The Stand

The next pop culture icon whose work may be torched by rabid mobs on the right is none other than Stephen King. King, along with numerous other authors, signed an anti-war letter featured in an advertisement in today's New York Times. Here is the letter. And King's takin' it to the streets, too, says the Sarasota Herald-Tribune:

The peace walk here drew several well-known figures, including author Stephen King and his wife, Tabitha. Several area politicians, including Jan Schneider, Wayne Genthner and his dog, Percy, who all ran against and lost to Katherine Harris for a seat in Congress, also walked as temperatures spiked into the uncomfortable range at midday.

"It's important to stand up and be counted," said King, 55, who lives on Casey Key. "I haven't been out on one of these things since 1970."

Tabitha King's T-shirt expressed her view: It bore an image of President George W. Bush's face with "International Terrorist" written over it.

Perhaps rampant illiteracy has allowed King to avoid the wrath of the warmongerers so far.

Update (3/20): Link added, thanks to Steve at No More Mister Nice Blog, who also reports on allegations that Manny, Moe and Jack are objectively pro-Saddam.