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George Takei: Editorial cartoonist fired for this (Original Post) ailsagirl Jun 2018 OP
This cartoon should win a Pulitzer. Chipper Chat Jun 2018 #1
absolutely! RoBear Jun 2018 #9
Cult members protect their leader dalton99a Jun 2018 #2
Unfortunately this is just the beginning.. pangaia Jun 2018 #3
VIRAL IT! Mahalo, Takei.. Cha Jun 2018 #4
Cartoon that OP did not put in OP Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2018 #5
Hopefully, another paper will pick him up? Ligyron Jun 2018 #6
and his cartoon. ooky Jun 2018 #15
Don't live in Pittsburg.... Toorich Jun 2018 #7
They are............. MyOwnPeace Jun 2018 #13
Powerful truthful cartoon Demovictory9 Jun 2018 #8
I sent the toon to the paper who fired him benld74 Jun 2018 #10
+1 ooky Jun 2018 #16
K&R UTUSN Jun 2018 #11
Trump grabbing a girl makes the depiction even worse. left-of-center2012 Jun 2018 #12
And he deserves a MyOwnPeace Jun 2018 #14
Pittsburgh Post Gazette made a sharp right turn this spring FakeNoose Jun 2018 #17
I hate to hear things like this ailsagirl Jun 2018 #18

Chipper Chat

(9,682 posts)
1. This cartoon should win a Pulitzer.
Sat Jun 16, 2018, 10:58 AM
Jun 2018

Compares to the Chinese boy standing up to the tanks. Or the Vietnamese man getting his head blown off.

pangaia

(24,324 posts)
3. Unfortunately this is just the beginning..
Sat Jun 16, 2018, 11:05 AM
Jun 2018

I call, text, email reps.. Write letters to the editors.....

I try to do one thing every day..

I am not a good organizer....
I know it is not enough.. but-- maybe if we all tried to 'resist' one time each day.....


shit, folks!!!
There is NOT time to wait for November.. I seriously doubt that election, if it happpens, will be real.. and CERTAINLY the next one definitely won;t be.

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,011 posts)
5. Cartoon that OP did not put in OP
Sat Jun 16, 2018, 12:02 PM
Jun 2018

Also, OP did not name the cartoonist in the OP.

His name is Rob Rogers. He is brilliant and deserves to be recognized and acclaimed by name for his creativity.



Toorich

(391 posts)
7. Don't live in Pittsburg....
Sat Jun 16, 2018, 01:19 PM
Jun 2018

...but if I did, I'd damn sure be cancelling that subscription, telling them why, and telling the advertisers they were next.

benld74

(9,904 posts)
10. I sent the toon to the paper who fired him
Sat Jun 16, 2018, 01:53 PM
Jun 2018

Told them
Papers are suppose to tell truth to their reader

You fired the man
For telling the truth
Shame

MyOwnPeace

(16,928 posts)
14. And he deserves a
Sat Jun 16, 2018, 09:39 PM
Jun 2018

great podium. He's been seen nationally for several years now - surely some wise, brave, democratic publication will give him an opportunity to continue to share his brilliant insight. It truly is Pittsburgh's loss...............

FakeNoose

(32,651 posts)
17. Pittsburgh Post Gazette made a sharp right turn this spring
Sat Jun 16, 2018, 09:54 PM
Jun 2018

They brought in a new executive managing editor (or whatever his title is) by order of the RWNJ owners, the Block family. The new boss has made several changes including cutting back on Rob Rogers' editorial cartoons. What I understood was that they would still publish his cartoons but only if they aren't blatantly anti-Trump.

I wasn't aware that Rogers had been fired. Frequently the Post Gazette has run cartoons from other newspapers rather than Rob's, but they still ran him maybe 4 or 5 times per week. Suddenly that stopped last week, and it was rumored on the internet that 5 of Rogers' cartoons had been refused all in the same week, including this one.

Maybe Rob has other publishing opportunities in like-minded newspapers? I hope so. Next to his sig it says "Andrews McMeel Syndication" so I'm guessing he has other newspapers.

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