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2004-04-19 Home Front: Culture Wars

'Doonesbury' Character to Lose Leg in Iraq

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Posted by B 2004-04-19 21:52|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 he's a propaganda cartoon for a guy who's losing audience as the boomers age... I won't lose any sleep

Posted by Frank G 2004-04-19 10:02:24 PM|| 2004-04-19 10:02:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 I think I speak for the majority of Americans when I say that we are only sorry that the character managed to survive.

Posted by B 2004-04-19 10:03:32 PM|| 2004-04-19 10:03:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 This was a news item on the Yahoo home page. Slow news day. But really instructive of the media mind set - as if this was some cultural milestone, a significant event.

Posted by John in Tokyo 2004-04-19 10:11:45 PM|| 2004-04-19 10:11:45 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 "A leg, an arm... could easily part with that as opposed to some other mechanics of nature."

Trudeau's probably not much of a fan of "Gettysburg", come to think of it.

Posted by geezer 2004-04-19 10:53:51 PM|| 2004-04-19 10:53:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Yeah I remember back when Doonesbury was funny - that was during the Cretaceous Period.

Posted by A Jackson 2004-04-19 11:10:57 PM|| 2004-04-19 11:10:57 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 for anyone under the age of 50, I bet the real question is "who gives a crap?"

Posted by OldSpook 2004-04-19 11:12:40 PM|| 2004-04-19 11:12:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Perhaps Doonesbury should adopt a cute orphan? Or maybe jump a shark?

Perhaps that would gets its ratings up.

Posted by RussSchultz 2004-04-19 11:22:58 PM|| 2004-04-19 11:22:58 PM|| Front Page Top

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