Front page Archive Why Arlen? Arlen is the TV home of "King of the Hill." It's a small conservative town that is threatened with ruination on a regular basis by twig boys, enviro wackos, diversity nuts, "PC" police and other ivory tower liberals. I like to think of Arlen as a metaphor for this here great nation of ours.

Tuesday, December 30, 2003 Posted 10:07 AM by Hank I GUESS THE "E" STANDS FOR "EVIL" Internet auction site eBay last week refused to allow the sale of T-shirts "intended as a print tribute to the U.S. Army infantry unit that captured Hussein in Iraq earlier this month," according to the Associated Press. The drawing by cartoonist Bill Lunsford featured a muscular Uncle Sam in battle fatigues bearing the Fourth Infantry patch, holding a smoking .357-magnum, and backed by drawings of Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden. Text accompanying the drawing reads: "One down, one to go." According to the article, Ebay pulled the item because it has a policy against, "items that 'promote or glorify ... violence.'" Oh...really? Playing a hunch, I decided to search Ebay for other items that might be generally perceived as promoting or glorifying violence. In less than five minutes, I found CDs by violent "rap" artists, such as Eminem, 50 Cent, and Ice T, whose infamous song "Cop Killer" contained this deathless prose: I got my black shirt on. I got my black gloves on. I got my ski mask on. This shit's been too long. I got my twelve gauge sawed off. I got my headlights turned off. I'm 'bout to bust some shots off. I'm 'bout to dust some cops off. I'm a COP KILLER, better you than me. COP KILLER, f**k police brutality! COP KILLER, I know your family's grieving, (F**K 'EM!) COP KILLER, but tonight we get even, ha ha. There's also violent video games, such as Grand Theft Auto, and even purported "snuff films." All of which is, apparently, not promoting or glorifying violence. Apparently, to the management of Ebay, supporting the troops is more offensive than cop killing and general murder. Remember that, the next time you want to buy something from them. Home