Hands upsets reader with Governor, Hitler reference
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Phil Hands, editorial cartoonist for the Wisconsin State Journal, took a bit of heat in an editorial written in the Capital Times that took issue with his reference to Hitler in a recent cartoon. The cartoon sports the governor talking about creating jobs and a hippy looking gentleman carrying a “Recall Walker” sign stating, “Ya know, Hitler created jobs in Nazi Germany.” The editorial objected that the sign “Recall Walker” could represent anyone opposing Governor Walker not just a liberal group opposing Nazis in Milwaukee (I know, it’s a bit confusing).
The editorial writes that once Hitler enters the rhetoric, the dialog is lost.
From the Capitol Times editorial:
In defending his crude cartoon, Hands wrote: “The sure sign that you’ve lost your argument is when you start comparing your political adversaries to Adolf Hitler.”
Perhaps. But the equally sure sign that a cartoonist has lost his punch is when he attacks those who challenge power while defending the powerful.
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