skippy the bush kangaroo: d'oh!

Monday, October 15, 2007

d'oh!

the repubbbs have illegally used mr. burns, the evil boss from the simpsons to promote their own greed. techblorge:

simpsons characters appeared on the web site for a republican house committee — where the villainous mr. burns rubs his hands in glee over a children's health insurance bill…

republican committee spokesperson confirmed this morning that their site was not hacked to include cartoon characters, as some bloggers had argued. the press release from the republicans on the house commerce committee included the cartoon characters to parody the bill's perceived flaws.

but what does fox broadcasting have to say about the use of their cartoon characters? it's illegal, says licensing spokesman andy bandit.

"twentieth century fox was unaware of the illegal use of characters from the simpsons in this press release. let me assure you, fox did not authorize this use. characters from the simpsons may not be used in this manner…"

repubbbs doing something illegal? who woulda thunk?

Labels: healthcare, right hypocrisy, toons