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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.
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image: cartoon by Chip Bok
Chip Bok, The Week

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Here's a primer for would-be neo-Nazis.
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image: cartoon by David Horsey
David Horsey, The Week
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And a little history lesson--it won't hurt, I promise.
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image: cartoon by Tom Toles
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.
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image: cartoon by Steve Sack
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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image: cartoon by David Fitzsimmons
David Fitzsimmons, The Week
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I can really identify with branding nuclear war as the unthinkable.
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image: cartoon by Steve Kelley
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.
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image: cartoon by David Fitzsimmons
David Fitzsimmons, The Week
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Is this what the chaos in the White House looks like?
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image: cartoon by Drew Sheneman
Drew Sheneman, The Week
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And is this what a partisan compromise looks like?
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image: cartoon by Bob Englehart
Bob Englehart, The Week
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-- Marge