A mashup of images, videos, and other information you may find entertaining or useful --Marge
Sunday, December 31, 2017
Monday, December 18, 2017
Cartoons: the political pendulum in action
The defeat of Alabama's Roy Moore may be somewhat stale news now, but these cartoonists' takes on it are still timely and noteworthy.
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| David Horsey, The Week |
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| Steve Sack, The Week |
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| Tom Toles, The Week |
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Sunday, December 10, 2017
Cartoons: What about no more federal government?
On December 22, Congress will again address a government shutdown. Forbes reports on the last near miss in Congress Has Narrowly Averted a Government Shutdown, for Now. With the way Trump's version of government is going, I'm thinking a shutdown wouldn't be such a bad thing.
It's looking like Putin is a man for all seasons, but without the principles (or at least the same principles).
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| Steve Kelley, The Week |
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It's looking like Putin is a man for all seasons, but without the principles (or at least the same principles).
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| Pat Bagley, The Week |
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-- Marge
Monday, December 04, 2017
Cartoons: we serfs
Net neutrality: are you for or against?
America has a new motto: Government of the rich people, by the rich people, for the rich people.
This one seems to be particularly true.
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| Drew Sheneman, The Week |
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America has a new motto: Government of the rich people, by the rich people, for the rich people.
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| RJ Matson, The Week |
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This one seems to be particularly true.
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| Mike Luckovich, The Week |
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Saturday, November 25, 2017
Cartoons: men in the hot seat
With so many women stepping forward, I'm guessing just about every man in America is in the hot seat.
Of course, those on the distaff side have been there for a long time.
My apologies if my references to gender are poorly worded; it's increasingly difficult to know how to talk about men, women, and those self-identified.
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| Scott Stantis, The Week |
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Of course, those on the distaff side have been there for a long time.
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| Gary Varvel, The Week |
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My apologies if my references to gender are poorly worded; it's increasingly difficult to know how to talk about men, women, and those self-identified.
-- Marge
Sunday, November 19, 2017
Cartoon: justice for the hypocrite
Maybe this is a little devilish for an angel, but it would be satisfying.
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| Joe Heller, The Week |
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Sunday, November 12, 2017
Cartoon: Tax cuts...for the children
Fortune Magazine says "Trump’s Tax Cuts Are the Biggest Wealth Grab in Modern History." That's quite a statement coming from a magazine that espouses wealth and growing it.
This is what Mike Luckovich has to say about the cuts:
Meanwhile, Trump and the GOP appear to have become toxic.
I have this nagging feeling that I'm becoming a political nag. Maybe it's time to call it quits.
-- Marge
This is what Mike Luckovich has to say about the cuts:
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| Mike Luckovich, The Week |
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Meanwhile, Trump and the GOP appear to have become toxic.
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| Tom Toles, The Week |
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I have this nagging feeling that I'm becoming a political nag. Maybe it's time to call it quits.
-- Marge
Saturday, November 04, 2017
Sunday, October 29, 2017
Cartoons: another victory for Wall Street
Possibly, the most depressing legislation I've ever seen: Consumers lose chance to sue banks...
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| Dan Wasserman, The Week |
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Friday, October 20, 2017
Cartoons: let's get this straight
Have our priorities been undermined by Twitter?
Or is it just the con man in the White House?
Nine months in captivity for many of us.
Drugs--where democracy and wanting a better reality intersect for some. What is a drug czar anyway?
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| Nate Beeler, The Week |
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Or is it just the con man in the White House?
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| Drew Sheneman, The Week |
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Nine months in captivity for many of us.
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| Jack Ohman, The Week |
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Drugs--where democracy and wanting a better reality intersect for some. What is a drug czar anyway?
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| Tom Toles, The Week |
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-- Marge
Saturday, October 14, 2017
Cartoon: governing by disruption
Originally I had no cartoon for this week. Instead this article in the Washington Post said something to me: Trump governs by disruption — and overloads all the circuits.
O.K. Just one.
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O.K. Just one.
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| Milt Priggee, The Week |
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Sunday, October 08, 2017
Cartoons: America's most dangerous
Frankly, moving to Australia is looking more and more attractive.
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| Mike Luckovich, The Week |
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| Drew Sheneman, The Week |
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| Tom Toles, The Week |
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| David Fitzsimmons, The Week |
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-- Marge
Sunday, October 01, 2017
Cartoon: a broken ballot box
After very little research and some observation, I've come up with the following definitions for GOP base vs. GOP establishment. Trump's base, for example, is the folks who attend his rallies, commit anti-semitic, racist mayhem, and vote for him. The GOP establishment is the power-mad party that keeps him in office, because they think he will further their interests, such as lower taxes for corporations and the wealthy, repealing Obamacare, etc.
Check out Peter Stevenson's article in the Washington Post for a more reasoned look at "Who exactly is in the ‘GOP establishment?’ (April,2016)".
Then there's the Russian influence.
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Check out Peter Stevenson's article in the Washington Post for a more reasoned look at "Who exactly is in the ‘GOP establishment?’ (April,2016)".
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| Tom Toles, The Week |
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Then there's the Russian influence.
-- Marge
Friday, September 22, 2017
Cartoons: junkyard dogs
Why the GOP Congress will be the most unproductive in 164 years (David Faris, The Week)
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| Rick McKee, The Week |
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Friday, September 15, 2017
Cartoon: Surprise move
When I first saw this cartoon I laughed a wicked little laugh. But generally I tend to favor the liberals.
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| Michael Ramirez, The Week |
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Friday, September 08, 2017
Flamingos in the men's room
For a while on Wednesday, it looked like Irma might bestow her dire power on Washington, DC. But no housecleaning this time.
In today's post we have 2 cartoons and the image that inspired the title of today's post.
