Google honors Sputnik, conservatives pissed

And why are they pissed? Because Google didn’t honor Memorial Day and Veterans’ Day! That means they hate America!!

Chicago Tribune: Google logo tweak sends critics into orbit

“It’s a kick to your belly,” said conservative blogger Giovanni Gallucci, 39, a social media consultant from Dallas. “I understand these guys are scientists and engineers and they have their quirks and want to make sure people are recognized who might not normally be recognized . . . but why not celebrate the struggles that we’ve come through as a people?”

Conservatives see the Sputnik logo as particularly galling because the search giant’s in-house artist has tweaked the Google logo for a variety of obscure events, including World Water Day, Persian New Year, painter Edvard Munch’s birthday and China’s Dragon Boat Festival.

Google regularly gives other U.S. holidays the logo treatment, including Halloween, Thanksgiving and St. Patrick’s Day (but not for Columbus Day, which was Monday).

“When they ignore Veterans Day and Memorial Day, I think they’re telling us something about the way they view America,” said Joseph Farah, editor of WorldNetDaily.com, a conservative website that has criticized Google’s logo decisions.

What is it with conservatives and their inability to mind their own business and let other people mind theirs? Is it genetic? People, Google is a private organization. Which holidays they want to put up a cartoon for and which they don’t is their prerogative. You want a big, glurgy banner on Memorial Day? Put it on your website, and get the fuck over yourselves.

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