Taking A Break
After taking a few weeks to recharge, I’ll be back with more BAGS and notes on April 14th. I invite you to sign up for BAGnews by email, as well as check out our top stories and our store. Thanks for your support in the satiric war on right...
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Wicked Witch Of The White House
Last January, Condoleezza Rice sat down with a NYTimes reporter to talk, for the first time, about her job as National Security Adviser. Near the end of the conversation, throughout which Rice seemed to swing between an aggressive and defensive stance, she offered an interesting metaphor about her role...
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Tough Problems, Easy Answers
Although a few news reports surfaced in mid-2002 saying that the White House had prior warnings about an al-Queda attack, they were quickly squelched. From that point on, the party line was that they had no prior indication of an attack (until this week, when Condi Rice revealed that...
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The Unrevised History Of The Bush-Iraq Conflict (Or: Where Our “Tough Problems, Easy Answers” Logo Originally Came From)
It’s amazing the Administration would find Dick Clark’s comments about Rumsfeld’s desire to bomb Iraq in retaliation for 9/11 far-fetched. If you were following the Bush administration from the beginning, it was no secret they were looking hard for any chance to hit Hussein. And, let’s not forget to...
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George of Jerusalem
While it’s clear all roads dealing with Arab extremism run through Jerusalem, whoever drew up the Bush administration’s road map swapped-in Baghdad instead. Still, three years after taking office, the stance the Administration has taken on the Arab-Israeli remains firmly planted and clearly spelled out. send this cartoon to...
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Mean Cuisine
Richard Clarke, President Bush’s former top counter-terrorism, officially sliced up the Administration’s pre-9/11 terrorism policy on the 60 Minutes program last night. Apparently, the White House refused to take seriously the urgent pleas of the Clinton people to get serious about al Queda. And, just for good measure, Clarke...
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Coalition of the Wilting
As it becomes evident that the WMD threat was just trash talk, President Bush’s so-called “coalition” (Go get ’em, Honduras! Give ’em hell, El Salvador!) is quickly turning to rot. Conservative Republicans on Capitol Hill are considering drastic action: No more paella, gazpacho, flan or churros in the Congressional...
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Bush Out Of His League (Or: Terrorism Fight Going From Bat To Worse)
Although originally created to mark the second anniversary of 9/11, our “Bush League” cartoon seem even more appropriate today. Even if we manage to run down Ayman al-Zawahiri, as is currently rumored, al Queda’s ability to morph and improvise, combined with our morass in Iraq and our alienation from...
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Karen Hughes: Work-At-Home Mom Or Material Girl?
send this cartoon to a friend! Because of her low profile and the fact she’s supposedly “off the payroll,” it was surprising to see Karen Hughes all over the t.v. news shows the other day defending President Bush’s 9/11 commercials. If you believe the p.r., Hughes has always played...
Continue ReadingA Khan Everywhere You Look
In every story of war and warriors, there is usually some guy off in the corner somewhere, making a bundle by devising and selling weaponry. Because war makes for such good business, and enemies and friends can shift as quickly as the wind, who you’re buying your weapons from...
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President of La Mancha
“This is my quest, to follow that star … No matter how hopeless, no matter how far … To fight for the right, without question or pause … To be willing to march into Hell, for a Heavenly cause …”
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“This is my quest, to follow that star … No matter how hopeless, no matter how far … To fight for the right, without question or pause … To be willing to march into Hell, for a Heavenly cause …” send this cartoon to a friend!
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Bush “100 Days” Commercial: (Not Much) Variation On A Theme
It wasn’t until those planes hit the towers that sometime-pilot, George W. Bush, found his mission in life. Now, as his administration hits heavy turbulence and desperately needs a course correction, his 9/11 obsession leaves him incapable of altering the flight plan. send this cartoon to a friend!
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Can’t Buy Me Love (Or: Is There A Real Fireman In The House?)
send this cartoon to a friend! Because the Presidential election is so far away, and there is only so much news to report, one of the current punditry themes involves questioning the conventional campaign wisdom. The question I like best right now involves how much of an advantage Bush’s...
Continue ReadingNever Let ‘Em See You Sweat (Or, Has Someone Seen The Keys To My Airplane?!#%!)
Everyday, another crack appears in the Bush team’s veneer. I’ve seen Colin Powell get testy in numerous interviews in the past few years, but yesterday was the worst (or, should I say, the best). On NPR, Juan Williams asked Powell for a reaction to John Kerry’s comment that Powell...
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Milking 9/11
Even though I created this cartoon two years ago (right after the one year anniversary of September 11), I felt it was fair game to run as President Bush’s new tv commercials have commenced a whole new “milking” cycle. (Just as an aside, the cartoon has been, far and...
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Labeling The Bush Ads
In honor of what the Republican’s claim was just a “palate cleanser,” we provide nutritional information for President Bush’s first 3 television commercials. The major controversy around the ads centered on their use of 9/11 footage (an event Bush needs to claim for himself, or he can forget about...
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Martha Stewart Sends Her Regrets
She fought the law …but the law won (at least, temporarily).
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