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...
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Never 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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She fought the law …but the law won. send this cartoon to a friend!
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Haitian Games
Now, let me see if I understand this: We were in charge of the security of the democratically-elected President of Haiti, but we told him that, because we couldn’t protect him, he would either have to leave the country or be killed by his enemies. But, we were the...
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In a smooth p.r. move, Bush’s telephone call to Kerry last night was among the most newsworthy events of both a spectacular and spectacularly anti-climatic evening. Even before the votes were done being counted in Kerry’s final crushing of the Democratic field, there was Bush, already in his face...
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Showing Up Before The Tar And Feathers Arrive
It’s blank canvas time. Now that Kerry is “the man,” the White House will be furiously trying to put the brush to him. Kerry, on the other hand, will be busy doing the same. With the fuller development of the “war hero” story line, we expect to see more...
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Given the high ranking of Vietnam Veterans Against Kerry on Google, and how aggressive Kerry has been in countering Bush’s attacks, we were wondering how long until we see Vietnam Veterans Against Vietnam Veterans Against Kerry.com. And etc.
Continue ReadingOils Well That Ends Well
It was a great relief to read in today’s NYT about the sudden revival of the Iraqi oil industry. Thanks to the $1 billion we have invested in infrastructure and another $1 billion on gasoline imports, Iraq is now exporting almost as much crude oil as it was before...
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Log Cabin Fever
After what gay Republicans claim was a “wink and a nod” from a newly-elected President Bush that he would respect gay rights, that understanding has apparently gone up in flames. As they approach their annual convention in Palm Springs in April, the Log Cabin Republicans are actually contemplating an...
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I’m A Uniter, Not A Divider
This must be the “shock and awe” phase. send this cartoon to a friend!
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Tim Russert And A Whiff Of President Schwarzenegger
Tim Russert, you’re killing me. In three weeks, you done nothing but puff up the conservative cause. Two weeks ago, you spent an hour with President Bush who easily snuffed you out with the “index card” treatment. Most disappointing were your tepid questions about his military service. (Is it...
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Celebrities Most Wanted: Mel Gibson And The Passion Of The Merchandise
Even before it’s theatre debut, Mel’s Gibson’s film, The Passion Of The Christ–about the crucifixion of Christ by Jews–is making its presence felt in awe-inspiring cultural terms. For example, a reference to the movie has made it to the top of the 10th page of Google citations under the...
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Dear Mary, Not So Contrary
With President Bush flirting with a constitutional amendment defending “the sanctity of marriage,” and the flap over gay marriage turning into a stampede, it’s hard to imagine there could be any gays left in the Republican party. That’s why we are so sympathetic to the latest “gotcha” website, DearMary.com....
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Wierd Science
In a dramatic attempt to remove the lead from Administration science policy, top researchers, scholars and academics signed a protest letter accusing the White House of interfering with all manner of government research, statistics and analysis. The quote I found most profound was the one from Lewis Branscomb (who...
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Say Cheese
It looks like Kerry’s through buttering up voters. (…At least through February, anyway.) send this cartoon to a friend!
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