dave

<b>sleemanj</b> - I agree with you that the media is beating a dead horse, but I understand why they're doing it. Yes, people die every day. <b>But</b>... death by heart attack is normal. Death by brain tumor is normal. Even war is normal - isn't there always someone fighting? But 19 men hijacking four airliners and crashing them into what were once the tallest buildings in the world, along with the headquarters of the United States military and a field in Pennsylvania... well, that's pretty fucking far from normal. Hence the news coverage.

<b>Slight</b> - Whereas once I had a relatively high opinion of you, I don't any longer. If <b>you</b> had half a brain, you would be able to comprehend my argument, which is this: I can see how his cartoon could be considered offensive, especially when printed in the <b>New York</b> times, and therefore, I have no problem with it being pulled.

...and you know this how? I believe that the cartoon is open to many different interpretations, and his intent cannot be known without him saying it. Sure, it could be that he's poking fun at what strange things come out of peoples' mouths sometimes. It could <b>also</b> be, as the last cell suggests, that he is poking fun at SO's of victims whoring the memory of their lost ones for money. Many people, both for and against the cartoon, got that impression. Which one is it? How do we know? We probably don't.

In the mean time, how about cutting the condescending attitude? This place has been a lot nicer since a few of us stopped with it, and we certainly don't need you to start it back up.