A dozen or so newspapers have complained about, edited or yanked “Doonesbury” over the scatological name-calling aimed at Karl Rove in Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s strips, according to the Kansas City-based Universal Press Syndicate. But in the context of everything else that cartoonist Garry Trudeau has hurled at President Bush over the years, the use of the nickname hardly seems worth a fuss — especially because "Turd Blossom" allegedly really is among Bush’s own pet names for his longtime aide.
Posted by Rhonda Holman
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Hey,If our Fearless Leader uses it, how can it possibly be wrong?
Oh surely such a devout christian president wouldn’t use such a word as “turd”, would he???
Hey Rhonda,
Pardon me for changing the subject. But if Dick Cheney runs for president, would you promise to kill yourself ?
I agree Rhonda, why the fuss? Doonesbury is only using bush’s “pet name” for rove. That “turd blossom” is the pet name of choice only speaks to the low-brow nature of the current resident of the White House. ( I think further posts by James may help us define “low-brow”)In time a new pet name may come in to use for rove: inmate.
JR
I was referring to Helen Thomas’ quote from yesterday where she said she’d kill herself if Dick Cheney ran for president. You want low brow ? Check out the link I posted on the thread following this one.
By the way, Carl Rove will walk because he has committed no crimes. It’s just wishfull thinking on all of you Bush haters .
James? Look forward to reading that link. My bet is that it is to rush or hannity or drudge or any of that other drivel you bushies pretend is anything more than propoganda and lies.Oh James? I think Helen Thomas and Rhonda are safe. Let cheney run! His approval rating is around 30%.
James? I’m not gonna ask you why you support bush, though I am curious as how anyone outside of the insanely wealthy or the criminally stupid would support him. Probably you are just a dumb ditto head. That or you make your living hurting everything and everyone around you to further your own enrichment.Rove may well survive. Look at Ken Lay. He is still free.James? Instead of demeaning the opinions of those who hate bush, why not ask yourself why there are so darned many people who do? bush approval rating now 41%But as I have said before, let it play out. Rove aint the only crook here. We may yet see a president and his entire cabinet and many advisors sent to prison.