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Onion CEO responds to Iraq War Handicap skit
blackfive.net - 12/14/2008
Onion CEO responds to Iraq War Handicap skit
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I was on the outraged team when the Onion posted a piece about making the Iraq War handicap-accessible. It was unseemly to use images of amputee warriors to make what wasn't even a funny bit. I have seen the incredible...

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In The Know: How Can We Make The Iraq War More Handicap Accessible? | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
theonion.com - 12/12/2008
In The Know: How Can We Make The Iraq War More Handicap Accessible? | The Onion - America's ...
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mudvillegazette.com - 12/15/2008
Email from the Onion CEO
— mudvillegazette.com — ... to Uncle J . Good on the Onion for doing the right thing. Now if only they could understand the right reason. (Ditto that to anyone who thought they were making fun of the troops.) (more) Email from the Onion CEO
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Blackfive: Onion CEO responds to Iraq War Handicap skit
Victory Caucus -- All Content — ... Sunday, 14 December 2008 I was on the outraged team when the Onion posted a piece about making the Iraq War handicap-accessible. It was unseemly to use images of amputee warriors to make what wasn't even a funny bit. I have seen the incredible... read ...

Email from the Onion CEO
Mudville Gazette — ...to Uncle J. Good on the Onion for doing the right thing. Now if only they could understand the right reason. (Ditto that to anyone who thought they were making fun of the troops.)

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