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| 2010-07-13 | ||||
| The Imperial Valley Press is being criticized by some readers who believe a political cartoon mocked the injuries of a decorated Iraq war veteran who is running for Congress. The cartoon, published Saturday, shows a poster of candidate Nick Popaditch, who has a patch over his right eye. Two youths with skateboards seem perplexed by the poster "What does that remind you of?" one says. The other answers: "A James Bond super villain? A bald pirate? Uncle Fester with an eye patch." Popaditch, a Marine gunnery sergeant, lost the sight in his right eye during the battle for Fallouja in Iraq in 2004. He received the Silver Star and Purple Heart and now is the Republican candidate in the 51st Congressional District, facing Democratic incumbent Bob Filner. Among those criticizing the cartoon is Cheryl Perez, president of the Ladies Auxiliary, Military Order of the Purple Heart, unit 49, San Diego. "I realize Nick is running for a political office and political cartoons are the norm," Perez wrote. "Attack him on his political views, not on injuries he sustained while fighting for other people's freedom and liberties. ... This is not just an insult to Nick, but an affront to every Purple Heart recipient." Editor Brad Jennings, an Air Force veteran whose son is serving in the Air Force, said he has apologized to Popaditch and plans an apology and explanation in his column to be published Tuesday. "Our intent was never to besmirch the service of a veteran, never to personally attack Mr. Popaditch," he said. "To me, the cartoon was meant as a comment on our locally ill-informed voters." "Being criticized" is an understatement. "Torches and pitchforks" would be more accurate. On the plus side, that newspaper may have just won him the election.
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| Posted by: Anonymoose |
| #13 Yep...Filner is a bully...and was charged with assault on a female airline employee... |
| Posted by: crazyhorse 2010-07-13 12:53 |
| #12 Hope he wins the election. Filner is an idiot who desperately needs to have his butt kicked out of office. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2010-07-13 12:42 |
| #11 ...patch over his right eye... If it was over his left eye, he could be Moshe Dayan, another war vet hero. |
| Posted by: Willy 2010-07-13 12:41 |
| #10 Mr. Jenning's apology, here.. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-07-13 11:36 |
| #9 "To me, the cartoon was meant as a comment on our locally ill-informed voters." Someone please get the flamethrower out if Mr. Jennings' hands. He apparently doesn't know how to turn it off. And if you want to make fun of local voters' ignorance, then do so. Don't poke fun at kids' ignorance, and don't use a caricature of a Marine who is running for Congress. Use some other object to help highlight their ignorance. Like Mr. Clean or something. In fact, if the locals are so ignorant, how are they supposed to understand this cartoon in the first place? No, they get it. And Jennings is playing on people's natural desire to either agree out of ignorance or to want to accept a BS apology just so the tensions will go away. Jennings should just issue a forthright apology, not some BS excuse. And that paper should get back to reporting the news and not herding the sheeple. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-07-13 11:22 |
| #8 To me, skateboarding youths do not know the JB cat wielding super-villians or uncle fester; artistically flawed to begin with IMHO...any other examples of mr. retired air force's work? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2010-07-13 11:03 |
| #7 The Man, the Candidate. H/T: Michelle Malkin who says this will help him to "take the Hill". |
| Posted by: wr 2010-07-13 10:05 |
| #6 My first thought was that the cartoon was deploring the predictable ignorance and self-absorption of the general population. You could put a picture of George Washington in the cartoon and get the same response from The Kids. Not a slam on Pop. Overreaction. |
| Posted by: Richard Aubrey 2010-07-13 09:50 |
| #5 He that shall live this day, and see old age, Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours, And say 'To-morrow is Saint Crispian:' Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars. And say 'These wounds I had on Crispin's day.' Old men forget: yet all shall be forgot, But he'll remember with advantages What feats he did that day: then shall our names. Familiar in his mouth as household words Harry the king, Bedford and Exeter, Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Gloucester, Be in their flowing cups freshly remember'd. This story shall the good man teach his son; And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by, From this day to the ending of the world, But we in it shall be remember'd; We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile, This day shall gentle his condition: And gentlemen in England now a-bed Shall think themselves accursed they were not here, And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day. - W.Shakespeare, Henry V, Act 4 nuff said. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2010-07-13 09:17 |
| #4 Fixed, Dopey Unaiting9905. I'm quite certain you'll never make that particular mistake again. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-07-13 06:45 |
| #3 But do note that the editor in question is an Air Force vet whose son is currently serving, not some ignorant, lefty MSM hack. Those need not be mutually exclusive conditions. And ignorant, lefty and MSM hack are redundant. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2010-07-13 04:05 |
| #2 If a moderator would be kind enough to put a couple of returns in the list of emails to eliminate the stretching of the page, I would be greatly indebted to you. Semper Fidelis. |
| Posted by: Dopey Unaiting9905 2010-07-13 02:54 |
| #1 The first one is the editor, the rest are is co-horts in dishonor. bjennings@ivpressonline.com, rbrown@ivpressonline.com, pdale@ivpressonline.com, bruth@ivpressonline.com, spanta@ivpressonline.com, evarin@ivpressonline.com, dsteffen@ivpressonline.com, rflores@ivpressonline.com, mrenteria@ivpressonline.com, rleon@ivpressonline.com, vmagana@ivpressonline.com, smalan@ivpressonline.com, amapilis@ivpressonline.com, jvillero@ivpressonline.com, eric_mil_patd@live.com, f.acosta_nikond300@yahoo.com, jakeandleslie@aol.com |
| Posted by: Dopey Unaiting9905 2010-07-13 02:51 |
