Carmen Cerra’s cartoons following the horrible attack on the

United States have all appeared patriotic thus far, and yet I cannot

help but wonder what he will write once the inevitable and

deserved retaliatory strikes from the United States commence. I

suspect it will look something like this – President Bush

strangling a dead baby (while in the background, missiles fall on

refugee camps) and the word “Justice” prominently placed before

him.

Don’t interpret this letter as an attack on Carmen Cerra’s

patriotism; it is not.

However, from my years as a reader of the Iowa State Daily I have

found that offensive, tasteless, contrived and empty are all

excellent descriptors for Cerra’s work. His monocular view of world

affairs and obvious hate for all things conservative dismays me

every time I pick up the Daily. It is irresponsible of the Iowa State

Daily to allow Cerra to continue as the sole cartoonist, considering

his strip’s prominent position in the paper and his crude and

offensive artwork.

Matthew J. Saylor

Sophomore

Political Science