Comments on: Gary McCoy receiving death threats over Sandra Fluke cartoon

By: Ed Stewart

Ed Stewart — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 04:31:10 +0000

This “discussion” has NOT been monitored AT ALL. As I’ve watched it degenerate into not only gutter talk but actual physical threats. This site should be ashamed of itself. I’m a left of center moderate who is passionate about my politics but I still remember a day when reasonable people could disagree without being disagreeable. It seems that the barrier between people posed by the internet gives people license to say things they would never say directly to each other. I also get the feeling that lax monitoring leaves room for “kids” to get involved in the discussion. However, Mr. McCoy seems to have not only a political interest but a monetary one too, for getting people to notice his ‘shock-jock’ type of cartoons. I’m not going to suggest this site to anyone I know or have influence with, as it seems you DON’T encourage reasonable discussion of important issues of the day. The cartoon was clearly not vetted through any editorial committee to ensure he even knew WHAT the issue was or what his cartoon was addressing. Like Rush, he created a mis-representation of the Sandra Fluke and a controversy that didn’t need to happen. If this is where online politics is headed, no wonder independents or centrists wanting solutions are frustrated – neither Congress, the President or the “media” have provided leadership or serious attention to real problems.

By: Kassie Schwan

Kassie Schwan — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:27:54 +0000

I find it pathetic that any “editorial cartoonist” of any stripe insists on their God-given right to draw ANYthing—even if it is based on blatant factual inaccuracy. Could you at least read the proposed law, read Ms. Fluke’s testimony, then try again? Sheesh.

By: Carl Moore

Carl Moore — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:49:35 +0000

Both cartoons are are funny and both make the point – Sandra Fluke’s contention that others should pay for her law-school contraception is ridiculous. That it represents Obama’s pimp-like policies of “vote for me and I’ll take good care of you” is spot-on. These cartoons do what editorial cartoonists are supposed to do – make a good point wrapped in a chuckle. Mike Lester’s cartoon is perfect!

By: Gerry Mooney

Gerry Mooney — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:24:57 +0000

Creepy, creepy, creepy. And for the commenters who think he’s doing a good job, an extra creepy.

By: Mike Beckom

Mike Beckom — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:28:39 +0000

@Terry Laban, nope….Santorum. He’s more the lesser of the evils. I don’t agree with some of his ideas, but his line up more closely with mine. I was actually deeply embarassed that my home state (South Carolina) voted so heavily in favor of Newt. Rick McKee did a toon a while back that pretty much sums up the majority opinion of folks here in the South……it had pollsters asking a common man who he was voting for….on top of his house was a large sign that read…..ANYBODY BUT OBAMA. At one time, I’d have bet that the GOP could’ve run a goat against ‘the community-organizer-in-chief’ and beat him. With the cast of characters that is assmebled to run now….that goat might be a welcome change…..
Contrary to common belief…..most of us ‘Southerners’ are NOT, idiots. Sorry for the heavy-handed response to your post. While we may not be idiots….we are a hot-tempered bunch….especially when hit with condenscending attitudes. I blame it on the high humidity of our Southern summertime…which it appears, has hit already.

By: Terry LaBan

Terry LaBan — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:05:17 +0000

@Mike Beckam
Brilliant response. And they say liberals are supposed to be the intellectual ones. Let me guess–you’re a Gingrich man.

By: Mark Juhl

Mark Juhl — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:15:13 +0000

The cartoonist is free to draw what they want about what they want, the editor of the paper though has the right to publish it or not. We can agree or disagree with eithers decisions but to take away either ones choice sinks the whole freedom of expression thing.

By: Dave Krainacker

Dave Krainacker — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:35:08 +0000

I am not a cartoonist, but I read the work of many of you. My question is how do we decide what is acceptable for a cartoon? Are there any limits at all, and if so, who decides? My opinion is that we let the marketplace of free ideas decide. Dumb ideas and offensive cartoons will eventually go away on their own. But is that too permissive? For example, what would be the response if a pedophile wrote an editorial cartoon praising Sandusky from Penn State as a hero? Condemnation, one would hope. But whose place is it to decide what is and is not published? An editor? The market? Any ideas?

By: Dave Crews

Dave Crews — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 21:57:35 +0000

It’s fascinating to me how liberals have turned this whole issue around and put conservatives on defense. The whole problem was mandating that the Catholic church provide birth control to their employees – a religious freedom issue. Now it’s been flipped and conservatives are being portrayed as though they are against any health insurance covering birth control or just against women using birth control, period. Which of course, is completely ridiculous. Utterly brilliant move by the left.

By: Philip Taterczynski

Philip Taterczynski — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 21:24:32 +0000

Sorry for confusing the two. Actually when I see an amusing panel of “The Flying McCoys”, it’s never the political guy that drew it.