I guess that "contraversy" is divisive and "hate filled" while this latest strip airs a legitimate opinion... < /sarcasm >
If the papers felt an obligation to stand by the content always then they might be removed from criticism but the fact that the editors do routinely drop strips leaves them wide open on this one. The left can't stand to even quote their party's elected officials and here they have to put words into the President's mouth "thanking" the enemy.