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Friday, August 26, 2016

Cartoons: what are they good for?

Seems to me you can look at editorial cartoons several ways: they give a humorous take on current evens; they reveal corruption; they attempt to assuage/salt wounds felt due to recent events; they double-down on our outrage at current events; [add you own reason for liking cartoons here].

If you're unhappy with the current state of the U.S. Congress, this one's for you.
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image: cartoon by David Fitzsimmons
David Fitzsimmons, The Week
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Can Fox News be represented as a hen house? Maybe. I'm reminded of The Musicman's
Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little,
Cheep cheep cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more (LyricsMode)
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image: cartoon by Tom Toles
Tom Toles, The Week
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Big Pharma is always a good target, especially since it's so greedy.
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image: cartoon by Milt Priggee
Milt Priggee, The Week
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And Smokey the Bear brings us the message of the day.
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image: cartoon by Dan Wasserman
Dan Wasserman, The Week
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--Marge



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