American Cartoonist Getting Death Threats from Tea Baggers

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American Cartoonist Getting Death Threats from Tea Baggers
by greendem
Fri Jan 08, 2010 at 08:11:23 AM PST

So you think only the Radical Islamic crowd can't take a joke?

You would be wrong.

An American cartoonist, Mark Fiore, is getting death threats today for daring to make fun of the Teabaggers.

Fiore, by the way, was declared the "undisputed guru of the form" by that left wing commie rag the Wall Street Journal.

On his website, Fiore says...

"The death threats keep coming this fine morning. I guess the Tea Party crew is determined to have "death panels" one way or another. The dustup started because of this cartoon:"

Gosh. Doesn't really seem like he deserves it.

What do you think? Will we come to his defense?

He is one of the best political cartoonists we have in this country.

Consistently hilarious and spot on, Fiore also doesn't shy away from controversy, choosing instead to engage in, and encourage discussion across the political spectrum, while making you laugh too.

To all of you who have written emails and comments, I really wish I could respond to every one of you. I truly appreciate your taking the time to write, even if we may be on different sides of the political fence. If there is one thing that my politically mixed San Francisco/Idaho background has taught me, it is benefit of continuing a discussion even if you don’t agree. Too often these days, the Left and the Right immediately shut down if you are deemed to be from the opposing camp. Here’s to good discussion even if we don’t agree.

Now please don’t kill me :-)

Send Mark some love today and check out his other fine work and a description of what is going on today here.

UPDATE: It appears the Flying Monkey Brigade was sent by. . .wait for it. . .Fox News' own Bill O Reilly!
Ken Rudin over at NPR's Policial Junkie has the backstory.

UPDATE 2: Just to be "fair and balanced" here is a high-minded explanation of the wingnut outrage. (Short version. They hate satire.)

From that site...

We live in seriously challenging times – times that warrant serious conversations on the state and direction of our nation. From the fiscal crash course our nation is on to the ever-present threat we face from Islamic terrorism, there’s plenty of fodder for constructive political discourse.

Read this heartfelt call for satirical leniency on the Teabaggers because we live in "times that warrant serious conversations." That's pretty funny coming from the same people who spent the entire summer of 2009 disrupting (and possibly ruining forever) the venerable American institution known as the Town Hall Meeting with congresspeople.

How do they say on SNL... "Really?!!"

Frankly, I think Fiore let the teabaggers off easy. If you really want to see some rough teabagging satire, check out what MAD TV did. (The show was recently cancelled by Fox, perhaps they stepped over the line?)

SEE IT AT:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x420893

[Laura902]

1. Tea bag....

..because other languages are just too difficult

[Crowman1979]

2. Religious fanaticism is the plague of this planet.

Regardless of whether it be Islam or Christianity, the two most insecure religions of all time. They can't take a joke!

[pretzel4gore]

5. stupidity...fear

religion itself is...well it will always be here (as there probably is a God, and Jesus probably was his 'Son' etc) and the 'flat earth society' phenomenon- in which a tiny percentage of humanity thinks the place is flat; the moon is flat too, i guess, iow kind of ridiculous! - therefore in any group, in any belief, there are wild eyed nincumpoops. Religion is no different. The police force has crazies. The Hells Angels have crazies; the Boyscouts, the knitting circle. Etc. But why are the religio crazies such a bother today? Could it have anything to do with the reactionary rightwing takeover of USA? And the vast fraud worked on US/world by Wall Street/Military/congress/massmedia? Stupidity is only a problem when the powers that be get away with using it for private agenda

[applegrove]

3. I guess the teabaggers don't know that FREEEEEEDOM means freedom of speech.

[WhoIsNumberNone]

4. They do- but only for people they agree with.

unfortunately for most of these freedom-loving, terrorist-standing-up-to blue-blooded "Americans", the only solution to anything is killing those that they disagree with.

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