fit for tabloids.
The first cartoon shows a menacing Jason Voorhees type of figure with knives, cleavers, and hatchets. The bloody figure is complaining about his "partial birth" hatchet being taken away by the Supreme Court.
Here is a clip from the Austin, TX headlines a week ago:

AUSTIN, Texas, April 28 Investigators in Texas are trying to determine why a man with a criminal record placed a bomb outside an Austin abortion clinic.

Could it be that Paul Ross Evans, a man probably clinging to lucidity, was pushed over the edge by visions of killing ogres who lust after the blood of babies? Are there people out there who truly lust after and take joy in partial birth abortion?

Cartoon number two, much more confusing from a conservative perspective:

John Edwards is slimed with the over used $400 hair cut jab as his caricature has spa receipts. So, let me see. Is John Edwards' crime being rich? Is it being rich while talking about poverty and health care? Would it be better that he, like the very wealthy GOP presidential candidates, not address issues that only effect poor folks? So John would be better received if he had a callous heart and deaf ear where health care and poverty is concerned?

Hopefully next week brings more inspiring cartoon material, because this week did not live up tho The Citizen standards.

Cheers all,

Kevin Hack King

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Submitted by pentapenguin on Fri, 05/04/2007 - 11:02pm.

Hack, those are political cartoons meant to express a point of view. The Citizen does occasionally run liberal viewpoint cartoons, however, I think that Cal (correctly) realizes that conservative cartoons go over better in this area.


The first cartoon shows a menacing Jason Voorhees type of figure with knives, cleavers, and hatchets. The bloody figure is complaining about his "partial birth" hatchet being taken away by the Supreme Court.

Political cartoons usually exaggerate to make a point. The fact is that partial birth abortion is a grisly procedure that delivers a baby (yes I will use that word and I will not apologize for that) then sucks out his or her brains. Even recent slasher flicks don't go that far with that kind of violence. PBA is never medically necessary.

Investigators in Texas are trying to determine why a man with a criminal record placed a bomb outside an Austin abortion clinic.
Sigh...stuff like this really hurts us reasonable people. Can't you see that this criminal is a hypocrite? He's against the taking of innocent life, but then he wants to take lives himself. He's wrong, and I will say he's wrong and should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.


John Edwards is slimed with the over used $400 hair cut jab as his caricature has spa receipts. So, let me see. Is John Edwards' crime being rich? Is it being rich while talking about poverty and health care? Would it be better that he, like the very wealthy GOP presidential candidates, not address issues that only effect poor folks? So John would be better received if he had a callous heart and deaf ear where health care and poverty is concerned?

Hack, laugh. Smiling :) It's an exaggeration for his almost "girly" attention to his looks. There is a point though -- I really doubt one half of his "two Americas" could afford his $400 haircuts and spa treatments. Eye-wink

What about liberal cartoons that exaggerate Bush's big ears that make him look at Dumbo? Doesn't bother me because I know it's a caricature. Eye-wink

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penguin: "this area"
Submitted by dollaradayandfound on Sat, 05/05/2007 - 1:08pm.

Is that what newspapers are supposed to do, print what "this area' likes, only?
I don't think journalists are trusted to do that, only newspaper owners who sell ads!
Even the AJC is impartial 1/3 of the time!
Fox, reluctantly, 1/20.

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Submitted by Mixer on Sun, 05/06/2007 - 3:31pm.

"Even the AJC is impartial 1/3 of the time!
Fox, reluctantly, 1/20."

The AJC is impartial 66.6% of the time. (I can agree with that but doubt it is so high - show me.)

Fox News is impartial 5% of the time. (Uh, No, but if you show me where you got that statistic I will read it and decide for myself based on the credibility and preponderance of the evidence.)

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Submitted by pentapenguin on Sat, 05/05/2007 - 11:32pm.

Dollar, I assume the "dollar" part of your name means you've never gone into business for yourself? As for your question: yes, of course most of the coverage, articles, and cartoons for a LOCAL paper will reflect the interests and opinions of the local populace.

It would be stupid for The Citizen to become a clone of the NY Times or USA Today with coverage of national stories. Of course, a truly major national story (i.e. presidential election results) should be included, but the focus is upon local news.

Like it or not, Fayette is a strong Republican/conservative/Libertarian county, so why would opinions and political cartoons be the majority of the time liberal? Righto, a left leaning paper would be a MAJOR hit in Fayette. Eye-wink Mr. Beverly isn't stupid -- if he wants to sell lots of advertising space in the paper and on thecitizen.com, he'd better give the public a strong reason to read his paper -- local news and a majority of right leaning opinions.

There's nothing wrong with that. If someone wants to start "The Fayette Democrat" he or she is welcomed to do so. Just don't expect the public to buy much of it. It's called "providing your customers with what they want." Business 101. Eye-wink

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penguin: thanks
Submitted by dollaradayandfound on Sun, 05/06/2007 - 6:01am.

I'm not sure where you got the idea that a good newspaper only covers one side of politicl opinions as being correct.
Anyway, I'm glad you made it clear for everyone that one must not let facts or real "news" get in the way of what is printed in order to sell more ads.
By all means it must reflect only the local opinions!
You said it better than I ever could.

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Submitted by pentapenguin on Sun, 05/06/2007 - 2:14pm.

I'm not sure where you got the idea that a good newspaper only covers one side of politicl opinions as being correct.
I never said that...I simply stated a fact that the newspaper reflects local opinions. Not my fault you can't understand basic business principles.

Anyway, I'm glad you made it clear for everyone that one must not let facts or real "news" get in the way of what is printed in order to sell more ads.
I was talking about opinions -- not news. Please take a reading comprehension course.

You said it better than I ever could.
Hey $, did you have your mom type that for you because it sounds more coherent than usual? You're just dumb $...you can't write a single post without misspellings, grammatical errors, and most importantly having a coherent point.

I'm going to go talk to the wall...easier than talking to you.

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AFA10: new cartoons
Submitted by dollaradayandfound on Fri, 05/04/2007 - 2:59pm.

Don't fret. Starting next week the Citizen, in an effort to be fair and balanced like Fox, will start carrying "Doonesberry," The AJC Pulitzer cartoonist, Mike Luckovich, and many others.
I just know they will: shouldn't cost them over half their support.

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