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To: LindyBill who started this subject	7/21/2003 3:50:54 AM
From: mistermj	Read Replies (1) of 794162

"The world's first political 'snuff' cartoon" [outrage does not begin to describe my feelings on this...the enemies of Bush are in a full blown tantrum...I applaud their self destruction but its pathetic to watch.] SEE CARTOON HERE: drudgereport.com SECRET SERVICE CONCERN AFTER LOS ANGELES TIMES COMIC DEPICTS 'BUSH ASSASSINATION' A LOS ANGELES TIMES comic Sunday that graphically showed President Bush being held at direct gun-point has raised concerns within the Secret Service, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned. The shock cartoon by the paper's Michael Ramirez depicts the president's hands behind his back with a gun to his head -- assassination style -- as an unidentified man wearing a vest which reads "politics" appears ready to pull the trigger! "We take all images such as this very seriously," a top secret service source who requested anonymity said from Washington. "Regardless of the politics behind any speech, images of the president, such as this, raise concern." The sketch appears to be a take-off of a Pulitzer prize winning photo that memorialized the Vietnam war for the 60s Generation. It attempts to make the point that partisan politics are more of a threat to Bush than guerilla war. "The world's first political 'snuff' cartoon... there's a viciousness to this, that's just not funny," noted one White House reporter. Ramirez did not respond to repeated requests for comment. Developing...

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