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Ebay bans Dawson artist's controversial 'cards' WebPosted Aug 5 2003 09:05 AM CDT WHITEHORSE - A Yukon artist has been censored by eBay for making fun of the Bush administration. In John Steins' most-wanted deck, U.S. President George Bush is the trump card Dawson City artist John Steins has been ordered off the popular auction Web site for mocking Bush and other U.S. leaders in a series of hand-painted drawings. Steins' art project is a parody of the "most wanted" deck of playing cards issued in the Iraqi war. "George Bush is the ace of spades and (U.S. Defense Secretary Donald) Rumsfeld is the queen of spades and so far down the line," Steins says. "I think an artist has to use their talent to make a statement that they really believe in, though it might be really unpopular." Ebay apparently banned the cards after receiving complaints from pro-Bush Americans. Steins says he's also gotten plenty of angry emails from people who back U.S. foreign policy in Iraq. Since being forced off eBay, Steins has found another Internet outlet for his art. He owns the domain name, "thebushadministration.com" where he's posted the images for sale. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
