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By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyIt's only a cartoon, but still . . . Sarah Palin is angry at Fox Broadcasting Co. because its saucy cartoon show "Family Guy" portrayed a teenage girl with Down syndrome telling another character that her mom is the former governor of Alaska. A song and dance routine followed, with language ridiculing people with disabilities, CNN said. Palin, the former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate, has a 22-month-old son with Down syndrome. She said she was too ticked off to respond personally --"felt like another kick in the gut," she said -- so on Palin's Facebook page ...
CBS News Cites 'Family Guy' Dog in Marijuana Report
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyI would really love to get some of what this CBS reporter was smoking:(CBS) On yesterday's episode of Fox's animated sitcom "Family Guy," one of the main characters - a dog named Brian - is arrested for possession of marijuana. He subsequently goes on a mission to legalize the drug, at one point earnestly arguing that it is only outlawed because William Randolph Hearst wanted to keep hemp production from hurting his paper interests in the 1930s. Yes, the argument was articulated by an animated dog. And yes, the response from one of the other characters was, well, a fart. But still: Last ...
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