Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for September 02, 1979

Transcript:

Rick: So you would deny that report? How about the other three? One more question, if I may, Governor Brown... sir, if I've got it right, sometime after you moved to close th ractrack in support of the union, you flew off to New Hampshire. Now, there's been a report that the trip was advanced by union officials, and that you were driven around in a union car. The union president has also endorsed you. Sir, given your relationship with the union negotiator, reputed underworld figure Sydney Korshak... Jerry Brown: Relationship? What relationship? You call $1000 a relationship? Look, you know as well as I that the reports about Korshak are defaming! But what am I supposed to do? The first amendment allws libel from the press! Rick: It what? Brown: I mean it! This whole thing belongs in the funny papers!