Political Cartoons: Second thread.
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DBear
unbeliever
Urederra
Mostly harmless
Another Cox and forkum one... just for balance.
Rambuchan
The Funky President
Regarding that last one: People are probably aware that the USA did a MAJOR civilain nuclear technology deal with India early last year. Well, towards the end of this year, the US turned around to India and threatened to go back on certain clauses if it didn't fall in line against Iran. How did India react? "Go *uck yourself and stick to the deal we had, which had nothing to do with Iran at all". Quite right too imo. What a dirty trick to try and play.
Phyr_Negator
Anti-tolerast
GeorgeOP
RF Bleachers
What most people don't realize is that this is simply one foreign country taking over for another foreign contry. Right now a British(iirc) company handles the ports, and they don't want Middle Easteners to do it. And this does not have to do with security, they act like air control towers simply giving clearance to ships to make sure they don't crash.
Bush was probably just handed the binoculars and didn't know the caps were off.
pboily
fingerlickinmathematickin
folks, can we keep this thread here for cartoons only, in the spirit of Rambuchan and ybbor? Maybe a new thread can be opened for political images/bumper sticker/etc...
ybbor
Will not change his avata
pboily said:
these are all artistic political statements, whether they were hand drawn, photographed, or photoshoped should have no bearing on thier worth.
I don't think that's what he was getting at. "Political cartoons" are a specific type of political commentary. A fudged painting of Clinton (while freaking hilarious) is not a political cartoon. Given this thread's title, some of those probably didn't belong, funny though they may be...especially that crybaby democratic party sticker. 
Rambuchan
The Funky President
VRWCAgent: Great to see some Herblock there 
I'm going to spoil you guys with more from this great man.
It always amazes me to look at these old cartoons from back in the day and to see the same themes and issues repeating themselves over and over. Consider Bush's last year in office and look at the following cartoons from Herblock regarding President Nixon. In case you don't know, or missed it in the first thread, Herblock was very much a pillar of the Waashington press. Many consider the Washington Post to be 'build around Herblock'. He was so scathing and unrepentant with his Nixon critiques that Nixon actually cancelled his subscription to the paper!
I'm pasting in some info on each from the great Herblock History Site.
Taped January 18, 1970
Ink, graphite, and opaque white over graphite underdrawing on layered paper. Published in the Washington Post (69)
Long before the Watergate scandals, Herb Block was pointing out excessive use of government power to wiretap or otherwise investigate the activities of citizens an administration felt were at odds with its policies. In 1970, the Civil Service Commission admitted to having a Security Investigations Index with over 10 million entries, and the armed forces revealed surveillance of Americans involved in anti-Vietnam war activities.
New figure on the American scene June 20, 1971
Reproduction of original drawing. Published in the Washington Post (71)
On June 13, 1971, the New York Times began publishing installments of the "Pentagon Papers," documents about American involvement in Indochina from the end of World War II to the mid 1960s. The Nixon administration moved to block further publication of the papers, and Attorney General John Mitchell obtained a temporary injunction against The New York Times. The Washington Post then released two installments before being similarly enjoined. Other papers picked up the series, until June 30, when the Supreme Court rejected the government's request for a permanent injunction. The "New Figure" cartoon was one of many depicting President Richard Nixon's attempts to curb public information, partly through government control of broadcast stations owned by newspapers.
"There's no need for an independent investigationWe have everything well in hand" September 8, 1972
Ink, graphite, and opaque white over graphite underdrawing on layered paper. Published in the Washington Post (74)
As the 1972 presidential campaign progressed, reports surfaced of violations of campaign regulations and laws. On August 26, the General Accounting Office said that it had found irregularities in reports by the Republican Committee to Re-elect the President (known by the acronym CREEP). Democrats complained that an investigation by the Justice Department and the White House were insufficient and called for a special team to handle the matter.
"Move over We can't stay in a holding pattern forever" July 29, 1973
Ink, graphite, and opaque white over graphite underdrawing on paper. Published in the Washington Post (77)
Before the Watergate case, Herb Block had noted other Richard Nixon scandals. These concerned reports of improper influence by ITT Corp. on the location of the future Republican National Convention; Nixon's fluctuating decisions on milk price supports that amounted to a shakedown for campaign funds; and pressures on other businesses to meet quota "suggestions" on contributions. There were disclosures of taxpayer money spent to fix up Nixon's homes in Key Biscayne and San Clemente. Nixon also took large backdated tax deductions for the gift of his vice-presidential papers, which even included newspaper clippings.
