…did the La Times decide that the story of the Nick Popaditch cartoon was a story because Rep Bob Filner joined the voices disproving it? Would they have ignored it as “right wing noise” otherwise?
Either way Michelle is right about the end result:
But instead of calling on the cartoonist to be fired, perhaps he deserves thanks — thanks for inadvertently creating an opportunity for the rest of us. It’s a moment not merely to complain about a boneheaded media slap, but to spread the word about Nick Popaditch.
Works for me. Lets see what happens on Memeorandum with this.
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It took Filner long enough to respond to it. Local radio show with DAV Marine host Steve Yuhas broke the story on Sunday night, contacted Filner’s office for a response and was told they had no comment and had not seen the cartoon, even though Steve had shown it to him. It was a good show, from the viewpoint of a DAV, calling Filner out for his short comings as a VA Chair. Filner needs to quit hiding in his district, debate Popaditch or at the very least, hold a town hall for veterans and let them know why he deserves to stay in Congress and be the VA Chair.