Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for August 08, 1989
Transcript:
J.J.: So be honest. What did you think of my piece? Mike: Um...it was great, J.J. Kind of personal, though, wasn't it? J.J.: Of course! That's what lent it such power! Do you know that under Jesse Helms' new anit-art bill, I would have had to cut the scene about our sex lives to get the piece funded? Mike: No! J.J.: Come to think of it. I'll bet under the new rules I never would have gotten the grant for my urinal sculptures! Mike: Hold it. The taxpayers paid for your urinal sculptures? J.J.: It's a great country, Michael. Or was. Mike: But don't you think there should be a little checkoff box or something?