Nixon awash in his office June 26, 1973
Ink, graphite, and opaque white over graphite underdrawing on paper. Published in the Washington Post (76)
By June 1973, the country had become transfixed by the investigation of Watergate via the televised hearings of the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities. On June 25, former presidential counsel John Dean began his testimony, the first before the committee to directly accuse President Richard Nixon of involvement in the coverup.
"Now, as I was saying four years ago" August 9, 1972
Ink, graphite, and opaque white over graphite underdrawing on layered paper. Published in the Washington Post (73)
In his 1968 bid for the presidency, Richard Nixon announced to the war-weary country that he had a secret plan to end the Vietnam War. When he ran for re-election four years later, American troops were still fighting in Indochina, with casualties continuing to climb.
For the championship of the United States November 17, 1971
Ink, graphite, and opaque white over graphite underdrawing on layered paper. Published in the Washington Post (72)
Campaign finance spending soared in the 1960s. The cost of the 1968 presidential campaign was $300 million almost double that of 1964. With Republican coffers in 1971 comfortably filled while the Democrats were some $9 million in debt, the Democratic-controlled Congress considered proposals to provide public financing. But President Richard Nixon threatened a veto. Eventually, they compromised on some public financing of presidential elections starting in 1976. Since then, loopholes in the laws have permitted almost unlimited political spending far in excess of the government's contributions and of all previous campaigns. In the year 2000 campaign, more than $300 million had already been spent on political ads alone before the end of September.
"I am not a crook" April 4, 1974
Ink, graphite, and opaque white over graphite underdrawing on paper. Published in the Washington Post (78)
On November 17, 1973, President Richard Nixon told 400 Associated Press managing editors that he had not profited from public service. "I have earned every cent. And in all of my years in public life I have never obstructed justice. People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook," he declared. On April 3, 1974, the White House announced that Nixon would pay $432,787.13 in back taxes plus interest after an investigation by the Internal Revenue Service and a congressional committee. Among Nixon's benefits to himself were improvements in his properties, supposedly necessary for his protection. These included a security ice maker, a security swimming pool heater, security club chairs and table lamps, security sofa and security pillows.
Nixon hanging between the tapes May 24, 1974
Reproduction of original drawing. Published in the Washington Post (79)
Even more damning than President Richard Nixon's profiting from public office were the disclosures of his corruption and attempts at corruption of the government itself including the CIA, the FBI, the Pentagon and even the Secret Service. A taping system that had recorded most of President Nixon's conversations in the Oval Office provided the "smoking gun" that spoke of crime and corruption. Nixon refused to release the tapes until the Supreme Court ordered him to do so.
I'm going to spoil you guys with more from this great man.
It always amazes me to look at these old cartoons from back in the day and to see the same themes and issues repeating themselves over and over. Consider Bush's last year in office and look at the following cartoons from Herblock regarding President Nixon. In case you don't know, or missed it in the first thread, Herblock was very much a pillar of the Waashington press. Many consider the Washington Post to be 'build around Herblock'. He was so scathing and unrepentant with his Nixon critiques that Nixon actually cancelled his subscription to the paper!
I'm pasting in some info on each from the great Herblock History Site.
Taped January 18, 1970
Ink, graphite, and opaque white over graphite underdrawing on layered paper. Published in the Washington Post (69)
Long before the Watergate scandals, Herb Block was pointing out excessive use of government power to wiretap or otherwise investigate the activities of citizens an administration felt were at odds with its policies. In 1970, the Civil Service Commission admitted to having a Security Investigations Index with over 10 million entries, and the armed forces revealed surveillance of Americans involved in anti-Vietnam war activities.
New figure on the American scene June 20, 1971
Reproduction of original drawing. Published in the Washington Post (71)
On June 13, 1971, the New York Times began publishing installments of the "Pentagon Papers," documents about American involvement in Indochina from the end of World War II to the mid 1960s. The Nixon administration moved to block further publication of the papers, and Attorney General John Mitchell obtained a temporary injunction against The New York Times. The Washington Post then released two installments before being similarly enjoined. Other papers picked up the series, until June 30, when the Supreme Court rejected the government's request for a permanent injunction. The "New Figure" cartoon was one of many depicting President Richard Nixon's attempts to curb public information, partly through government control of broadcast stations owned by newspapers.
"There's no need for an independent investigationWe have everything well in hand" September 8, 1972
Ink, graphite, and opaque white over graphite underdrawing on layered paper. Published in the Washington Post (74)
As the 1972 presidential campaign progressed, reports surfaced of violations of campaign regulations and laws. On August 26, the General Accounting Office said that it had found irregularities in reports by the Republican Committee to Re-elect the President (known by the acronym CREEP). Democrats complained that an investigation by the Justice Department and the White House were insufficient and called for a special team to handle the matter.
