Everyone loves The Onion right?

Well, apparently the White House doesn't. They have asked the site to remove the presidential seal from their pages. (MSNBC)

Scott Dikkers, editor-in-chief of the satirical newspaper, said its lawyer disagrees with the White House assessment.

"I've been seeing the presidential seal used in comedy programs most of my life and to my knowledge none of them have been asked not to use it by the White House," Dikkers said.

"I would advise them to look for that other guy Osama (bin Laden) ... rather than comedians. I don't think we pose much of a threat," Dikkers said.

Oh come on, Scott, free speech is always a threat to this administration.

On a side note to MSNBC, is it really necessary to add "Bin Laden" in parentheses after Osama? Are there many other well-known Osamas walking around out there?

Update: Since I wrote this 2 days ago, Fark has had a photoshop contest where people photoshopped other inappropriate uses of the Presidential Seal.

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posted by Jonathan @ 6:10 PM Wednesday, October 26, 2005   
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