Posts featuring Commentary
If Y’Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It
Monday, January 4, 2010
Apparently, Limbaugh doesn’t understand the difference between himself–a millionaire who lives an opulent, oxycodone-fueled lifestyle when he’s not making fun of people with Parkinson’s disease–and America’s 47+ million uninsured…
Capitalist Claus
Friday, December 25, 2009
This cartoon is basically a poor imitation of Tim Kreider’s, which have included Jesus vs. Jeezus, Americans vs. ‘Muricans, and my favorite (as well as everyone else’s, evidently), Science vs. Norse Mythology…
Have a Chipper Christmas
Monday, December 21, 2009
The Democrats in Congress and the White House right now were put there to make healthcare reform happen, but instead of meeting their responsibilities, they’ve chosen to gut them, so as to keep from upsetting corporate donors and idiots who want them dead no matter what they do…
Fairey Use
Friday, October 30, 2009
Shepard Fairey is the so-called “guerilla” artist who first became well-known for his OBEY Giant street posters. Since then, he has constructed a very successful fashion line and reputation as a modern artist… out of copying other peoples’ illustrations and photography…
Hi Diddly Die
Thursday, October 22, 2009
This cartoon comments on the White House’s recent dismissal of Fox News as not being a legitimate news agency. Fox has responded by framing it as an attack by the Executive Branch on the “Fourth Estate” of journalism, and other news outlets have apparently taken the bait…
We Have Met the Enemy, and he is Fox
Monday, October 12, 2009
A lot of people probably won’t recognize the reference to Walt Kelly’s Pogo, possibly the greatest political comic strip of all time–certainly the best illustrated. For those unfamiliar, here’s wikipedia’s article about it…
Knuckle-Dragging Neanderthals
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
The title for the cartoon is taken from Representative Alan Grayson’s remark comparing the opposition in Congress to “knuckle-dragging neanderthals”…
This Hurts Me More Than It Hurts You
Saturday, September 12, 2009
I’d actually prepared a different gag in anticipation of Obama’s speech, and even though it was really good, if I do say so myself, I didn’t think it was appropriate as a response. So instead, I came up with this…
Only the Strong
Saturday, August 15, 2009
My initial idea referenced the scene from the beginning of the movie where babies that were deemed insufficiently healthy (and thus a potential liability to society) were thrown off a cliff…
Capital B
Friday, July 10, 2009
Once again, I’ve got a cartoon inspired by Glenn Greenwald’s reporting at Salon.com on the Obama Administration’s troubling disregard for civil liberties, due process, and other things (I felt) he was specifically installed to restore!