"Move over We can't stay in a holding pattern forever" July 29, 1973
Ink, graphite, and opaque white over graphite underdrawing on paper. Published in the Washington Post (77)
Before the Watergate case, Herb Block had noted other Richard Nixon scandals. These concerned reports of improper influence by ITT Corp. on the location of the future Republican National Convention; Nixon's fluctuating decisions on milk price supports that amounted to a shakedown for campaign funds; and pressures on other businesses to meet quota "suggestions" on contributions. There were disclosures of taxpayer money spent to fix up Nixon's homes in Key Biscayne and San Clemente. Nixon also took large backdated tax deductions for the gift of his vice-presidential papers, which even included newspaper clippings.
Nixon awash in his office June 26, 1973
Ink, graphite, and opaque white over graphite underdrawing on paper. Published in the Washington Post (76)
By June 1973, the country had become transfixed by the investigation of Watergate via the televised hearings of the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities. On June 25, former presidential counsel John Dean began his testimony, the first before the committee to directly accuse President Richard Nixon of involvement in the coverup.
"Now, as I was saying four years ago" August 9, 1972
Ink, graphite, and opaque white over graphite underdrawing on layered paper. Published in the Washington Post (73)
In his 1968 bid for the presidency, Richard Nixon announced to the war-weary country that he had a secret plan to end the Vietnam War. When he ran for re-election four years later, American troops were still fighting in Indochina, with casualties continuing to climb.
For the championship of the United States November 17, 1971
Ink, graphite, and opaque white over graphite underdrawing on layered paper. Published in the Washington Post (72)
Campaign finance spending soared in the 1960s. The cost of the 1968 presidential campaign was $300 million almost double that of 1964. With Republican coffers in 1971 comfortably filled while the Democrats were some $9 million in debt, the Democratic-controlled Congress considered proposals to provide public financing. But President Richard Nixon threatened a veto. Eventually, they compromised on some public financing of presidential elections starting in 1976. Since then, loopholes in the laws have permitted almost unlimited political spending far in excess of the government's contributions and of all previous campaigns. In the year 2000 campaign, more than $300 million had already been spent on political ads alone before the end of September.
"I am not a crook" April 4, 1974
Ink, graphite, and opaque white over graphite underdrawing on paper. Published in the Washington Post (78)
On November 17, 1973, President Richard Nixon told 400 Associated Press managing editors that he had not profited from public service. "I have earned every cent. And in all of my years in public life I have never obstructed justice. People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook," he declared. On April 3, 1974, the White House announced that Nixon would pay $432,787.13 in back taxes plus interest after an investigation by the Internal Revenue Service and a congressional committee. Among Nixon's benefits to himself were improvements in his properties, supposedly necessary for his protection. These included a security ice maker, a security swimming pool heater, security club chairs and table lamps, security sofa and security pillows.
Nixon hanging between the tapes May 24, 1974
Reproduction of original drawing. Published in the Washington Post (79)
Even more damning than President Richard Nixon's profiting from public office were the disclosures of his corruption and attempts at corruption of the government itself including the CIA, the FBI, the Pentagon and even the Secret Service. A taping system that had recorded most of President Nixon's conversations in the Oval Office provided the "smoking gun" that spoke of crime and corruption. Nixon refused to release the tapes until the Supreme Court ordered him to do so.
FriendlyFire
Codex WMDicanious
Can we keep a one image per POST
otherwise loading the page/thread takes too long
otherwise loading the page/thread takes too long
FriendlyFire
Codex WMDicanious
FriendlyFire
Codex WMDicanious
Rambuchan
The Funky President
I don't mean to sound inconsiderate but the short answer to your question is "no". I spend long enough putting posts like that together, what with downloading the images, sorting out the image hosting, adding the comments, adding the formatting etc. I don't really want to sit there for 30seconds in between each post as well, especially when I'm really supposed to be working. If folk want to see the cartoons (and why else are you loading up the thread?) then you will wait that little extra time to see them. Sorry if it sounds like I don't care but hopefully the posts will demonstrate that itsn't the case.FriendlyFire said:
pboily
fingerlickinmathematickin
I agree with you. However, the cartoons tend to either depict current events or are historical in nature. The pictures are oft-circulated things we see every day on the net.ybbor said:
I get it, I get it, GWB isn't the smartest man on the planet, but if I have to see that freakin' picture with the lenses covered again, I'm going to vomit (no offense to the poster).
Strangely enough, the cartoons tend to be more, well, intelligent? Maybe that's not the right word, but...
anyway
pboily
fingerlickinmathematickin
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