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   Ray C said, 10 months ago

   I’ve enjoyed this strip very much for this past year. Asmussen has consistently come up with really brilliant ideas, But these fall way short of his other work. They seem to be merely mean. That’s never good humor, especially at the expense of a 17-year-old who is surely extremely distressed by all this.

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   MrNavyBean said, 10 months ago

   I sort of agree, Ray. But I think that Asmussen uses Palin’s daughter as the entry point to lampoon the absurdity of other news stories … and never really makes a judgment on the girl or her actions. Just the fact that she is pregnant.

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   Ray C said, 10 months ago

   You are right, MrNavyBean. Still, while I didn’t object to his embarrassing public figures for the sake of humor (the “wide stance” clown comes to mind), I think 17 year old girls who have made a life-changing mistake should be off-limits. He could’ve had some fun with her mom’s hairdo, for example. (Still…the “cuter…Chinese tot”) headline was ingenious. :-)

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   Marvelouscomics said, 10 months ago

   What a hypocritical world we live in, we give up our moral values and then condemn one for getting caught. (I personally think we should have compassion on her & not see how far she can be pushed…) People are heartless!

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   thedrew said, 10 months ago

   This is some very funny stuff…don’t throw the baby out with the bath water…wait…that’s not funny..because she’s pregnant and 17…damn!