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...decades, Trudeau has poked fun at presidents, policy, and pop culture, all the while raising eyebrows and sometimes loud objections from readers. In fact, the strip has been so hard-hitting that about 30 percent of the papers that carry it do not run it in the comic section, but on another page, usually with the editorials...

Author: By Jonathan B. Vessey, | Title: Free Speech, Poor Judgment | 11/25/1991 | See Source »

...TRUDEAU'S LATEST three-week series, which began November 11 and will end November 30, has news reporter Rick Redfern investigating a tip from a DEA employee about Quayle's file. His efforts lead him to discover that the government has been covering up the file and suppressing those who have any knowledge of its existence or of Quayle's past drug...

Author: By Jonathan B. Vessey, | Title: Free Speech, Poor Judgment | 11/25/1991 | See Source »

...readers have a reasonable complaint, even in the eyes of this die-hard Doonesbury fan. The fact that no evidence exists to disprove what Trudeau is saying does not necessarily justify his viewpoint. The drug charges to which he refers have been investigated by numerous sources and found to be unproven...

Author: By Jonathan B. Vessey, | Title: Free Speech, Poor Judgment | 11/25/1991 | See Source »

...strip which can draw comments from notables ranging from President Bush to Donald Trump must be a major part of American political and social commentary. While this means that Trudeau has garnered the respect (or if not respect, at least interest) of many, it also means that he has a responsibility to be fair...

Author: By Jonathan B. Vessey, | Title: Free Speech, Poor Judgment | 11/25/1991 | See Source »

FAIR DOES NOT MEAN NICE or complimentary, or even unbiased. What it does mean, however, is true to the facts. Trudeau often targets people's foibles in his strip, and that's part of what makes Doonesbury so interesting. But the fact remains that such attacks are generally based on the truth or conventional opinion: Trump is obscene when it comes to conspicuous consumption; Bush has used his absurd "points of light" program as a way of avoiding direct governmental confrontation with domestic problems...

Author: By Jonathan B. Vessey, | Title: Free Speech, Poor Judgment | 11/25/1991 | See Source »

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