Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for September 08, 1987
Transcript:
Roland: I'm Roland Hedley. Here at a pheonix shopping center, the movement to recall Arizona governor Evan Mecham is picking up steam! Why? Well, it all started with his rescission of the state's Martin Luther King holiday, ever since, critics say, Mechem's record has been pockmarked by insensitivity. The governor. Understandably, begs to differ... Evan Mecham: It's ludicrous! I'm a mormon! Tolerance is a basic tenet of my faith! Roland: So the charges against you... Evan Mecham: Lies! Lies spread by queers and pickaninnies!
What he actually said: " “a band of homosexuals and dissident Democrats.”