James Dobson vs Doonesbury

Is James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, afraid of cartoons or just the truth?

This urgent action alert came out of his office just a short time ago:

The April 15 Doonesbury comic strip took a blatantly untrue swipe at Focus on the Family founder Dr. James Dobson – and you can help defend Dr. Dobson in your local newspaper.

The cartoon by Garry Trudeau featured a radio talk-show host "interviewing" Dr. Dobson about presidential candidates. The host notes that three of the leading Republican candidates have been married multiple times, but the leading Democratic candidates have each had only one spouse.

“Which party best represents family values?” the host asks.

“The Republicans, because they don’t support gay marriages,” the cartoon Dr. Dobson responds.

“Nor their own apparently,” the host adds sarcastically, leaving “Dr. Dobson” to bluster almost incoherently.

The allegation that Dr. Dobson would choose a political party over his principles is ludicrous. Dr. Dobson has been quite vocal about his disappointment over the moral failings of GOP candidates. If your paper runs Doonesbury, help us set the record straight by sending a letter to the editor. We’ve made it easy for you to do. Click on this link , and you’ll find paragraphs you can select and modify; no matter which paragraphs you select, the result will be a letter of no more than 200 words.

What’s the truth in all this?

Dobson has praised former House Speaker and possible presidential candidate Newt Gingrich saying he’s the "brightest guy out there" and "the most articulate politician on the scene today."

Gingrich is a serial groom who divorced two wives (he told one he wanted a divorce in her hospital room after she had surgery for cancer) whose latest bride is a former House employee he carried on an affair with while seeking to impeach Bill Clinton.

You sometimes get the feeling Dobson would want Satan himself in the White House as long as he supported a far right-wing anti-gay, anti-tax, pro-gun, anti-equal rights, pro-war agenda (something I'm sure, by the way, Satan would have no problem doing).   

With all that is going on in the world Dr. Dobson wants us to be worried about him and how he is regarded in a cartoon.  Amazing.

Now back to the real issues Americans should be concerned about…..