"And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are a gift of God?" -- Thomas Jefferson

"And yet the same revolutionary belief for which our forbears fought is still at issue around the globe, the belief that the rights of man come not from generosity of the state but from the hand of God." -- John F. Kennedy

"Because of their belief that power had come from God to each individual, the Framers began the Constitution with the words 'we the people'" -- Newt Gingrich

"There's never been a nation like the United States, ever. It begins with the principles of our founding documents, principles that recognize that our rights come from God, not from our government." -- Marco Rubio


Saturday, September 4, 2010

Mexicans offended by cartoon

Political cartoonist Daryl Cagle's drawing ran on the front page of several Mexican newspapers this week.

"It is a shame that a patriotic symbol like our flag, which is so beautiful to me, can be mocked by a stupid cartoonist," said reader to the Mexican newspaper El Universal.

On Cagle's blog in the comments section, we read: "Laws in Mexico with regards to the use and depiction of the flag are in place to prevent this sort of stuff. Please consider taking it down and issuing an apology to the Mexican American community."

Cagle has not yet issued any apology, saying "National flags are common fodder for editorial cartoonists around the world, so the reaction to this cartoon was surprising to me"

Newspapers continue to reprint his cartoon.



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