With Saddam Hussein locked up awaiting trial and Osama bin Laden uncatchable, as the President said, "Because he's hiding," it's time to turn our nation's attention and resources to the latest evildoer, the current public enemy number one, the most notorious boogeyman: SpongeBob Squarepants.
Dr James Dobson, head honcho of the conservative Focus on the Family, is focused on SpongeBob. A cartoon sponge may appear to be a soft target. But Dr Dobson, Phd, has identified SpongeBob as the key figure in a new axis of evil that includes Jimmy Neutron and Barney the dinosaur.
At issue is a video that Dr Dobson sees as the WMD in the culture war -- a video produced by the We Are Family Foundation -- founded by Nile Rodgers, who wrote the 1970s disco hit "We Are Family." Dr Dobson claims the video preaches tolerance for homosexuals -- and tolerance cannot be tolerated.
But it appears Dr Dobson is relying on the same kind of intel that told us there were WMDs in Iraq in 2002. It seems Dr Dobson has been looking at the wrong website. There is a site called "We Are Family" which promotes sexual tolerance. But it's completely different from Mr Rodgers' site and not affiliated with his foundation.
Mr Rodgers created his foundation after the 9/11 attacks to teach kids not to hate people from other cultures.
But hey, it's still preaching tolerance -- that may be close enough for Dr Dobson. (NYT)
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