Garry Trudeau’s Inbox Is More Interesting Than Yours Is
The site Politico has been copied on an exchange between cartoonist Garry Trudeau and a lobbyist named Lanny Davis over Trudeau's criticism of Davis' relationship with loathsome Ivory Coast thug Laurent Gbagbo. Davis believes the details of that relationship are pertinent to the characterization; Trudeau disagree and is unwilling to apologize. I lean towards Trudeau here, at least based on that initial article. For instance, that the lobbyist only took half of the money offered doesn't change the characterization because the characterization isn't based on the amount of money taken; it's based on having any relationship with the strongman Gbagbo at all.