This article by NPR (National Public Radio) is a good read: Flamingos In The Men's Room.
One of these days, climate change deniers will wise up.
In November the Trump tweeted:
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In today's post we have 2 cartoons and the image that inspired the title of today's post.
This article by NPR (National Public Radio) is a good read: Flamingos In The Men's Room.
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| More than 50 Caribbean flamingos take shelter in a men's restroom at the Miami Metrozoo (now Zoo Miami) on Sept. 25, 1998. Zookeepers rounded up the birds to protect them from the effects of Hurricane Georges. This was not the first time the zoo had to corral flamingos in a restroom. They were also in there during Hurricane Andrew, six years earlier. Max Trujillo/Getty Images |
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One of these days, climate change deniers will wise up.
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| Mike Luckovich, The Week |
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The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive.
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| Drew Sheneman, The Week |
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-- Marge
Friday, September 01, 2017
Cartoons: Houston heroes
Just to remind you that there ARE real people left in America who are eager to help out when needed, here's a gaggle of sites showing people being rescued during the flooding in Houston: The Daily Caller; Mashable; and The Stream.
Then there are some more restrained heroes: North Korean missile flyover unnerves some Tokyoites.
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| David Fitzsimmons, The Week |
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Then there are some more restrained heroes: North Korean missile flyover unnerves some Tokyoites.
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| Terry Mosher, The Week |
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-- Marge
Friday, August 25, 2017
Friday, August 18, 2017
Cartoons: tiki torches and swastikas
As if you haven't had enough already, here are some more comments on the fray in Charlottesville.
This one made me laugh.
Here's a primer for would-be neo-Nazis.
And a little history lesson--it won't hurt, I promise.
-- Marge
This one made me laugh.
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| Chip Bok, The Week |
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Here's a primer for would-be neo-Nazis.
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| David Horsey, The Week |
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And a little history lesson--it won't hurt, I promise.
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| Tom Toles, The Week |
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-- Marge
Friday, August 11, 2017
Cartoons: branding
Wells Fargo wants us to identify them as rugged, wholesome examples of the American West. So much for branding. With recent revelations about the way the company does business, sneaky two-timing bandits come to mind. Steve Sack captures it well.
When I was trying to get an idea of what North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un is like, he was described as having the same traits as Hitler and Saddam Hussein in the Scientific American article, "The Psychology of Dictatorship," 2011. Cartoonist David Fitzsimmons calls him and Trump megalomaniacs.
I can really identify with branding nuclear war as the unthinkable.
-- Marge
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| Steve Sack, The Week |
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When I was trying to get an idea of what North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un is like, he was described as having the same traits as Hitler and Saddam Hussein in the Scientific American article, "The Psychology of Dictatorship," 2011. Cartoonist David Fitzsimmons calls him and Trump megalomaniacs.
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| David Fitzsimmons, The Week |
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I can really identify with branding nuclear war as the unthinkable.
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| Steve Kelley, The Week |
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-- Marge
Friday, August 04, 2017
Cartoons: Trump's White House
With all the White House leaks, you can color Trump livid. If you want to see transcripts of his January conversations with Mexican President Peña Nieto and Australian Prime Minister Turnbull, follow this link: Full transcripts of Trump’s calls with Mexico and Australia.
Meanwhile, for your entertainment, here are some cartoonists' comments on Trump and his administration.
Is this what the chaos in the White House looks like?
And is this what a partisan compromise looks like?
-- Marge
Meanwhile, for your entertainment, here are some cartoonists' comments on Trump and his administration.
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| David Fitzsimmons, The Week |
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Is this what the chaos in the White House looks like?
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| Drew Sheneman, The Week |
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And is this what a partisan compromise looks like?
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| Bob Englehart, The Week |
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-- Marge
Friday, July 28, 2017
Cartoons: let the TV cameras roll
This week we take a look at Trump's ever-more-closed empire; GOP senators as downed Confederate soldiers; and Trump's idea that he can pardon himself and his cronies, if worse comes to worse.
Felix Salmon at Salon says Scaramucci may be Trump’s most dangerous enabler yet.
Scaramucci seems to have absorbed the Donald's approach to news.
And we're back to the semi-repeal of Obamacare, again.
According to Trump he can pardon himself and his cohorts if the need arises. Others disagree.
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Felix Salmon at Salon says Scaramucci may be Trump’s most dangerous enabler yet.
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| RJ Matson, The Week |
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Scaramucci seems to have absorbed the Donald's approach to news.
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| Jack Ohman, The Week |
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And we're back to the semi-repeal of Obamacare, again.
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| Milt Priggee, The Week |
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According to Trump he can pardon himself and his cohorts if the need arises. Others disagree.
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| Mike Luckovich, The Week |
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-- Marge
Friday, July 21, 2017
Cartoons: Lost in translation
Today I'm looking at Mitch McConnell's Health Care Folly; a reminder of what's on the GOP's plate (since they rule the U.S. government now, however ineffectively) and Trump's Russian connection(s).
This cartoon by David Horsey is, to me, priceless.
Do I see fear in the Senate and House leaders' faces? The one in the middle is clueless.
From what I see here on the sidelines, Trump is doing everything he can to quell investigation of his alleged Russian connections.
Especially since he sat talking privately with Putin for an hour, using a Russian translator.
-- Marge
This cartoon by David Horsey is, to me, priceless.
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| David Horsey, The Week |
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Do I see fear in the Senate and House leaders' faces? The one in the middle is clueless.
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| Chip Bok, The Week |
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From what I see here on the sidelines, Trump is doing everything he can to quell investigation of his alleged Russian connections.
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| Tom Toles, The Week |
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Especially since he sat talking privately with Putin for an hour, using a Russian translator.
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| Clay Jones, The Week |
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-- Marge
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